Changes in La Tierra Verde

The last months there were some changes in La Tierra Verde.

First of all, the chickens finally moved to their chicken house in Malvecino. Since there were some problems with half wild dogs, the accommodation had to be improved and enforced. Luckily the chickens could stay for a while with Vivien and Edward in Martin Laguna. Thanks a million for this. Although the chickens were quite happy in Martin Laguna, now they are able to run around free during daytime in a large chicken coop, totally secured against dogs and foxes. At night they stay inside the chicken house.

In the first week of October I rented a small excavator which cleaned up the rubbish heaps that were still in the field from last year when we cleared the field from bramble bushes. With a bigger excavator I had the charco enlarged and made deeper. The water had just finished but when the digging was finished the water bubbled back up. 

When a second charco was dug, on the other side of the field, no water came up. The soil was moist, but that was all. Luckily, after the rains of 19-23 October, the second charco filled up partly with rain water. It is possible to harvest the rainwater in this way and keep it in containers for the summertime.

The third important change is that the garden in Martin Laguna will have to be abandoned. The owners have sold the terrain and before December I have to clear it. Although I had just cleared the tomatoes and paprika plants, there are still a lot of cabbage plants growing and even a small plot of potato. I hope I will have the chance to harvest those crops, before December! On the bright side, soon I have no obligations anymore in Martin Laguna, leaving me more time to concentrate on the garden in Malvecino.