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Mebiol: Hydrogel Agriculture Technology
I recently had the chance to meet Professor Mori Yuichi of Mebiol, an agriculture technology company in Kanagawa. This research professor at Waseda University started Mebiol in 1995 exploring first...
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Fox face
Fox face is a common fall plant that city residents bring into their homes. I was surprised that it does not require water, and will last two months. It is a fruit related to eggplant and tomato, and...
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Edible walls
Edible walls are a new idea alongside green roofs and green walls: maximizing urban space for plants and food. A New York Times article discuss how a collaborations between garden designers and a...
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Summer vegetables growing on the sidewalk
Walking down a large boulevard in Higashi Koenji, I was surprised to see these potted vegetables on the sidewalk. In addition to ginko trees, this street has many azaleas between the vehicle lanes and...
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Growing sidewalk rice in styrofoam box
I wonder what this sidewalk rice tastes like? Will the gardener make a special meal with it? It’s great to see how enthusiastic people are to grow the most basic Japanese food, using a recycled...
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Tomato starter plant already has mini-tomatos
買ったとき、このトマトにはもう花が咲いていて、小さなトマトがなっていました。 This tomato starter plant, also bought at Shimachu, is flowering and already has several mini-tomatos despite its tiny size. So much engineering to create...
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A walk through Harajuku backstreets on a hot summer day
原宿の路地を歩くと、いろいろな庭を見ることができます。おしゃれな建物のグリーンカーテンや戦前からある伝統的な日本庭園もあります。私が好きな庭はシンプルで、たくましくて、さりげないです。大きな青山団地でトマトとゴーヤを見つけました。 With @luismendo visiting from Amsterdam, my Tokyo DIY Gardening pal Chris and I took...
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Mini farm on concrete pad with plastic sacks
都市の中で食べ物を育てて、庭を持つことは無理だと思う人が多いです。東大の近くで、素晴らしいミニ農園を見つけました。コンクリートの受け台 の上です。植木鉢はビニール袋 で作られています。ところで、日本で夏にイチゴを買うことができません。ルバーブと一緒に煮たいなら、自分で育てなければなりません。 So many people think they can’t grow food or have a...
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Kikyou flowers on summer balcony
偶然にホームセンターでキキョウを買いました。後で、サンフランシスコの庭にあったcampanulaという花と関係があると知りました。ネットで、キキョウの家紋を見つけました。写真の背景には、種から育てたニューヨーク・トマトの芽が見えます。もういろいろの友だちに苗木をあげました。 I picked up three short kikyou plants at the home center,...
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Beefy tomatos ripen outside of workshop on busy sidewalk
工房の外の歩道にトマトが育っていて、もうすぐ完熟しそうです。食べたいです。 These mid-summer tomatoes look so delicious. I like how this small workshop owner always grows spectacular sidewalk plants.
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