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In November we continued with cleaning up, re-planting, and with covering all the naked earth in an effort to keep it from getting washed out any further. After cleaning out this corner, it turned out that the tall Yucca had…
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The edible garden in September
Our housesitter had planted some melons, tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins for us in the spring and when we arrived end of June they were coming along nicely. Religious watering by hand saved them over the summer and in September the…
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First discoveries
Taking over an old garden is always exiting when you see what pops up with the changing seasons. This garden is welcoming September and the first rains after the summer with some purple Oxalis and yellow Sternbergia lutea in the…
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Vive le Forage!
When we arrived in July, the forage groundwater pump no longer worked and its control case was blackened. When we opened it, we found a shrivelled-up gekko inside – the riddle was solved. Several weeks of exchanging emails with the…
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Jungle Queen
The previous owners of the house grew some vegetables, but the did not live here fulltime and when here didn’t have much time for the garden. So the shrubs and trees had more or less been left to their own…
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What’s in the Soil?
In my research I read a lot about types of soil. Just looking at the soil in my garden it was clear that it was not rich and dark humus but chalky-pale, powdery and depleted clay. I didn’t think I…