収穫の秋 – さつまいも・人参 / Autumn Harvest – Sweet potatoes & Carrots

ライ麦をすき込んで、畑の準備が整ってすぐの５月末に、近所の方に頂いたさつま芋の苗を６株植えましたが、10月に入り、収穫のときがやってきました！
4ヶ月の間、まったく何の世話もせず、ほったらかしでしたが、よく育って豊作です。いも掘りをするのは小学校の遠足以来で、とても懐かしい！
食べきれない量の芋を収穫できました。焼き芋、さつまいもご飯の他、スイートポテトも作ってみましたが、なかなかお店で売っているような美味しいスイーツは作れませんね。。。

That was in Late May when we finished the rye plow-in and the soil in the kitchen garden became ready, we planted 6 sweet potato seedlings that a neighbor gave us.
And now in October, it’s the time to harvest! During four months, we didn’t take care of anything at all, but sweet potatoes grew up well and had good harvests.
We dug potatoes, that was since an elementary school excursion.
As we were able to harvest an inedible amount of potatoes, I tried making roasted sweet potatoes, rice with sweet potatoes and confectionery sweet potatoes. I like this but I can’t quite make delicious sweets like those sold at stores.

人参は７月に種まきしました。9月に間引いたときはまだ小さかったのですが、10月には大きく育ち、とても味の濃い、いい人参を収穫できました！
We sowed carrot seeds in July. It was still small when we thinned out in September, but now in October it grew enough and has a very strong taste!