First Gardens
Thanks to the kind help of Ana this last week, there are now several small gardens in the Gaspar Caballero method – mixing flowers and edible plants in small manageable spaces – all watered from the cleaned acequia running from the stream.
Ana also did some nice clearing of paths and made the first start up by the barn, in the space that one day should be the “wet room” – bathroom, shower, plant room.. mash-up.
I emptied out the alberca, or rather it half-emptied itself, as there appears to be a number of small holes in the granite block walls, and also the floor has a crack – this seems to be made from a granite sand & cement mix, which I will try and repair along with the walls.
This next week is going to be dedicated to the water canals, then I plan to think about paths, stone steps and the summer shower/toilet space on the terrace below where I plan to park the van.
A new member has arrived at QL.
Finally, after weeks of obsessive study, I can kick the graph watching habit.
The weather in March was truly amazing, but not normal, for sure some days it reached 27 degrees and at night only dropped to 15.
Ive made a rough plan to take on the practical jobs first, clearing paths, water channels, roads and such however, having cleared the beautiful granite alberca on one of the middle terraces yesterday, I realised that it might just make an amazing sum.
after moving 2 seriously heavy rocks off the road, I figured all was good for my trusty VW to move to its final resting place.
Yesterday sunday I went out to QL with Raco to try and clean the top acequia, which has dried up, due to the madness of spring I guess.
Im starting to see the whole World as a graph, up and down, controlled by forces that no-one fully understand, and never will.
Well, I always start my sentences with well.










