Note – 2023-06-12 14:32
Well our little swimming pool to greenhouse conversion seems to be starting to pay off. The tomato plants are almost my height (1.8m) and we are waiting patiently for them to ripen. The cucumbers are...
Tag: garden
Note – 2023-05-14 19:46
@[email protected] 😅 that's what we call them. Proper name here in southern Spain though is "invernadero" . I prefer polytunnel or plastic greenhouse
Note – 2023-05-14 09:09
3 weeks ago we put a small polytunnel in our swimming pool. Did it to improve water efficiency in a smaller area. Yesterday evening we ate our first lettuce and the rest of the crops are shooting up....
Note – 2023-05-11 07:24
Came across some Pine Tree Honeydew whilst walking in the forests of the Sierra Nevada last week. Honeydew is a sugary liquid that some small insects secrete as they feed on the sap of certain trees,...
Note – 2023-04-27 15:38
@jeber yes, they aren't easy. They are entwined within two olive trees in our garden, difficult now to cut back without getting spiked
Note – 2023-04-26 08:21
@drdirtbag no potatoes. Tomatoes, courgettes, red and green peppers, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower and chillies.
Note – 2023-04-24 06:47
The drought this year in Spain will be bad, I mean very bad. Water will be like liquid gold and as scarce as rocking horse crap. So, we decided to turn our swimming pool into a greenhouse instead. We...
Note – 2023-03-06 09:02
Delighted to finally have our Solar Hot Water system installed. Together with our solar panels we can now produce about 95% of our annual electricity needs.
Note – 2023-01-16 12:15
I just love the smell of moody olive groves in the morning! Especially those cold and fresh winter mornings when the sun is low in the sky and the shadows are long
Water, Water, Everywhere in the Alpujarras
In the UK we just got out the hosepipe and watered everything. It was easy. Just turn a tap. Not as easy in a hot country like Spain where water is at a premium. This is how we water our land in southern Spain.
The Road to Self Sufficency, Alpujarras
We are not naturals at the self-sufficiency game. Were not experts either. But, it is fun and there is a certain satisfaction at growing your own!