Saturday 26 February 2011

My little garden in Japan February 2011

Is almost the end of the month and I didn’t realize I have not done the monthly update. I think is mostly because not much has happen in the garden this month. The plants are starting to wake from their winter slumber but still have a bit until any big display happen.

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The balcony is pure chaos mess, I need to fix that for spring


  • The balcony is a mess. I will sort it out this month, there is a lot to do for the coming spring.

  • Most plants have been the same. The herbs are reviving and a lot of them are getting some new growth. The Rosemary keeps blooming like crazy. I am surprised the Aloe and the Maguey have it too. I was expecting them to struggle to adapt since they come from the hot Mexico, but they seem to be doing just fine.

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The maguey took winter very well


  • The tulips keep on growing. I think they will get very tall soon.

  • Most vegetables seem to have stunted, probably because I didn’t had a cover for them during the winter. Hopefully they will start growing now that the weather is better, If they don't I can always sow more.

  • The strawberries are very beaten from the cold, but they seem to be hanging there enough. Also the blueberries start to have swollen flower buds.

  • For the flowers, the Kalanchoe is preparing her spring display, and all the flower pots seem to be blooming nicely, even the one planter that had been shy, with the help of the banana milkshake it seems to be recovering already. I will write more about that later. There are some new flowers on the garden, but I will introduce those on their own post.

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The Kalanchoe is ready for spring


  • The rest of the plants seem to be ok. The only casualty of this winter has been the ornamental peppers. They didn’t make it this time, but is ok because there are a lot of new peppers coming.

22 comments:

  1. Your plants seem to have come through winter very well. You'll have a good show for spring.

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  2. Nice to read that your aloe survived the winter outside. I can't wait to see your Kalanchoe and tulips in bloom. Waiting in anticipation!

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  3. Oooh, I love kalanchoe. Looks like it will bloom nicely.

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  4. I like your Kalanchoe plant. This one is new to me.

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  6. Well, Fer, your balcony garden awakening is quite ahead of us. I did notice a bid of green poking out of the bearded iris tubers. Patience we must all have. Soon your little garden will be ablaze with life and color. Can't wait to see what you have growing. cheers. ann

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  7. I don't care where you live it always feels good to see your plants thriving or at least surviving after the winter cold. Looks like your garden is fairing well.

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  8. Soon your balcony with be bursting with blooms! I linked to your blog in my current post. :o)

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  9. Our rosemary never bloom. I wonder why.

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  10. February is a good month for a general tidy up - and an opportunity to check out which plants have not survived the winter cold! Your plants seem to have done well. I expect the balcony provides its own sheltered micro climate.

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  11. We are happy to have warmer days in Japan and it's time when our plants can grown faster!
    But I recommend we should pay attention frost even during the warm days since the climate in this season in Japan is so changeable!

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  12. Lots of us here in the UK have lost many things this winter owing to the cold, we'll be replacing lots of our plants I fear. Strawberries always look a little bedraggled after winter but they seem to handle the cold very well and they soon look healthy enough again once they put on some new growth.

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  13. Some of our rosemary on the plot has been partly killed off this year!

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  14. fer it looks like you're ready for spring to show up any day. Can't wait to see how your balconey comes into bloom

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  15. Time to start having fun again...

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  16. Thank you very much! I hope the flowers and plants continue to grow nicely. There is a lot of things to do for spring

    Diana ~ Rosemary sometimes needs a temperature change to start sprouting, maybe get them in the house if you can.

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  17. Hi Fer, good to see everything is coming on fine in your balcony. As Jo was saying the harsh Winter has not been so kind to some of the plants in the UK. My biggest disappointment is losing the Pittosporums which have been in the garden for a number of years. I will look forward to an update on the banana fertiliser which has caught my interest.

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  18. Your plants are looking well. It is a good time to tidy up and get the garden going. We're seeing just the slightest hint of spring here in the US northeast. Enjoy your nice blooms!

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  19. I marvel at all you have growing on your balcony. What a great use of space.

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  20. The Kalanchoe looks wonderful.

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  21. Thank you very much! I hope they keep on growing well

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  22. Please come and fix my balcony also!!! I took some new plants... i hope they will survive with me as roomate!!!!

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