tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212059452024-03-13T04:02:56.323+01:00Mediterranean Garden SpainMediterranean Gardening in the rural Costa Brava, Catalunya in north eastern Spain.Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comBlogger547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-81408649606063620632014-02-16T00:39:00.000+01:002014-02-16T00:39:56.433+01:00Database for Practical plants<img alt="Logo.png" src="http://practicalplants.org/w/images/thumb/c/c9/Logo.png/200px-Logo.png" height="205" width="200" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span class="postbody">Like most gardeners, homesteaders,
permaculturalists (and so on) my partner and I have a mountain of books
we reference to decide what to plant, where to plant it, what's wrong
with it, how to harvest, store and use it, etc, but as much as we love
our library it takes a lot of page flipping and book swapping to answer
the question<i> "What <a class="api" href="http://www.permies.com/t/997/chickens/best-perennial-chicken-feed" target="_new" title="the best perennial chicken feed">perennial</a> nitrogen fixer would be at home in that shady spot by the house?"</i> or <i>"What grows well with <a class="api" href="http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/list/3904#53101" target="_new" title="raising tomatoes without irrigation">tomatoes</a> and peas?"</i> or even <i>"What are some good guilds/polycultures containing squashes?"</i>.
We searched for a website that could do so and provide us with all the
information we wanted, but came up empty. Moreover, we were worried by
how many websites out there are relying on their users to build a plant
database which they then claim exclusive rights over, essentially
stealing the data from the community which created it. We think it's
crucial that information on growing and using plants is free not only to
access, but to edit , share and own, <i>especially</i> when it is created by a community of growers. </span></span></h1>
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Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-15367400521523214642014-02-11T18:06:00.001+01:002014-02-11T18:08:16.201+01:00Free app test your garden with Mysoil app<h1>
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The only roads are those that offer access.</div>
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Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.</div>
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The Tree of Valid Supposition grows here<br />with branches disentangled since time immermorial.</div>
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The Tree of Understanding, dazzling staight and simple.<br />sprouts by the spring called Now I Get It.</div>
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The thicker the woods, the vaster the vista:<br />the Valley of Obviously.</div>
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If any doubts arise, the wind dispels them instantly.</div>
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Echoes stir unsummoned<br />and eagerly explain all the secrets of the worlds....</div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-67012655109577092632011-11-13T14:24:00.001+01:002011-12-27T01:42:53.552+01:00Reforestation of City Space Milan, Italy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Architects have been struggling with the incorporation of renewable energy components into their projects as demanded by planning authorities. An example being solar panels on tower blocks in city centers. The electricity generated is intended to be used for space heating and ; the problem is that roof space is a relatively </span>small area and incorporating technology into building facades is costly and not always effective.<br />
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Christmas in Cataluna sees the addition of two new Caganer figurine figures for your christmas nativity scene,<br />
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See previous post on <a href="http://mediterraneangarden.blogspot.com/2008/12/ultimate-christmas-scene-caganer.html" target="_blank">Obama Caganer</a> here to learn about the tradition of this fertility symbol.Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-47062158024444259652011-11-01T00:00:00.000+01:002011-12-27T01:45:15.796+01:00<br />
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<br />Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-17639653749315700412011-10-09T17:36:00.004+02:002011-10-09T17:44:38.821+02:00Fira de la Poma L'Armentera 2011<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--uWNDq50O_0/TpG_9RBTWbI/AAAAAAAABVs/OTIDHkEV5dg/s1600/armentera_fira_de_la_poma_cartell2011.bmp" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 328px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--uWNDq50O_0/TpG_9RBTWbI/AAAAAAAABVs/OTIDHkEV5dg/s400/armentera_fira_de_la_poma_cartell2011.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661517265843214770" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">Cartell 2011 obra d'Inés Bordas</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">Local artist </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; ">Inés Bordas was chosen to produce the poster for this years 'Fira de la Poma' (Apple Fair) in the town of L'Armentera. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; ">The apples are now harvested and off to market.</span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-65185838581261746212011-07-22T14:10:00.003+02:002011-07-22T14:18:49.782+02:00Diversification in Catalunya - El Litoral overfishing and mass tourism<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSyVx2Ekbc8/TilqnXzYRsI/AAAAAAAABVk/L5dKKBnAbx8/s1600/El%2BLitoral%2Boverfishing%2Band%2Bmass%2Btourism.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cvuhlp4xauA/TdeLNO2c3mI/AAAAAAAABT4/4M3vjL2JcKA/s400/Giant%2BMustard%2Bleaf%2B-%2Bred.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609104920354283106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">To add add a splash of welcome colour and a hint of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">piquancy to your salad leaf mix try growing giant red mustard leaves. