The Wadas On Duty Tips for living and traveling in Japan!
ブラックベリーが豊作 Awesome Harvest of Black Berries
去年はカバーし忘れて鳥に全部取られちゃったけど、今年はがっちりガードしたのでブラックベリーが豊作! Last year birds picked all blackberries as we forgot to cover but a lesson was learned. We did cover...
2024年最初のイチジク収穫 the first fig of 2024
いちじく第一号(日本種/蓬莱柿)を収穫時期。とろっと甘いけど、しつこくない感じ。 他にも植えてる種類があるので楽しみ。 Picked the first fig of 2024 (Japanese fig/horaishi). Sweet and jammy.
Gardening in July: More sowing
Sowed two kinds of pole beans, a string one and a flat one called Morocco. Also sowed Malabar/Indian spinach. Transplanted...
July 2024: Garden Update
July 5, 2024 Harvested rakkyo bulbs. Not much in numbers but on bigger size. Already separated some for re-planting next...
ズッキーニの垂直栽培 Grow zucchini Vertically
人気の家庭菜園チャンネル、Epic Gardeningで紹介されてたズッキーニの垂直栽培を試してみた。これまで湿気などで多くの実が腐ってしまってたけど、解消するかな？ Saw this way to grow zucchini just like some other veggies on Epic Gardening channel. Hope it will...
カミキリムシ捕獲 Caught Kamikirimushi (longhorn beetle) on fig tree
いちじくの様子を見てると、カミキリ虫を発見。触覚をつまんで水の入ったボトルにぽい。卵を受け付けられる前ならいいのだが。。。(ちょっと怪しいので後ほどチェック予定)。 にしてもデカい。 Caught two in an act. They’d dig holes, lay eggs in, and Larvae eat up the tree from...
June 2024: Garden Update
This month we harvested mainly onions and potatoes.This year, onions are mostly small and overall the harvest wasn’t great. Probably...
Welcome to the World of Yokai: Mizuki Shigeru Road / Mizuki Shigeru Museum (Tottori)
Hi there. It’s Mr. Wada back on duty. I would like to introduce Mizuki Shigeru Road and Mizuki Shigeru Museum...
2024 January: Harvesting Autumn Potatoes
Finally harvested the rest of autumn potatoes, yes, autumn potatoes in January. I left potatoes in ground longer than usual...