雖然沒有定時更新農作狀況, 但農婦並沒離職, 還是全年無休地照料苗圃, 雖然期間遇到許多病蟲害的挑戰
我也沒放棄任何一株植物 (自己想不開的不算…).
去年夏天購入的香料植物, 因為盆栽擺在乏人照料, 天敵埋伏的花園裡, 它們經歷了白粉虱, 菜蟲, 蚜蟲, 蛞蝓, 紅蜘蛛輪番上陣蠶食, 負子鼠剃頭式的鯨吞, 竟只有香菜陣亡了, 羅勒, 辣椒, 香菜, 薄荷, 西洋芹雖然長得奄奄一息, 但都生存下來了, 連我自己都不敢相信… (連植物都這麼努力為生命搏鬥,
萬物之靈豈能虛擲人生…, 真勵志啊!), 唯一不須讓我特別照料的是蔥,
因為所有昆蟲, 負子鼠都嫌棄它, 唯一攻擊它的就是我本人 J.
今年同樣的蟲害隨季節更替, 再度輪番登場, 但因換了住處, 這些菜至少可以免除被蛞蝓和負子鼠的攻擊了.
目前的盆栽除了舊班底, 我也試著從撒種子開始種香菜,
從超市買來用不完的新鮮香料,
有根的生菜, 我全部拿來扦插種種看, 奧勒崗, 鼠尾草, 百里香很賞臉的生根, 在我的花盆裡住下來了, 生菜雖然長得很抱歉, 但至少沒有”厭世”.
為了彌補空蕩的新居陽台, 我們買了一盆叫”Syzygium
Australe”的小灌木, 加一盆叫”冰山” 的白玫瑰, 希望它們也能在新居安頓下來, 漸漸地讓我的農村菜圃轉型成悠雅的花園!
It’s been more than a year since I set up my herbal
garden. I am pleased that most of plants are growing well through care of a
junior gardener, which is me…. I am actually quite surprised that most of them
have survived after seasonal attacks by white flies, aphids, slugs, spider
mites, and even a possum almost finished off the herbs while we were away to
England.
The current herbal garden has Basil, Chili, Coriander,
Mints, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Spring Onion, Thyme and one lettuce. I can’t say
that they are in good condition, but they provide enough supply for my daily
cooking.
We have also got new plants, an Iceberg Rose and Syzygium
Australe, for the empty balcony of the new apartment. Hopefully they will feel
at home and grow happy in our balcony and gradually transform my practical
herbal garden to a relaxing floral garden.
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| 一直向外發展, 但葉子長不大的羅勒 Booming Basil but with little leaves... |
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| 薄荷跟雜草? 是開花的香菜啦... Mints and Coriander with brooming flowers |
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| 香菜花, 近看還蠻可愛的... Coriader flowers |
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| 受紅蜘蛛攻擊, 已起死回生的辣椒 (秘密武器: 牛奶水!) Chili plant survived from spider mites attack (the milk with water turned out to be the most efficient spider mite repellent) |
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| 明明是包心生菜, 被我養成招風耳生菜.... The lettus with an "attitude"... |
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| 香料盆, 小小一盆裡養了鼠尾草, 奧勒岡, 時蘿, 西洋芹 The herbal plants with sage, oregano, thyme, and parsley |
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| 貪便宜買了很多花苞的玫瑰, 努力的開花中 We bought the Iceberg Rose with most of buds in the shop :-) |
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| 這是第一朵經過我照顧而發芽, 長出花苞的玫瑰! After all flower wilted, this is first rose bud grew from tiny shoot in our balcony! |
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