photo-post Work in progress to restart the irrigation system Work in progress to restart the irrigation system. Pictured: a lateral line leak that will need to be patched. #irrigation
photo-post Spreading grass seed & coffee grounds mix on bare soil at the beginning of grazing strip nr 4 Spreading grass seed & coffee grounds mix on bare soil at the beginning of grazing strip nr 4. #grass #rotationalgrazing
photo-post It's alive! The first plant to emerge in the comfrey patch It's alive! The first plant to emerge in the comfrey patch. #comfreypatch
photo-post Cleaning the new berry patch and some of the access routes around it Cleaning the new berry patch and some of the access routes around it. #cleaning #berrypatch
photo-post Moved the ducks to a new strip and mowed the one previously in use Moved the ducks to a new strip and mowed the one previously in use. #ducks #rotationalgrazing
photo-post Fashionably late, the apple trees are starting to flower Fashionably late, the apple trees are starting to flower. #floweringtree #appletree
photo-post Catching up with mulching for the recently planted trees Catching up with mulching for the recently planted trees. #mulch #planting
photo-post Sowed a small patch with zucchini (Costata Romanesco variety) Sowed a small patch with zucchini (Costata Romanesco variety). It's overgrown with weeds and easy to neglect (in zone 3), but had a pile of manure on top 2.5 years ago and seems quite fertile. #sowing #zucchini #costataromanescozucchini
photo-post Flowering Spanish broom (Spartium junceum, giesta comum) Flowering Spanish broom (Spartium junceum, giesta comum). #floweringplant #spanishbroom #spartiumjunceum #giestacomum
photo-post Comfrey patch: measured lines, marked& spot fertilized with coffee grounds, planted, mulched, and watered Comfrey patch: measured lines, marked& spot fertilized with coffee grounds, planted, mulched, and watered. A total of 100 root cuttings (from @thepolycultureproject) are now in the ground. Let's see how they do! #comfreypatch #planting
photo-post The ducks are enjoying their siesta time around the tree The ducks are enjoying their siesta time around the tree. #ducksportugal #ducklife #permaculturelife #homestead
photo-post Flowering Medlar (Mespilus germânica, nespereira-europeia) Flowering Medlar (Mespilus germânica, nespereira-europeia). #floweringtree #medlar
photo-post Moved the Khaki Campbell ducks to one of the nursery areas Moved the Khaki Campbell ducks to one of the nursery areas. The male has been very aggressively mating two of the Muscovy females to the point of hurting them. Meanwhile, his Khaki ladies are being neglected. We're going to try to get some fertilized eggs in this setup
photo-post Final day of planting: more mulberries, jujube, and persimmons Final day of planting: more mulberries, jujube, and persimmons. #planting #mulberry #jujube #persimmon
photo-post Planting continued today: mulberries, medlars, and jujube Planting continued today: mulberries, medlars, and jujube. #planting #mulberry #medlar #jujube
photo-post Kicked off this season's last big planting session Kicked off this season's last big planting session. The whole family joined in ☺️ Today we planted figs, hazels, and blueberries from @thepolycultureproject #planting #gardeningwithkids #fig #hazel #blueberry
photo-post Left: the ducks on a fresh strip of pasture Left: the ducks on a fresh strip of pasture. Right: the strip they were on until today. #rotationalgrazing #ducks #muscovy
photo-post Mowing a couple of walking circuits around the garden Mowing a couple of walking circuits around the garden. With all the vigorous spring growth, it's not feasible to mow and clean everything. Instead, trying a different approach: maintain these circuits and only do the rest if and when possible. #mowing #cleaning #gardenjungle
photo-post All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷♂️ All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷♂️ #geese #broodygoose #fourgeeseonenest
photo-post Finished mowing the northeastern corner Finished mowing the northeastern corner. #cleaning #mowing #chopandprop
photo-post Planting silverberry (Elaeagnus Ebbingei) cuttings along the northeastern fence wall Planting silverberry (Elaeagnus Ebbingei) cuttings along the northeastern fence wall. This area used to be quite shaded by the plane trees we recently cut down. We don't want to plant other trees to avoid further damage to the water pipes. Hopefully these will grow into a nice hedge
photo-post Chipped some branches to prepare mulching material Chipped some branches to prepare mulching material. #biomass #mulch #woodchipper
