Summer’s end.…from anticipation in May,
temptation in late June to early July,
satisfaction in August,
suspecting the transitory state of life in September,realizing in October that it’s time to turn the heat on!This post is only the (pictorial) progress of a couple of shiso plants in one summer.
temptation in late June to early July,
satisfaction in August,
suspecting the transitory state of life in September,realizing in October that it’s time to turn the heat on!This post is only the (pictorial) progress of a couple of shiso plants in one summer.
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September and October
No buds yet, but it’s 10 Sept?
Failed flowers: frost too soon…
8 October, and a light frost.
Frost killed some of the shiso plant.
September 10 shiso plant.
August
Black Wasp on Shiso Leaf
Japanese Beetle
Beautiful Black Wasp
Japanese Beetle
Shiso Plant August 14
July
Late June Shiso
End of June Shiso
Late June Shiso
June 29 Shiso
Late June Shiso
Baby Elephant Ears: late June
May and early June
cilantro, not planted until 4 June
rosemary, trailing and upright, year 3 needs repotting
4 June Shiso
4 June Shiso
4 June Shiso
12 June Herbs
12 June Shiso
12 June Herbs
16 June Shiso
16 June Shiso
baby shiso in a pot from A2 Farmers’ Market
Ramshakle state of our garden. Looks worse now in October—too many other priorities this summer. That’s why I had shiso in a leaky pot.
Tess's Japanese Kitchen 
Love this pictorial. It’s good to chronicle/pay attention to the humble things. What a life your shiso had! But I bet “she so” enjoyed your garden. Have you read Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire, Tess? His thesis that many plants have domesticated us…