Cherry tomatoes are getting bigger

早くて、トマトが大きくなります。

Overcast days provide a moody backdrop to Tokyo balcony garden

雲との日にも、ベランダの庭が引き付けます。

Tomato blooms above parking lot

駐車場の上に、トマトが咲いています。

Eggplant flower signals summer vegetables are coming to Tokyo balcony

ナスの花は夏のフルーツになるかも知らない。

Look who’s here for summer

これから、夏ですl。ジライヤ様のタオルが東京のベランダにあります。

It’s Jiraiya’s lifeguard towel, produced by Massive Goods, on the Tokyo balcony. Will the lifeguard be helpful in an earthquake, too?

May is my favorite month in Tokyo

新宿御苑に。
Shinjuku gyoen.

Balcony mini-melon grows rapidly up the green curtain net

グリーンカーテンに、ベビーメロンが大きくなります。

Keeping this tree tightly pruned

この木を登るのは私に無理です。

I am afraid of heights, so seeing this older guy on top of this tree with few branches caught me by surprise. He seems perfectly at ease.

So many tiny fruit harvested in Tokyo backyard

ゆすらうめー3分の１ 収穫しました。

These two bowls are just one third of the yusura plum’s harvest. It’s a small tree behind Kuge Crafts, and it produces a lot. Thanks to Yoshiko Kuge for the photo and explanation about her jam-making.

It’s almost Tokyo jam time

My Tokyo in-laws have a tiny backyard with this sour red plums. Hope we eat them before the birds get them. Behind Kuge Crafts.

Seedlings already popping up, one week later

Warm weather means hyper-growth starts now. We have more than 100 starter pots.

Lots of starter pots

There’s going to be extras, so don’t be shy about asking for some.

Seeds for balcony garden

Morning glory and fusenkazura from last year, and two new types of sunflowers.

Love the graphic of mini-cantoloupe in a delicate palm

I am hoping this mini-melon takes over the balcony.

Succulents are low effort and full of surprises

The ceramic was made at Kuge Crafts (手仕事屋久家）

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