Comments for Permaculturing in Portugal http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog One family's attempts to live in a more planet-friendly way Mon, 14 May 2012 13:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on More work on the back roof by Ricardo Batista http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/more-work-on-the-back-roof/#comment-8611 Ricardo Batista Mon, 14 May 2012 13:34:52 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2338#comment-8611 Fantastic Work Congrats! Beautifull! Excelente Trabalho Wendy! Parabéns! Fantastic Work Congrats! Beautifull! Excelente Trabalho Wendy! Parabéns!

]]> Comment on Again! Again! by Wendy http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/again-again/#comment-8589 Wendy Sat, 12 May 2012 09:20:28 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2320#comment-8589 Olá José. Nos perguntamos acerca de podar as oliveiras. As pessoas na aldeia deu de ombros e disse: "se você quiser ..." Mas eles não parecem pensar que há muita importância para fazer esta. Eu vou podar a madeira morta e os ladrões, mas não há muitos deles. Olá José. Nos perguntamos acerca de podar as oliveiras. As pessoas na aldeia deu de ombros e disse: “se você quiser …” Mas eles não parecem pensar que há muita importância para fazer esta. Eu vou podar a madeira morta e os ladrões, mas não há muitos deles.

]]> Comment on Again! Again! by José Russo http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/again-again/#comment-8585 José Russo Fri, 11 May 2012 23:37:06 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2320#comment-8585 Estava eu à espera que podasse a primeira oliveira... e afinal veio outra!... Não serão demais... mas agora há duas para podar! Não sendo especialista na matéria, pergunto-me se não será urgente fazê-lo. Estava eu à espera que podasse a primeira oliveira… e afinal veio outra!…
Não serão demais… mas agora há duas para podar! Não sendo especialista na matéria, pergunto-me se não será urgente fazê-lo.

]]> Comment on Again! Again! by Luise http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/again-again/#comment-8515 Luise Mon, 07 May 2012 17:25:33 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2320#comment-8515 Great, now the first one has company and they can whisper to each other in the wind. :) I also hate the thought of plants being killed without reason and my garden is full of pansies from the local graveyard dumpster (don't tell anyone ;)). They get thrown away once half of the flowers are wilted, but I plant them again, snip off the wilted heads and they keep blooming and blooming, I just have to make sure to keep pruning the wilted flowers. Great, now the first one has company and they can whisper to each other in the wind. :)
I also hate the thought of plants being killed without reason and my garden is full of pansies from the local graveyard dumpster (don’t tell anyone ;) ). They get thrown away once half of the flowers are wilted, but I plant them again, snip off the wilted heads and they keep blooming and blooming, I just have to make sure to keep pruning the wilted flowers.

]]> Comment on And an olive came down the mountain by Wendy http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/and-an-olive-came-down-the-mountain/#comment-8455 Wendy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:22:48 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2308#comment-8455 Obrigada José! Sim, eu vou podar a oliveira e reduzir a sua copa. Eu gosto muito da palavra "ladrões" para os ramos com origem na base das pernadas. É verdade! Obrigada José! Sim, eu vou podar a oliveira e reduzir a sua copa. Eu gosto muito da palavra “ladrões” para os ramos com origem na base das pernadas. É verdade!

]]> Comment on And an olive came down the mountain by José Russo http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/and-an-olive-came-down-the-mountain/#comment-8454 José Russo Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:19:01 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2308#comment-8454 Wendy, pelo que tenho visto em muitos transplantes de oliveiras que vi fazer, parece-me que será bom reduzir a copa da árvore transplantada, não só porque ela perdeu muitas raízes e tem por isso reduzida a sua capacidade de absorção, mas tambem porque ela já não estava com grande vigor vegetativo,e andava há muitos anos por cuidar. É especialmente importante cortar todos os ramos secos e os "ladrões", ou seja, os ramos mais altos com origem na base das pernadas. De contrário corre-se o risco de a árvore secar na sua maior parte e de vir a ficar, no futuro, com pouca saúde e com uma forma muito inestética. Wendy, pelo que tenho visto em muitos transplantes de oliveiras que vi fazer, parece-me que será bom reduzir a copa da árvore transplantada, não só porque ela perdeu muitas raízes e tem por isso reduzida a sua capacidade de absorção, mas tambem porque ela já não estava com grande vigor vegetativo,e andava há muitos anos por cuidar. É especialmente importante cortar todos os ramos secos e os “ladrões”, ou seja, os ramos mais altos com origem na base das pernadas. De contrário corre-se o risco de a árvore secar na sua maior parte e de vir a ficar, no futuro, com pouca saúde e com uma forma muito inestética.

