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英語を入れつつの記事になります!
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Because this article Category in this Blog is [Japanese Style],
so I am writing down the contents for foreigners in Japanese and English!
If you have started study Japanese ,it might be good practice to read.
- 1 伝統の日本を象徴する桜(Sakura/Cherry blossoms indicating Traditional Japan)
- 1.1 桜を家庭で育てる(Cultivating Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
- 1.1.1 1.育てやすい桜品種の選定(The selection of Sakura/Cherry blossoms Race which can grow easily)
- 1.1.2 2.家庭で桜を育てるうえでの準備物と注意すべき点(The preparation and precaution to cultivate Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
- 1.1.3 3.実際の植樹と日々の管理(Actual potting and daily administration for good cultivation.)
- 1.1.3.1 -育成初日-(The first day of the cultivation)
- 1.1.3.2 -育成から1週間後-(1 week later since the first day of the cultivation)
- 1.1.3.3 -育成から2週間後-(2 weeks later since the first day of the cultivation)
- 1.1.3.4 -満開から約1か月後-(Approx 1 month later since the full-blossom)
- 1.1.3.5 -満開から約1か月1週間後-(Approx 1 month 1week later since the full-blossom)
- 1.1 桜を家庭で育てる(Cultivating Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
伝統の日本を象徴する桜(Sakura/Cherry blossoms indicating Traditional Japan)
桜の花ことばの一つ「精神の美」、
何かと精神論が多い日本人にはとても似合う花だなと個人的には思います。
The one of Flower language of Sakura,[Spiritual Beauty].
I personally feel this words harmonize with Japanese character which are fond of spiritualism since long ago.
特に武家の時代は精神の美しさは侍魂と言われてきたように、それは武道を志す者はもちろん、
そのような人以外の誰でも、仕事上例えば、接客やビジネスマナー、仕事の進め方あらゆるところで感じられます。
Especially as it was told that Spiritual Beauty is Samurai Soul in the age of Samurai rule, not only martial artists can feel it ,
but also whoever can feel it anywhere, for instance, the business scene like service trade ,business manner or the way of work progress..etc.
桜を家庭で育てる(Cultivating Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
日本人の私個人としては一つの夢でもあります、
そこで!始めてみました!桜!
This time I have started to cultivate Cherry Blossom(Sakura) at home.
This is a kind of my dream as Japanese personally.
とはいえ、一戸建て庭付きなどではないマンション暮らしですので、
まさに夢通りの大きな桜とはいかず、マンションでも育てられるような手軽な桜から模索しました。
However I am not live in the house which has enough size garden which can cultivate big Sakura as we can see on the road,
but live in apartment house which has small Veranda deck. Therefore I had started to seek small Sakura which can cultivate even in this environment.
ちなみに私は家庭栽培初心者です(笑)
Besides I`m a beginner of home-cultivation(XD)
そんな私と同じ桜栽培初心者でも1からできる手順を3STEPで以下まとめました。
I summarized how to Sakura-cultivate as 3 STEP, even the beginner can do like me as follows.
- 育てやすい品種の選定(The selection of Race which can grow easily.)
- 家庭で桜を育てるうえでの準備物と注意すべき点(The preparation and precaution to cultivate Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
- 実際の植樹と日々の管理(Actual potting and daily administration for good cultivation.)
1.育てやすい桜品種の選定(The selection of Sakura/Cherry blossoms Race which can grow easily)
一般的な日本の外で見かける街路樹としての桜は
ソメイヨシノ(染井吉野)、カンザクラ(寒桜)、カワツザクラ(河津桜)、フゲンゾウ(普賢象)…などなどですが、
家庭のポットでは育てられないので、あまり大きくなり過ぎない品種を選定します。
以下の品種が挙げられます。
General Sakura which we can see on the Japanese street is
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis), Prunus kanzakura, Kawazu-cherry blossoms, Cerasus Sato-zakura Group…etc ,
but it is too difficult to cultivate in pot at home, so we should select the race which does not grow too big.
We can raise following race,
- 旭山桜(Asahiyama-sakura)
- 十月桜(Rosebud cherry ‘Autumnalis’)
- しだれ桜(Shidare-zakura)
私は桜の色や育てやすさから「旭山桜」を育てております。(↑旭山桜)
I have been cultivating 「Asahiyama-Sakura」 due to the flower color and the ease for beginner like me.
