My camera is back! - Am din nou camera foto!

Da, am luat si camera foto din service! E noua si stralucitoare! Am si fotografii sa va arat! Asta seara pregatesc si un post interesant, sper eu, despre muscate.

Yes, I took my photo camera from service! It's brand new and shiny! I've got some photos to show you! Tonight I will write a post about Geraniums, interesting I am hoping.


O lopata de capsuni! Deja am scos aproximativ 3 kg. de capsuni din gradina. Mariuca a mancat capsuni, i-am facut shake, suc si salata de fructe.

O shovel full of strawberries! I already had about 3 kg. of strawberries from my garden. Mariuca eats strawberries, I made her shake, juice and fruit salad.

Tot eram eu trista ca s-a uscat cimbrul adus din Grecia. Am primit 5 plantute de cimbru, pe care le-am plantat fericita intr-o jardiniera. Acum astept sa creasca, dar le merge foarte bine.

I was sad that my savory from Greece died. I received 5 plants of savory and I was happy to plant them in a jardiniere. Now I am waiting to grow, but they are doing just fine.

Un tip de crin, nu stiu cum se cheama, cu frunze late, mari, verzi, deja a inflorit. Mai am unul la fel, numai ca frunzele sunt mov inchis. In spate, se vede trandafirul rosu, din pacate nu l-am prins in perioada de maxima inflorire, cand era plin de trandafiri si boboci.

Another type of lily, I don't know its name, large leaves, big, green, already with flowers. I had another one just the same, but the leaves are dark mauve. In the back you can see the red rose. Unfortunately I didn't had the camera when it was in the maximum blossoming, when it was full of flowers and buds.

Floarea crinului, rosie ca focul

Lily's flower, bright red

Trandafirul rosu, legat. Am pus 4 stalpi de gradina si am legat sarma speciala de ei, cate 3 randuri.

The red rose, bound together. I put 4 garden pillars and I tied some special wire, 3 rows.

Crinul salbatic, inflorit

The wild lily with flowers

Floarea crinului salbatic, superba!

The lily's flower, simply beautiful!

Aranjament in bucatarie cu flori din gradina

Kitchen set-up with garden flowers

Dalia

Dahlia

Diseara, dupa ora 9, ora Romaniei, veti putea citi articolul despre muscate si veti putea vedea ce muscate frumoase am eu!

Tonight, after 9 pm, Romanian time, you can read my article about Geraniums and you can see what beautiful Geraniums I had!

La adresa http://blog-director-de-gradinarit.blogspot.com/2009/06/concurs-blog-director-de-gradinarit.html am conceput un concurs. Va astept si pe voi sa raspundeti la intrebarea "care credeti ca este sursa de poluare care distruge cel mai mult fauna si flora pamantului?" si puteti castiga cartea "ABC-ul gradinaritului. Peste 600 de sfaturi si sugestii pentru gradinarii amatori" de Etienne Blouin, editata la Polirom. Pe data de 18 iunie, adica peste 6 zile, voi desemna un castigator.

Here, http://blog-director-de-gradinarit.blogspot.com/2009/06/concurs-blog-director-de-gradinarit.html, you can find a contest. I am expecting your answers to the question "what do you think is the most polluting source for the flora and fauna of the Earth?" and you can win the book "Gardening ABC. Over 600 advices and suggestions for amateur gardeners" by Etienne Blouin, Polirom publishing house. On June 18th, 6 days from now, I will choose a winner.

My garden at the beginning of June - Gradina mea, la inceput de iunie

Iris




Pui de porumbel - Pigeant cubs




Levantica - Lavender




Crin salbatic - Wild lily




Prima capsuna pe 2009 (Mount Everest) - First 2009 strawberry (Mount Everest)




Noua noastra piscina, cadou de la finii nostri - Our new outodoor pool, a present from our godsons




Trandafirul rosu de langa foisor - The red rose close to the garden wooden tower




Trandafirul alb si zeci de boboci - The white rose and dozen of buds




O parte din gradina si iarba proaspat taiata - A part of the garden and the newly cut grass




Rasadurile de rosii din spatele casei - Tomatos seedlings in the back of the house




Margarete - Ox-eye daisy




Una dintre ciresele de anul acesta - One of this year's cherry




3 mini-mere - 3 mini-apples




O floare de trandafir alb - A white rose flower




O floare de trandafir rosu si 5 boboci - A red rose flower and 5 buds

Climbing strawberries - Capsuni cataratori

Dupa ce apar primele frunze, cam la 2-3 saptamani apar si primele flori, ceea e bine, pentru ca atunci frunzele sunt deja mari, bogate si bine dezvoltate.

After 2-3 weeks from the first leaves appearance, you will se the first flowers, which is good, because then the leaves are big, rich and well developed.