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pick the leaves when small and the plant will continue to produce,</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">it is also capable of standing through a mild winter before going to </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">seed in late spring. Save the seed for more salad leaves. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-92147788412520159682011-05-21T11:44:00.001+02:002011-05-21T11:49:24.117+02:00Prunus Cerasifera pissardii flowers<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NvsK6jucr7I/TdeKcVP7zRI/AAAAAAAABTw/bTYrJquccLo/s1600/Prunus%2BCerasifera%2Bpissardii%2Bflower.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NvsK6jucr7I/TdeKcVP7zRI/AAAAAAAABTw/bTYrJquccLo/s400/Prunus%2BCerasifera%2Bpissardii%2Bflower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609104080258190610" /></a><br />Prunus Cerasifera pissardii in full bloom in early spring.Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-61455490721676327012011-04-08T17:22:00.004+02:002011-04-08T17:37:46.594+02:00Bats in the mediterranean garden.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hL-Vxk4BXo/TZ8qBsR9hgI/AAAAAAAABTg/iHRkQs56CtU/s1600/DSC_0117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hL-Vxk4BXo/TZ8qBsR9hgI/AAAAAAAABTg/iHRkQs56CtU/s400/DSC_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593235470772176386" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M8tp0DMLnsU/TZ8o9AMkgtI/AAAAAAAABTY/zFT186j-gXM/s1600/DSC_0118.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M8tp0DMLnsU/TZ8o9AMkgtI/AAAAAAAABTY/zFT186j-gXM/s400/DSC_0118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593234290707301074" /></a><br /><div>Although this bat was dead when I found it in the garden, we appear to have a healthy colony of bats living in the top of our disused water tower. Each evening as the sun sets over the mountains we see them emerge. Their effectiveness at insect pest control is often debated but they are always welcome visitors in our garden.</div><div><br /></div><div>On an evening we often see bats praying on night flying insects under the street lights of our village. Particularly on roundabouts along the highway.</div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-2394710744769606442011-02-25T22:22:00.004+01:002011-02-25T22:43:03.879+01:00Primavera peeps through Mediterranean winter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Spring is definitely in the air, in the garden and surrounding land blossom adorns the branches of the cherry trees and the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hoopoe</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is claiming territory ready for the breeding season. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Got a head start in the vegetable beds by visiting the supermarket and buying a packet of Thai organic vegetables which were rapidly approaching their sell by date. The bag contained garlic, shallots and lemon grass which I rooted before planting out in the raised beds. The Garlic and shallots are thriving. It might still be a bit cool for the lemon grass but well worth a punt.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was March the 8th. last year that heavy snowfalls blanketed L'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Alt Empordà wiping out power supplies for several days. Hopefully we haven't jumped the gun.</span></span></span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-49775130186438111052011-02-08T22:04:00.003+01:002011-02-08T22:18:49.356+01:00Achatina Fulica Giant snail invades Spain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TVGyD1sL8tI/AAAAAAAABTA/5eDLvhvSI6w/s1600/Achatina%2BFulica.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TVGyD1sL8tI/AAAAAAAABTA/5eDLvhvSI6w/s400/Achatina%2BFulica.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571429993055777490" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Achatina Fulica the east african giant snail is now resident in Andalusia in southern Spain. As if we don't have enough snails of our own. This invader is known to carry several parasites which are dangerous to humans who should avoid contact with the pest. The snail should never be eaten without intensive cleaning. Consumption has proven fatal to animals.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Categorized as one of the worst on the invasive species on maturity the snail can reach 20cms long (8"). It feeds on all manner of vegetation, bones, sand and even concrete. It is able to seal itself inside its own shell enabling the snail to survive droughts as long as three years.</span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-16517403704698007602011-02-06T01:21:00.002+01:002011-02-06T01:27:51.405+01:00GM lobby opens door to EU food chain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU3qeYUYjXI/AAAAAAAABS4/op9RZLQrCss/s1600/GM-crops-c-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU3qeYUYjXI/AAAAAAAABS4/op9RZLQrCss/s400/GM-crops-c-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570366121772092786" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Photograph: Martin Argles for the Observer</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Genetically modified crops will be allowed to enter the UK food chain without the need for regulatory clearance for the first time under controversial plans expected to be approved this week....</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Relaxing the EU's zero-tolerance position would greatly benefit US feed exporters. The push for Europe to drop its zero-tolerance policy began in 2009 after EU authorities found traces of GM maize in soy shipments from the US and refused to allow its entry. Such recalls are expensive and those affected are unlikely to receive compensation.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">GM supporters warn that the current zero-tolerance policy could result in a dramatic shortage of feed for livestock. But critics dismiss the claims as scaremongering and say there is no evidence to back up them up.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"This is a solution without a problem, and the price could be very high indeed when unknown genetically modified organisms are let loose in the food chain," said Eve Mitchell, food policy adviser at Food and Water Europe, a campaign group.