自宅で植物を育てる ― by MASAKO YAMADA ／山田雅子 | 留学・海外生活 | The Japan Times ST オンライン

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I live by myself, so nobody is home during the day to receive packages that are delivered to my home. This woman usually signs the <A HREF="#5">slip</A> for me and keeps the package in her office. I pick the package up when it's convenient for me. Usually, several days pass before I <A HREF="#6">make it to</A> the office.<P> She'd never called me at the office before. I knew what had arrived the moment I took the call. I <A HREF="#7">rushed home</A>, and <A HREF="#8">sure enough</A>, a box <A HREF="#9">labeled</A> "Live Trees" was sitting in her office. These were the <A HREF="#10">citrus trees</A> that I <A HREF="#11">had mail-ordered</A> from California.<P> It's a bit of an <A HREF="#12">exaggeration</A> to say they were "trees" since they were little more than <A HREF="#13">sticks</A> <A HREF="#14">with some leaves and roots attached</A>. <A HREF="#15">Nevertheless</A>, I was excited. The <A HREF="#16">nursery</A> selling the trees suggests that <A HREF="#17">customers</A> <A HREF="#18">have</A> large <A HREF="#19">pots</A> <A HREF="#18">ready</A> before the trees arrive, so the trees can <A HREF="#20">be transplanted</A> as quickly as possible after their <A HREF="#21">journey</A> inside the box. I had already bought some pots, <A HREF="#22">put holes in the bottom</A>, covered the bottom with <A HREF="#23">gravel</A>, and filled the pots with <A HREF="#24">soil</A>. They were sitting on my balcony, ready to accept the trees.<P> I <A HREF="#25">was inspired to</A> purchase the trees while reading a cookbook. The <A HREF="#26">authors</A> of the cookbook live in a <A HREF="#27">high-rise</A> apartment building in Chicago, but they claimed that they were able to grow fruits and vegetables in pots on their balcony. I figured that if two guys living <A HREF="#28">in the middle of</A> an <A HREF="#29">asphalt jungle</A> could grow apples, peaches, <A HREF="#30">figs</A>, strawberries and lemons on their balcony, I could as well. The key is to choose <A HREF="#31">dwarf</A> citrus trees that are happy growing in pots. And of course, one must move the pots indoors during the winter.<P> I don't usually eat fruit too often, but I thought it would be fun to shock my friends by creating a <A HREF="#32">lush</A> citrus <A HREF="#33">grove</A> in <A HREF="#34">upstate</A> New York. I planted orange, lemon, grapefruit and lime trees on my balcony. <A HREF="#35">Prior to</A> their arriving through the mail, I had actually visited a few local nurseries to see whether they had dwarf fruit trees. <A HREF="#36">Given that</A> most people in this area have large <A HREF="#37">yards</A> that can <A HREF="#38">accommodate</A> <A HREF="#39">full-size</A> trees, it wasn't too surprising that none of the nurseries had trees that can be grown in <A HREF="#40">containers</A>. I did not see any citrus trees - of any size - <A HREF="#41">period</A>. That is why I decided to <A HREF="#42">have</A> the trees <A HREF="#42">shipped</A> across the country.<P> I also planted some vegetable <A HREF="#43">seedlings</A> in smaller pots and <A HREF="#44">lined</A> them <A HREF="#44">up</A> on my balcony: tomatoes, <A HREF="#45">peppers</A> and <A HREF="#46">eggplants</A>. This <A HREF="#47">Italian vegetable</A> combination is <A HREF="#48">relatively</A> easy to grow and is popular among <A HREF="#49">home gardeners</A>. Some of my <A HREF="#50">colleagues</A> have told me that they'ｖe grown more unusual <A HREF="#51">crops</A> in their gardens such as corn, <A HREF="#52">rhubarb</A> and <A HREF="#53">loofah</A>, but I decided to <A HREF="#54">take things easy</A>.