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Seasons of Drabbles - Summer Round 2025
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2025-08-23
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Umemiya Hajime's Guide To Gardening: How To Raise Your Seedlings To Be Big And Strong

Summary:

Whether you're a first-time or long-time gardener, this guide will help you to grow the garden of your dreams. Includes a wide variety of crops that thrive especially well in the Makochi region.

Chapter 1: Sakura Haruka

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Chapter 1

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Rare, temperamental, and striking with its black and white variegation, the Sakura Haruka can seem intimidating to new gardeners. With persistence, diligence, and regular attention, however, your efforts will be well worth the effort; the Sakura Haruka blooms and bears fruit later in the growing season (late spring/early summer), rewarding you with delicate yet hardy flowers that have a sweet, fragrant scent. The fruit that forms is covered with a thick skin which protects the fleshy flesh inside, whose taste is described as complex and bold, a unique blend of unparalleled sweet and refreshing, pleasant tart.

How to care for your Sakura Haruka:

Light: Bright indirect light. Can tolerate short amounts of direct sun, but prolonged exposure will quickly scorch the leaves and cause severe heat damage.

Soil: Though the Sakura Haruka is drought tolerant, consistent watering will yield the best crops. Avoid overwatering.

Fertilizer: Not needed. The Sakura Haruka is a prolific grower all year round.

Pruning: Highly discouraged. The more the plant is encouraged to vine upwards, the larger and more bountiful it will be.

Pests and diseases: If left unattended for long periods of time, the Sakura Haruka is susceptible to nutrient deficiency and reduced yields.

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Sugishita Kyotaro

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This slow growing, deceptively plain plant is often overlooked by gardeners in favor of showier crops that produce more fruits more quickly.

But those that pass over the Sugishita Kyotaro also pass up on a unique and unforgettable culinary adventure, a hardy perennial that will grow even in coldest winter.

Do not be put off by the sometimes overpowering aroma of its fruit, as most people are. Those who can endure (perhaps even appreciate) the pungent smell and take on the challenge of removing the tough, spiky skin will find inside a treasure that is smooth, surprisingly creamy, and highly complex in flavor. Notes of hazelnut, cinnamon, and butterscotch mix with undertones of garlic, olives, and even vinegar for some. What will your Sugishita Kyotaro taste like for you?

How to care for your Sugishita Kyotaro:

Light: Bright indirect light. Low light settings will cause growth to be severly stunted and the leaves to be small and dully colored.

Soil: Keep the soil evenly moist. The Sugishita Kyotaro can tolerate a little overwatering, but allow time for the water to drain and sufficient oxygen to return to the roots.

Fertilizer: A steady and balanced amount of fertilizer during the growing season will yield the tastiest fruit. For best results, use slow release pellets or a fertilizer that is diluted to half strength. The fruit of an unfertilized plant will taste grainy and potently acidic.

Pruning: Prune regularly for larger, better quality crops and to help keep its aggressive vining manageable. It's also advisable to use stakes to encourage your Sugishita Kyotaro to vine upwards.

Pests and diseases: The Sugishita Kyotaro is naturally pest-resistant; in addition to the smell of its fruits, its large, thick roots also naturally repel root maggots, making the Sugishita Kyotaro a resilient and surprisingly low-maintenance crop.

Notes:

Yes, I did base Sugi's fruit on durian :x

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Thank you so much for reading! I hope this gift is to your liking!