2.家庭で桜を育てるうえでの準備物と注意すべき点(The preparation and precaution to cultivate Sakura/Cherry blossoms at home)
【温度(Temperature)】
実は家庭用桜でも寒さに強い(Actually even the mini-sakura for home cultivating, it is strong against cold temperature)
ので、寒くても室内より外で安置して上げる方が良い
so it is more preferable putting the Sakura outside than indoor.
ということを知り、早すぎる満開【2月15日】の頃から外で置くようになりました。
After know that ,I also have been started to put outside since around 15th,Feb when it became full-bloom.
ただ西日には弱いようで、(実際放っておくと葉先が枯れやすかったです)
But Sakura is weak for afternoon sun, (in my case actually the edge of leaf was easy to wither)
ベランダの日陰に置いたり、フィルタリングしてあげると安全です。
so it is safe to put at the shade in veranda or cover by something.
現在順調に2度目の満開目指して栽培しております!
【水やり(Watering)】
水やりは基本1回/日欠かさずですが、冬なのでやり過ぎたと思うときは1回/2日。
Basically watering should be 1 time/Day, but now is winter, so if you felt watered too much, you can water 1 time/2Day.
夏場は2回/日でも良いようです。
Summer time seems to be OK to water 2 times/Day.
(写真撮影の時は邪魔なので取りましたが、)その水やりの加減はこの
(Even I remove it in taking picture,)but The balance of watering can be controlled easily by this
【SUSTEE】というアイテムで調整できます。item whish is named 【SUSTEE】
乾き具合をリトマス紙のように青(湿っている)・白(乾いている)と水やりの目安を教えてくれる便利アイテムがおススメです!
Highly recommend because it can be easily tell us the balance and timing of watering by showing dryness with the maker of Blue(Wet)・White(Dry) like litmus paper.
数回しか使えないというのではなく、1年くらいは十分使えるようです。
Not just applicable only for several times .it can keeps using 1 year.
使い終えたら交換用お徳リフィルも売ってます。
Even after used it up. the refill is also sold as follows.
【交換用リフィル(refill)】
【土・植え替え (Soil ・ Transplantation)】
家庭用桜を苗で買ってきた場合、基本(その苗にもよりますが)1年以上は植え替えが必要ないですが、
Incase we purchase Mini-sakura when it is nursery plant,
basically it does not need Transplantation more than 1 year. (depends on its nursery plant condition),
私は、やはり植え替える方が、土の栄養も行き届き根が育ち易いので(施肥をやりやすいですし)
but because I personally feel plant is easier to grow through rich soil nutrition(fertilization also be easier) ,
購入から1か月で植え替えもしました。
so I have transplanted after one month since purchased it.
その際の土ですが、
regarding Soil at that time,
「鹿沼土や赤玉土をブレンドして~」とよく言われますが、基本ブレンドされている家庭菜園用なんでも大丈夫そうです。
generally it is often said that「Blend red soil aggregate with Kanuma pumice~」,but basically you can select whichever sold as blended soil for kitchen garden.
私は敢えてここでは「炭」培養土を選択してます。
In my case ,at this time intentionally selected 「 Charcoal 」culture soil.
土壌のpH調整と通気保水、微生物環境の構築をまとめてしてくれるビギナーにはもってこいの土だからです。
Because it is best for beginner and soil to keep best condition of pH, Air-Water balance and Bacterial environment in soil.
【炭培養土/Charcoal culture soil】(14L)
今回私の使用が6Lぐらいでしたので、これは14Lなので余りますが、他の作物があれば置いとけば合わせて使えます。
Because I have used soil 6L this time, above soil will be too much(14L),if you have any cultivation plan this can be used. (Effective for almost any plant)
3.実際の植樹と日々の管理(Actual potting and daily administration for good cultivation.)
ここからは実際の育成記録を基に紹介です。
From here ,I will introduce based on actual cultivation record.
さて、ここまで実際の育成日記ですが、
約2か月目を迎えました。(苗を購入し自宅にお迎えしてから)
Then, herein I wrote the cultivation diary as following,
it has already passed almost 2 months (since I welcomed nursery plant to my home).
-育成初日-(The first day of the cultivation)
【2月6日】スタート地点です、この時は写真の通り蕾のみで、
【6th,Feb】the begin of home-sakura cultivation. As this picture, at this time we can see only small bud.
