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Lawn renovation day

Lawn renovation day

Lawn renovation day. The grass here has been suffering due to lots of use and basically no irrigation for the past 3 years. At one end, a past attempt to make a medicinal plant bed just turned into lush but neglected grass, bordered by stones that were easy to trip

Mowing the playground and (part of) the access circuits

Mowing the playground and (part of) the access circuits

Mowing the playground and (part of) the access circuits. #mowing

Fresh pasture strips for the ducks and geese

Fresh pasture strips for the ducks and geese

Fresh pasture strips for the ducks and geese. #rotationalgrazing #ducks #geese

Weeding the comfrey patch

Weeding the comfrey patch

Weeding the comfrey patch. There are now 76 plants growing (out of 100 root cuttings planted). #comfreypatch #weeding

How many tasty species can you find?

How many tasty species can you find?

How many tasty species can you find? #foodforest #permacultureportugal #homestead

Fish having fun in the pond intake bubbles

Fish having fun in the pond intake bubbles. #pond #fish #fun #aspirations Your browser does not support the video tag.

🦆♥️🍉 part 2

🦆♥️🍉 part 2 In order of appearance: 10 week old Muscovies, 3 week old Khaki Campbells, and 2 week old Muscovies. #ducks #duckducktues #muscovy #khakicampbell #ducklings #ducksofinstagram #ducklingsofinstagram #watermelon #yummy Your browser does not support the video tag.

Experimenting with using a float valve controlled pump to move dirty water from the duck pond up into the west pond

Experimenting with using a float valve controlled pump to move dirty water from the duck pond up into the west pond

Experimenting with using a float valve controlled pump to move dirty water from the duck pond up into the west pond. It seems to work! #water #irrigation

Lawn irrigation up and running!

Lawn irrigation up and running!

Lawn irrigation up and running! #irrigation #lawn #zone1

This part of the veggie garden was completely neglected

This part of the veggie garden was completely neglected

This part of the veggie garden was completely neglected. It needs weeding, debugging, fertilising...we could all that by hand OR we couls let the ducks do it and have a feast. They were asking for fresh forage. So we fenced the area and let them have a go. #ducklife

Mammals or birds? Let's go under Mama!

Mammals or birds? Let's go under Mama! #ducks #ducklings #permacultureportugal #homesteadportugal Your browser does not support the video tag.

A new clutch of ducklings just hatched

A new clutch of ducklings just hatched

A new clutch of ducklings just hatched. The whole family is happy and well. #ducks #muscovy #ducklings #permacultureportugal #homesteadportugal

🦆♥️🍉

🦆♥️🍉 #ducklings #watermelon #ducks #duckducktues #muscovy #khakicampbell #ducksofinstagram #ducklingsofinstagram Your browser does not support the video tag.

Water repellent sandy soil due to being coated with the waxy substance found on eucalyptus leaves

Water repellent sandy soil due to being coated with the waxy substance found on eucalyptus leaves. After 50mm of rain in the past day, a thin layer at the top got wet. Just a few millimeters below, it's all dry. This makes it very difficult for seeds to

Weeding the comfrey patch

Weeding the comfrey patch

Weeding the comfrey patch. 70 out of the 100 planted root cuttings grew leaves so far. I was hoping for more but this is quite good already given the rather poor soil they are in. Some are quite big already, some are just getting started. Let's see how

Two frogs hanging out in the south pond

Two frogs hanging out in the south pond

Two frogs hanging out in the south pond. #pond #wildlife #frogs

Resumed work on irrigation for the guest gardens and the lawn

Resumed work on irrigation for the guest gardens and the lawn

Resumed work on irrigation for the guest gardens and the lawn. #irrigation

The entirety of our first nectarine harvest! 😅😋

The entirety of our first nectarine harvest! 😅😋

The entirety of our first nectarine harvest! 😅😋 #harvest #nectarine

Time to sleep: ducklings huddling together under their mommy

Time to sleep: ducklings huddling together under their mommy. #ducks #ducklings #khakicampbell #muscovy #ducksofinstagram #ducklingsofinstagram Your browser does not support the video tag.

Ducks and geese enjoying fresh pasture

Ducks and geese enjoying fresh pasture

Ducks and geese enjoying fresh pasture. #rotationalgrazing #ducks #geese

Started working on finally setting up irrigation for the guest gardens

Started working on finally setting up irrigation for the guest gardens

Started working on finally setting up irrigation for the guest gardens. The valves are in place since last year, what's needed is piping and micro sprinklers. #irrigation #zone1

Propagating oregano 🤞Better late than never

Propagating oregano 🤞Better late than never

Propagating oregano 🤞Better late than never. #permacultureportugal #oregano

Pruning orange trees and grapes vines

Pruning orange trees and grapes vines

Pruning orange trees and grapes vines. The ducks got most of the grape leaves and the rest went is getting composted. #pruning #permacultureportugal #homesteadportugal

We launched Music Together, a Music & Movement classes for young families, earlier this year

We launched Music Together, a Music & Movement classes for young families, earlier this year

We launched Music Together, a Music & Movement classes for young families, earlier this year. The Spring Course is now over. It was a lot of fun, and we learned a ton. Now it's time to rest and prepare for the Summer program in July.

Moving biomass around to mulch the courgette patch and bare soil areas of the west swale berm

Moving biomass around to mulch the courgette patch and bare soil areas of the west swale berm

Moving biomass around to mulch the courgette patch and bare soil areas of the west swale berm. #mulch #biomass