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Projeto de Reflorestação
Fase 1: Preparação do solo Floresta: eucaliptos, com tojo, silvas e alguns pinheiros Introdução Este projeto visa regenerar o solo e criar uma floresta produtiva, com benefícios claros para o solo, flora e fauna locais. Nesta fase, vamos concentrar-nos em preparar o…
Autumn is coming
October is gearing up to be a big month for our plot. We will be doing all the necessary earthworks, install swales and lakes, and plant a lot. We are also going to be some home improvements, so we have an efficient way of keeping the house warm throughout the winter…
Free the oaks
Oaks are considered a noble tree in Portugal. Spanning multiple species, they used to be widespread across the country. Nowadays the most common trees are Eucalyptus Globulus and, to a lesser degree, pines. Imported from Australia, eucalyptus is considered an invasive…
Dill vs Fennel
Herbs can taste and be used so differently and yet look so similar. A pair that often demands a second look to identify is Dill and Fennel. Here is a way to tell them apart. Dill vs Fennel: an overview Dill is a wonder herb. Packed with nutrients, it looks good, it…
On humility
As a kid, I was a smartass. I think it got less annoying to others as I got older, but it’s still there on the inside: the tendency to learn about something, assume that it’s Right, and that therefore others are Wrong.As they say, though: “It ain’t what you don’t know…
Courgette vs Pumpkin
Although we tend to think of these two vegetables as being very different, and cooking/eating them in distinct fashions, the reality is that they are both from the same family (gour/Cucurbitaceae), and genus (Cucurbita). So, in reality, they are quite similar….
A visual diary…
Novo texto no blog: O que é um Garden Explorer?
Novo texto no blog: O que é um Garden Explorer?Neste artigo, partilho um pouco da visão por trás da Alo Lira: Garden Explorers — oficinas para crianças inspiradas pela permacultura, pela natureza, pela criatividade, pela música e pelo trabalho com significado.O texto…
We are building again. Summer is not the time for big construction work because of the heat and usually there are too many demands from the garden and plants. But perfect is the enemy of the good, and this shelter will be useful now.
We are building again. Summer is not the time for big construction work because of the heat and usually there are too many demands from the garden and plants. But perfect is the enemy of the good, and this shelter will be useful now.Bit by bit, it’s coming along and…
Did you know lavender is so much more than a relaxing scent? 🌿 Here at Alo Lira, on our quinta in Salir do Porto, we use this plant to explore everything from botany puzzles to sensory and scientific discovery.
Did you know lavender is so much more than a relaxing scent? 🌿 Here at Alo Lira, on our quinta in Salir do Porto, we use this plant to explore everything from botany puzzles to sensory and scientific discovery.This is theme N.º 01: Lavender, one of four pillars that…
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