外の気温も真冬の為、室内でおいておきました。(日中快晴の午後だけ外)
Outside was midwinter, so I had keep putting it indoor.(it was put outside only sunny afternoon)
-育成から1週間後-(1 week later since the first day of the cultivation)
【2月13日】1週間後の経過観察ですが・・・・なんと早くも開花・・・
【13th,Feb】,it was just 1 week later follow-up,,, but it had been already bloomed,,,
外は真冬なのに、基本室内栽培なので温かく、咲いてしまったようです。。。。!
Although outside was midwinter, but because it is indoor cultivation and warm, so it seems to bloom quickly surprisingly.
この時は「わぉ!冬なのに一足先に桜を見れて嬉しいッ」なんて喜んでおりました・・・
At this time, I had been pleased as feeling like「Wow! Even now is winter we could see Sakura blooming in advance」・・・
-育成から2週間後-(2 weeks later since the first day of the cultivation)
【2月20日(育成開始から14日)】さらに1週間後、なんと満開のピークをこの1週間で過ぎて、散り始めたのです・・・
【20th,Feb(14 days since beginning)】,1 weeks later again ,surprisingly flower had already started falling because it went beyond the peak of full-blossom,,,,
満開は実際2月15日くらいでした。(撮り逃しました・・・)
full-blossom was around 15th,Feb actually (I had missed to take a pic)
「まだ真冬なのにもう枯れてきた。。。」と悲しくなりました。
and felt sad as like 「Even now is still midwinter, but it has already been withering」
-満開から約1か月後-(Approx 1 month later since the full-blossom)
【3月20日(育成開始から44日)】こうなりました・・・!
【20th,Mar(44 days since beginning)】,became like this,,,,,!
前回枯れ始めてからは、もう見るも無残になり、写真に納めませんでした。
I would not have taken picture since it had started to withered previously because it is terrible to take a pic.
丁度前回から1か月で、 Just 1 month since previous time,
そしてあまりに不憫な為、大きな鉢植えへ移植しすると・・・しかしなんと新たな蕾ができ開花しそうになってきました!
I had done transplantation because it is too pity,,,, then It got new bud and seems to start blooming again!
調子が良ければ冬~春で2回桜が見れることになります!
If it goes well.it will be twice time to see flower of Sakura during this Winter~Spring season.
-満開から約1か月1週間後-(Approx 1 month 1week later since the full-blossom)
【3月27日(育成開始から51日)】遂に2回目の開花です!
【27th,Mar(51 days since beginning)】,Finally we could see Second Blooming in one season!
今後2回目の満開を迎えられるかどうか楽しみです!
After now, I am expecting if we could see second full-blooming or not!
結論、土は替えて正解、基本日焼けに気を付けながらずっと外出し、水はしっかりあげつつ、
In the conclusion, transplantation with new soil was right, then leave it outside with caring about afternoon sun, also watering enough,
実はたまに色々な料理の時に出る、野菜やフルーツの皮を水に漬けその水を天然の液肥のようにも使っておりました!(ニンジン,Pineapple, broccoli や セロリ などなど…)
Sometimes I dipped the waste peel of vegetable or fruits during cooking in water, and reuse this water for plant as natural fluid fertilizer.(Carrot ,Pineapple, broccoli and celery etc…)
※Too much sugar will induce bad bacteria and mold easily.※
以上でとりあえず健康に育てて行けそうです!As above, anyway it seems that even the beginners can cultivate Sakura!
以上家庭で育てる桜のご紹介でした。That`s all about the introduction of Sakura-cultivation at home as above.
国の天然記念物の日本三大巨桜とも呼ばれる樹齢が1000年越、最大で1800年から2000年のものもあると言われているので、
It is told that the tree age of the 3 King of Japanese Sakura trees as National natural monument are beyond 1,000 years old, the maximum age one is estimated as 1,800~2,000 years,
桜という木はとてもロマンを感じさせられる気がします。
therefore it seems Sakura tree makes us feel so romantic for me.
まずはポットで育てられる桜でレベルを上げ、
At first, I am going to promote my skill of home-cultivation,
いつか大きな桜を庭で育てるべく頑張ります(笑)
and someday I would like to cultivate the big Sakura tree if I have possibility.