<P>  <TABLE BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="160"> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="/graphics/photos2004/bo20040806a2.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="1" VSPACE="2" HSPACE="2"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <FONT SIZE="1"> すでに実がなり始めたトマト。今から収穫が楽しみだ。</FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> The tomato plants have already started to <A HREF="#55">produce dozens of fruit</A>. I'ｖe noticed <A HREF="#56">tiny</A> eggplants starting to <A HREF="#57">form</A> as well. Peppers take a bit longer to <A HREF="#58">mature</A>, but I <A HREF="#59">definitely</A> see <A HREF="#60">plenty of</A> tiny <A HREF="#61">buds</A> forming, and some of the buds <A HREF="#62">have</A> even <A HREF="#62">bloomed</A>. I'ｖe had to purchase long <A HREF="#63">supporting sticks</A> because the plants have become so tall. I'<A HREF="#64">m confident that</A> the crops will <A HREF="#65">ripen</A> over the next month and there will be plenty to eat and share while I wait for the citrus trees to mature and produce fruit.<P> The citrus trees had to <A HREF="#66">endure</A> a <A HREF="#67">thunderstorm</A> soon after they arrived and one of them <A HREF="#68">took an especially hard beating</A>. It lost over half of its leaves and I had to <A HREF="#69">trim back</A> a large number of <A HREF="#70">branches</A> that were damaged. Surprisingly, this tree is the only one that shows signs of forming fruit. I see dozens of hard buds on this tree <A HREF="#71">with barely</A> any leaves. My other trees have <A HREF="#72">shiny</A> green leaves, but do not show any signs of blooming.<P> I won't be able to make fresh, cold lemonade on my balcony this summer - even after the flowers bloom and <A HREF="#73">shrivel</A>, it still takes almost a year for the fruit to ripen - but I am hoping to be able to gather some fruit <A HREF="#74">in the dead of winter</A>. Perhaps even more surprising than having a lush citrus grove on my balcony will be having a lush citrus grove in my apartment living room. </FONT> <P> <B>Shukan ST: Aug. 6, 2004</B><br /> <FONT SIZE=1>(C) All rights reserved</p><br /> <br /> <p> <DL> <DT><A NAME="1"><B>is in charge of ～</B></A><DD>～を担当する<P> <DT><A NAME="2"><B>front desk</B></A><DD>受付<P> <DT><A NAME="3"><B>apartment complex</B></A><DD>共同住宅<P> <DT><A NAME="4"><B>package</B></A><DD>小包<P> <DT><A NAME="5"><B>slip</B></A><DD>伝票<P> <DT><A NAME="6"><B>make it to ～</B></A><DD>～に行く<P> <DT><A NAME="7"><B>rushed home</B></A><DD>急いで帰宅した<P> <DT><A NAME="8"><B>sure enough</B></A><DD>案の定<P> <DT><A NAME="9"><B>labeled ～</B></A><DD>～とラベルが貼られた<P> <DT><A NAME="10"><B>citrus trees</B></A><DD>かんきつ系の木<P> <DT><A NAME="11"><B>had mail-ordered</B></A><DD>通信販売で注文した<P> <DT><A NAME="12"><B>exaggeration</B></A><DD>言い過ぎ<P> <DT><A NAME="13"><B>sticks</B></A><DD>枝<P> <DT><A NAME="14"><B>with some leaves and roots attached</B></A><DD>葉と根が少しばかり付いた<P> <DT><A NAME="15"><B>Nevertheless</B></A><DD>にもかかわらず<P> <DT><A NAME="16"><B>nursery</B></A><DD>養樹園<P> <DT><A NAME="17"><B>customers</B></A><DD>客<P> <DT><A NAME="18"><B>have ～ ready</B></A><DD>～を用意しておく<P> <DT><A NAME="19"><B>pots</B></A><DD>鉢<P> <DT><A NAME="20"><B>be transplanted</B></A><DD>移植される<P> <DT><A NAME="21"><B>journey</B></A><DD>長旅<P> <DT><A NAME="22"><B>put holes in the