]]> Comment on And an olive came down the mountain by Wendy http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/and-an-olive-came-down-the-mountain/#comment-8441 Wendy Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:17:06 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2308#comment-8441 Hi Luise! Watering seems to be all that's recommended until the tree is re-established. Olives transplant very well. There's even a guy here who buys up old trees in the Algarve that are being cleared for development and transplants them to places like the Netherlands and France. Apparently they do just fine. Thanks for letting me know about the links. It's a while since I went through them all. I will do some housekeeping! Hi Luise! Watering seems to be all that’s recommended until the tree is re-established. Olives transplant very well. There’s even a guy here who buys up old trees in the Algarve that are being cleared for development and transplants them to places like the Netherlands and France. Apparently they do just fine.

Thanks for letting me know about the links. It’s a while since I went through them all. I will do some housekeeping!

]]> Comment on And an olive came down the mountain by Luise http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/and-an-olive-came-down-the-mountain/#comment-8440 Luise Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:28:29 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2308#comment-8440 It does look beautiful there! Do you take any special measures to help the tree establish well? How well do olive trees transplant? My only experience in transplanting trees is with elder and those guys are so hardy that even where I left a bit of root in the ground after transplanting, it grew right back, so I ended up having several! :) By the way, some of the links in the Ecosphere Portugal blogroll don't work anymore. Can't tell you which ones offhand as I looked at all of them today, but it was quite a few, at least 5 that didn't work anymore. Have a great day and enjoy the rain while it lasts! Luise It does look beautiful there! Do you take any special measures to help the tree establish well? How well do olive trees transplant?
My only experience in transplanting trees is with elder and those guys are so hardy that even where I left a bit of root in the ground after transplanting, it grew right back, so I ended up having several! :)
By the way, some of the links in the Ecosphere Portugal blogroll don’t work anymore. Can’t tell you which ones offhand as I looked at all of them today, but it was quite a few, at least 5 that didn’t work anymore.
Have a great day and enjoy the rain while it lasts!
Luise

]]> Comment on Water of life by Wendy http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/water-of-life/#comment-8366 Wendy Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:14:54 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2287#comment-8366 Hello Luise! The tree tomato is NOT frost hardy. It's planted in the warmest part of the quinta. It'll get fleeced in winter and I'll keep my fingers crossed, but it's right on the edge of its survival range here so it may not make it. Nothing ventured though ... Have a great Spring yourself! Hello Luise! The tree tomato is NOT frost hardy. It’s planted in the warmest part of the quinta. It’ll get fleeced in winter and I’ll keep my fingers crossed, but it’s right on the edge of its survival range here so it may not make it. Nothing ventured though …

Have a great Spring yourself!

]]> Comment on Water of life by Luise http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/water-of-life/#comment-8364 Luise Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:46:28 +0000 http://permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/?p=2287#comment-8364 Hello Wendy! Good to hear your garden is banging! I'm very curious about the tree tomato you planted: Is it frost hardy? Or did you find it a microclimate spot without frost? I agree with never too many berries! We have about 15 currant bushes and 7 gooseberry bushes and even though they're all pretty big boys, there are still never enough berries for all the preserves I'd like to make after we've eaten our fresh share and baked some cakes.... Luckily they propagate so easily by cuttings, so I started a nursery bed with 50 more currant and gooseberry cuttings. I can already see myself loading up a huge truck with all the plants I want to take to Portugal when we move..... :p Have a great spring! Luise Hello Wendy!
Good to hear your garden is banging!
I’m very curious about the tree tomato you planted: Is it frost hardy? Or did you find it a microclimate spot without frost?
I agree with never too many berries! We have about 15 currant bushes and 7 gooseberry bushes and even though they’re all pretty big boys, there are still never enough berries for all the preserves I’d like to make after we’ve eaten our fresh share and baked some cakes…. Luckily they propagate so easily by cuttings, so I started a nursery bed with 50 more currant and gooseberry cuttings. I can already see myself loading up a huge truck with all the plants I want to take to Portugal when we move….. :p
Have a great spring!
Luise

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