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Rather than ignoring EU food safety laws to help the US soy industry cut costs, we should simply buy the stuff from countries that segregate their GM properly. If it hasn't been tested, why eat it?"</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Many of the GM crops, notably soy and maize, that have been found in animal feed imported into Europe are resistant to multiple herbicides. Critics blame these new GM crops for the recent rise of "super weeds" across vast tracts of the US farm belt.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Friends of the Earth Europe said it had obtained expert legal advice questioning the legality of the EU's plan. But European regulators believe that allowing the import of animal feed containing no more than 0.1% of GM traces does not jeopardise food security.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jamie Doward</span></span></strong></p></span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-64729202168132430822011-02-05T21:44:00.002+01:002011-04-15T15:05:38.076+02:00Repairing garden hand tools - Mattock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20CzuiHII/AAAAAAAABSo/STMICMaMbYg/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20CzuiHII/AAAAAAAABSo/STMICMaMbYg/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20WLYpL5I/AAAAAAAABSw/SCP20KRlfrw/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20WLYpL5I/AAAAAAAABSw/SCP20KRlfrw/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20Mo_kXUI/AAAAAAAABSs/hyw0qOg4Zcw/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20Mo_kXUI/AAAAAAAABSs/hyw0qOg4Zcw/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20cdR9WPI/AAAAAAAABS0/qhHvFVJ8_dE/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU20cdR9WPI/AAAAAAAABS0/qhHvFVJ8_dE/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TU2z6Yljz2I/AAAAAAAABSk/owpqRVhuChg/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">This post illustrates how to fix the wooden shaft onto the head of the various garden tools that are sold in Spain, in this case a mattock. The metal wedge which secures the shaft is called a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><i>cu</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><i>ña heirro forjado.</i></b></span><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have to buy a new shaft for your garden hand tools, a good garden tip passed onto me by a blacksmith or farrier; is to rub up and down the handle with a hammer head or metal shaft, thereby flattening the grain and polishing the handle. A light coat of linseed oil will help keep the handle weather proof and comfortable in the hand. </span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-89252806318722914602011-02-03T21:19:00.003+01:002011-02-03T21:26:23.377+01:00Grafting citrus fruits -<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TUsPHKbmAsI/AAAAAAAABSc/80g6eQgRVF8/s1600/Citrus%2Bfruit%2BMandarin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TUsPHKbmAsI/AAAAAAAABSc/80g6eQgRVF8/s400/Citrus%2Bfruit%2BMandarin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569561979907343042" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you like us are still praying that the winter has been kind to your citrus, here is something you could achieve if you master the green art of grafting. The citrus tree in the picture carries <a href="http://citrus.forumup.org/post-26473-citrus.html">81 different varieties of fruit</a>, all grafted by Joe Real the owner of the tree. Read his description of what he has achieved and see further photographs by clicking on the link.</span></span>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-3740858428473800012011-01-27T00:12:00.000+01:002011-01-27T00:12:00.623+01:00Winter weather weary, bring on Spring<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; "><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Madrid (EP) .- The General Directorate </span><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of Civil Defense</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and Emergencies of the Ministry of </span><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Interior</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> warned by </span><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">minimum temperatures</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> "many areas of the country" and "especially" in </span><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Catalonia.</span></strong></span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thus, Civil Protection warns that the minimum temperatures are very cold in many parts of the country and which may extend to -10 degrees Celsius to the regions of Catalonia.</span></span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Estate agents when selling you a house often tell you that,</span></span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Whilst sitting on your patio you can pick your own lemon for your Gin and tonic...</span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They never tell you that you can take the ice from the swimming pool to chill your Gin and tonic too!</span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></span>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-45416603893366654882011-01-26T01:55:00.005+01:002011-01-26T02:04:00.723+01:00Fruit squash<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TT9xzhzSyDI/AAAAAAAABSQ/_ffFUsPzRZo/s1600/Orange%2Bsquash.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MQej0KNkRYc/TT9xzhzSyDI/AAAAAAAABSQ/_ffFUsPzRZo/s400/Orange%2Bsquash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566292794513999922" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We bought a juicer and have been playing around with recipes with both fruit and vegetables for their health promoting benefits; but today we have been outclassed.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Down the road in Lleida a wagon overturned whilst carrying 39,000 kilos of oranges; thankfully nobody was hurt!</span></div>Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.com0