Am avut mai multe cerinte primite pe mail legate de capsunii cataratori, ca atare ma conformez si fac un post separat.

I had several e-mail requests regarding climbing strawberries, so this is a post dedicated to them.

Dupa cum stiti si ati citit, eu am capsuni cataratori, plantati langa foisor, pe 3 laturi ale acestuia. Anul trecut am avut o productie foarte frumoasa, iar capsunile au fost mari si gustoase.

As you know and read, I have climbing strawberries, planted near the garden wooden tower, on 3 sides of it. Last year I had a beautiful production and the strawberries were big and tasty.

Am cumparat 6 stoloni, daca imi aduc bine aminte, acum 2 ani. Evident, fiind cataratori, este absolut obligatoriu sa ii plantati langa gard sau foisor sau sa le oferiti spaliere pe care se pot urca. Cu toate ca, este spus impropriu ca ei "se urca", pentru ca nu se intampla ca la trandafirul catarator, de exemplu. Trebuie sa ii urcati voi, altfel se intind pe pamant, unde gasesc o zona propice!

I bought 6, if I remember well, 2 years ago. Of course, you have to plant them near the fence or near a garden wooden tower or you should put a treliss to climb on it. Although their name is climbing strawberries, there are not like the climbing roses, for example. You have to climb them yourself, otherwise they are spreading on the ground, in a fertile area!

Chiar daca firmele care ii vand se lauda ca veti avea capsuni gigantice, sa nu va asteptati sa se intample acest lucru in primul an, poate chiar in primii 2! Dar nu va descurajati, pentru ca sunt dulci si zemoase, chiar daca sunt mai micute.

Even if the companies brag about the gigantic strawberries you'll have, don't expect this in the first year, maybe in the first 2 years! But don't let this to discourage you, because the fruits are sweet and juicy, even they are small.

Se pare ca multe persoane care au achizitionat soiul Mount Everest, si nu numai, s-au plans, inclusiv la Protectia Consumatorului, ca reclama a fost inselatoare si ca nu au obtinut ce li s-a promis. Pe mine ma intriga chestia asta, pentru ca, ca la orice soi fructifer, dureaza macar un an pana cand sa ajungi la productia "adevarata". Un mar nu iti face decat in al doilea an cateva mere, si alea acre, vita-de-vie nu are fructe in primii ani, iar gutuiul face flori, dar fructe nu prea in primii 2 ani. Nu stiu cine se asteapta sa aiba capsuni de 50 cm in primul an si capsuni care ajung la o inaltime de 15 metri!

It seems that a lot of people who bought Mount Everest type or others, complained that the commercial was deceptive and they didn't get what they were promissed. This intrigues me because, like any other fruit type, it takes at least an year to reach the "real" production. An apple tree will give in the second year few apples, sour, the grape doesn't have fruits in the first years, and the quince has only flowers in the first 2 years. I don't know who expects to have 50 cm strawberries fruits in the first year or strawberries with a 15 m height!

Eu stiu doar ca ai mei, anul trecut, in a doua vara, au ajuns cam pana la 1,5 metri, dar pe mai multe straturi, sa zic asa, iar ce capsuni au facut puteti vedea aici.

I know that mine, last year, in the second summer, reached 1.5 m, multi-leveled sorth of speak, and you can see what strawberries had here.

Nu stiu daca stiti acest lucru, dar ceea ce noi numim "capsuni de gradina" sunt in realitate fragi cu fruct mai mare. Fac parte, dupa cum spuneam, din specia Fragaria, familia Rosaceae. Acestea sunt pe locul 2 in ceea ce priveste cantitatea de vitamina C continuta, coacazele negre fiind inaintea lor.

I don't know if you know this, but what we call "garden strawberries" are in fact Fragaria species, Rosaceae family. They contain a large amount of C vitamin, 2nd place after blueberry.

Pe langa intrebuintarile alimentare, capsunile se folosesc la albirea dintilor sau in gelurile exfoliante.

Along with food applications, the strawberries are used to teeth whitening or exfoliant gel.

Din pacate, pot cauza si alergii, de aceea nu sunt indicate copiilor sub 1 an sau persoanelor cu fond alergenic cunoscut. Datorita acestui lucru, in Argentina au fost considerate pana pe la mijlocul secolului 19 ca fiind otravitoare.

Unfortunately, they can cause alergies, so it's better for under 1 year children and alergenic people to avoid them. That's why, until mid 19th century, in Argentina, the strawberries were considered poisoning.

Va pot spune ca eu consider ca orice gradina trebuie sa aiba si capsuni, cataratori sau nu, mai ales ca sunt extrem de usor de ingrijit, cresc rapid si va ofera satisfactii "fizice", palpabile. :)

I can tell you that I think every gardener should have strawberries, climbing or not, because are very easy to care, fast growing and giving "physical" satisfations too, beside beauty. :)