bottom</B></A><DD>底に穴を開けた<P> <DT><A NAME="23"><B>gravel</B></A><DD>小石<P> <DT><A NAME="24"><B>soil</B></A><DD>土<P> <DT><A NAME="25"><B>was inspired to ～</B></A><DD>～する気になった<P> <DT><A NAME="26"><B>authors</B></A><DD>著者<P> <DT><A NAME="27"><B>high-rise</B></A><DD>高層の<P> <DT><A NAME="28"><B>in the middle of ～</B></A><DD>～の真ん中で<P> <DT><A NAME="29"><B>asphalt jungle</B></A><DD>大都会<P> <DT><A NAME="30"><B>figs</B></A><DD>イチジク<P> <DT><A NAME="31"><B>dwarf</B></A><DD>小型の<P> <DT><A NAME="32"><B>lush</B></A><DD>青々と茂った<P> <DT><A NAME="33"><B>grove</B></A><DD>木立<P> <DT><A NAME="34"><B>upstate ～</B></A><DD>～北部<P> <DT><A NAME="35"><B>Prior to ～</B></A><DD>～の前に<P> <DT><A NAME="36"><B>Given that ～</B></A><DD>～を考えると<P> <DT><A NAME="37"><B>yards</B></A><DD>庭<P> <DT><A NAME="38"><B>accommodate ～</B></A><DD>～を収容できる<P> <DT><A NAME="39"><B>full-size</B></A><DD>普通の大きさの<P> <DT><A NAME="40"><B>containers</B></A><DD>プランター<P> <DT><A NAME="41"><B>period</B></A><DD>以上（とにかくない）<P> <DT><A NAME="42"><B>have ～ shipped</B></A><DD>～を配送してもらう<P> <DT><A NAME="43"><B>seedlings</B></A><DD>苗<P> <DT><A NAME="44"><B>lined ～ up </B></A><DD>～を並べた<P> <DT><A NAME="45"><B>peppers</B></A><DD>トウガラシ<P> <DT><A NAME="46"><B>eggplants</B></A><DD>ナス<P> <DT><A NAME="47"><B>Italian vegetable</B></A><DD>イタリア料理に使われる野菜<P> <DT><A NAME="48"><B>relatively</B></A><DD>比較的<P> <DT><A NAME="49"><B>home gardeners</B></A><DD>アマチュア園芸家<P> <DT><A NAME="50"><B>colleagues</B></A><DD>同僚<P> <DT><A NAME="51"><B>crops</B></A><DD>農作物<P> <DT><A NAME="52"><B>rhubarb</B></A><DD>ダイオウ<P> <DT><A NAME="53"><B>loofah</B></A><DD>ヘチマ<P> <DT><A NAME="54"><B>take things easy</B></A><DD>気楽に取り組む<P> <DT><A NAME="55"><B>produce dozens of fruit</B></A><DD>数十個実をつける<P> <DT><A NAME="56"><B>tiny</B></A><DD>小さな<P> <DT><A NAME="57"><B>form</B></A><DD>実をつける<P> <DT><A NAME="58"><B>mature</B></A><DD>成長する<P> <DT><A NAME="59"><B>definitely</B></A><DD>確かに<P> <DT><A NAME="60"><B>plenty of ～</B></A><DD>たくさんの～<P> <DT><A NAME="61"><B>buds</B></A><DD>つぼみ<P> <DT><A NAME="62"><B>（have）bloomed</B></A><DD>咲いた<P> <DT><A NAME="63"><B>supporting sticks</B></A><DD>支柱<P> <DT><A NAME="64"><B>（am）confident that ～</B></A><DD>～を確信している<P> <DT><A NAME="65"><B>ripen</B></A><DD>熟す<P> <DT><A NAME="66"><B>endure ～</B></A><DD>～を持ちこたえる<P> <DT><A NAME="67"><B>thunderstorm</B></A><DD>雷雨<P> <DT><A NAME="68"><B>took an especially hard beating</B></A><DD>特に激しい被害を受けた<P> <DT><A NAME="69"><B>trim back</B></A><DD>刈り込む<P> <DT><A NAME="70"><B>branches</B></A><DD>枝<P> <DT><A NAME="71"><B>with barely ～</B></A><DD>ほとんど～がない<P> <DT><A NAME="72"><B>shiny</B></A><DD>光沢のある<P> <DT><A NAME="73"><B>shrivel</B></A><DD>しぼむ<P> <DT><A NAME="74"><B>in the dead of winter</B></A><DD>真冬に<P> <P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> <br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> <br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> </DL> </p> <br /> <hr size="1" noshade /> <ul> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">執筆者リスト</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">ＳＴについて</a></li> <li><a href="/st_faq.htm">よくある質問</a></li> <li><a href="/st_advertise.htm">広告掲載</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contactus.htm">お問い合わせ</a></li> <li><a href="/st_our_company.htm">会社概要</a></li> <li><a href="/st_privacypolicy.htm">プライバシーポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_linkpolicy.htm">リンクポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_copyright.htm">著作権</a></li> <li><a href="/st_sitemap.htm">サイトマップ</a></li> <br /> <li><a href="/"><i>トップページに戻る</i></a></li> </ul>