Shizuoka Prefecture Rose Fair was held from October 26th.

Approximately 300 varieties of roses cultivated by six production areas in Shizuoka Prefecture were exhibited on the main passage in our market.
And you can find the especially recommended ones in our showcase.

JA Shizuoka Keizairen Tokyo Office Mr. Muramatsu commented as follows

”Due to the long rainy season and extreme heat this year, the harvesting of autumn roses has been delayed one month or less.
Therefore, we apologize for the inconvenience caused by the unstable supply September and October. However, Full-volume supply will start from November.

The characteristics of roses in Shizuoka Prefecture are the stable supply volume, which comes from the advantage of  joint-selection and joint-sales among all member growers under JA grower’s cooperative, and the diversity in varaiety which can cover for weddings and special retail demand.

Translated and edited by Y. Fuchu

Halloween is predominantly cerebrated in the English-speaking countries. Especially in Ireland, the beginning place of Halloween, the last Monday of October is set as a holiday, and the custom of celebrating Halloween remains in the purest way.

In Japan, the Kiddy Land, the famous toy store in Harajuku, Tokyo began to sell Halloween-related products in the 1970s. And the “Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade in Harajuku”, which the Kiddy Land planned for sales promotion in 1983, is said to be the first Halloween event in Japan, and at that time about 100 participants dressed themselves in Halloween costumes.

It became widely known in Japan because Tokyo Disneyland cerebrated Halloween in 1997 and Universal Studios Japan also held it in 2002.

Assortment：Pumpkin, Solanum mammosum,
Miscanthus sinensi, Panicum virgatum, Celosia argentea, etc.

We introduce Halloween-associating pumpkins, berries and flowers coloring fruitful autumn. You can find the wide assortment of pumpkins with different colors, shapes and sizes from palm-size to holding-in-arms-size.

Halloween on October 31st becomes one of the biggest autumn event in Japan.

Although we cannot meet up and hold a big party this year , I hope that you can enjoy your Halloween day at home.

You can enjoy decorating a big pumpkin at home, scattering palm-size pumpkins with seasonal flowers on a table, making a jack-o-lantern with your child, and so on.

This year, we propose ideas of decoration in black and orange as main colors that remind us of witches, together with dried native flowers, and vases decorated with black lace and ribbons in a Gothic & Lolita fashion.

✼✼✼Variety introduction ✼✼✼

Mini pumpkin
Kitasorachi regional union

Puccini
Kitasorachi regional union

Fruits Mix
Kitasorachi regional union

Rouge Vif d’Etampes
Kitasorachi regional union

Autumn orange
Kitasorachi regional union

Fruits Mix
JA Takikawa Ashibetsu

Recommended flowers and berries for Halloween

Solanum mammosum
JA Awa Toyofusa

Chestnut fruit
Isobe Teruko

Gomphocarpus physocarpus
JA Minami Shinsyu

Miscanthus sinensis
Isobe Teruko

Celosia cristata “Sekka” (petrified)
Ono Shigeo

Capsicum annuum “Conical black”
JA Minami Shinsyuu

Capsicum annuum “Conical green”
JA Minami Shinsyu

Iris domestica
JA Minami Shinsyu

Celosia argentea “Roseberry parfait”
JA Minami Shinsyu

It gives an atmosphere by bundling dried native flowers in swags!

Let’s enjoy Halloween with gratitude for the autumn harvest ♪

Translated by R.Kato

Today we would like to offer Gentiana from JA Nasuno in Tochigi-prefecture.

We started to receive their shipment about a week later than the average year, but their Gentiana in this season is splendid. Although there are ten growers of Gentiana in JA Nasuno, we have been receiving only from three of them. Still, the amount of shipment will be increased by the end of this month.

The main variety is “Ruri Otome,” which is originally bred in Tochigi, and with those originally bred in Nasu including “Nasu no Aozora,” and other color types, they have about fifteen varieties planted. We recommend their excellent grade of Gentiana that has 80cm height and five layers of flower buds with vivid color. Please give it a try on this opportunity!

Additionally, in the same JA area, items like Spray Mum, Rose, Astilbe and Veronica are increasingly available so please consider using them too.

Origanal article written by Mr. Mieda, translated by Yamamoto

 

Today we introduce ranunculus produced by Mitoyo Horticultural Center in Kagawa Prefecture.

Mitoyo Horticultural Center is located in the area facing the Seto Inland Sea in Kagawa Prefecture, located about 200 km southwest of Osaka Prefecture and in the northeastern part of Shikoku.

Mitoyo mainly produces original varieties of ranunculus called “Temari” series and “Ryugu” series.

Temari series can be enjoyed at home for a long time because it is harvested at the stage when flower buds are still hard comparing with other varieties. It has 8 varieties such as Koharu, Yuzu, Lemon, Snow and Akane so on. Among them, “Lemon Temari” and “Yuzu Temari” have citrus scents.

• Akane（茜てまり）
• Koharu(小春てまり)
• Yuki(雪てまり)
•  Lemon(れもんてまり)
•  Yuzu(ゆずてまり)

Another series – “Ryugu” series have more than 20 varieties, including “Ryugu Karin”. It is named after the old Japanese folk story, “Urashima-Taro” set in ​​Mitoyo City. *In the story, fisherman Taro Urashima was guided to the Ryugu Castle on the seabed by a turtle that he helped.Both series are available from mid-November to mid-April.

We recommend you to adopt these varieties into your bouquets and arrangements in this winter season.

Original Article written by Mr. Tada,
Translated and edited by Y. Fuchu