Here we go again!

[paulo73]

Very nice to know.

Very nice to know.

G`day Paulo

Looks moister this May ?
I think your plants will have an easier time establishing this time around . It got pretty dry last year .

Gotta say Paulo . Planting the beanz. Then coming back 2-1/2 months later, and picking and having a meal of them. Was a high light of my travels .

I know it might sound boring to some folks . But its not always the tourist attractions that make the biggest impressions .

Thanks for sharin

EB .

Last year was a try&miss experience but at least someone has sweet&fond memories of it all, marvellous when Joy is multiplied!
It was a great pleasure to have you around and if anything i regret not having the right conditions to use your many&diverse skills, but next time i´ll be better prepared
Soil in here it´s much lighter and with a higher water retention capacity and i´ve also done a better work on prep. So it´s just natural that things do a little better this year, this said i´m all in Mother Nature´s Hands

This year is already posing a few questions like. What shall i do with my crops? Selling them out it´s more work than profit and there´s no way that a family of three can eat all this green stuff.
And due to my lack of experience i keep loosing track of things and then they go wild on me. Like all my french lettuce sprouting on me due to dry soil and now i have to feed them to the chicken and start a new batch of it.
Or stuff like artichoke...what am i expected to do with those!?

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Elmer Bud]

G`day Paulo

You make preserves don`t you ?
They would be a way of keeping your produce for later marketing ?

You have an educated palette .Canna infused olive oil with artichokes , olives, peppers ? Get creative !

Thanks for sharin

EB .

 

[paulo73]

Man, come over and help me to eat the last year preserves, please!
I still got my pantry filled with jams, pickles and other stuff. The same goes for frozen stuff.
I´ve even donated to the local Church and School parties.
Time, space and appetite are of the essence. And nowadays i can´t spent too much time eating

 

[Asche]

nice peace of land, maybe good for wine?
i would use those artischocken for cooking
and whatever is left over you can cook into jars

nobody helping you out a little in the garden?
family of 3 if its not just dogs then somebody
shall share work what brings food to the table.

i didnt keep track where you are now
was it portugal? i read up your trip to Marocco
was very nice, i almost packed my stuff and went!!!

 

[Dank Demon]

Nice bit of land you have there Paulo my friend I would just plough the lot and turn it into a big Cannabis plantation and just have a small fruit and veg patch lol.

 

[paulo73]

Summer is coming.

Summer is coming.

nice peace of land, maybe good for wine?
i would use those artischocken for cooking
and whatever is left over you can cook into jars

nobody helping you out a little in the garden?
family of 3 if its not just dogs then somebody
shall share work what brings food to the table.

i didnt keep track where you are now
was it portugal? i read up your trip to Marocco
was very nice, i almost packed my stuff and went!!!

Hello Asche. Long, long time ago there was grapes and cereals in here but nowadays none of those have much use for us as a family. We don´t drink alcohol and for cereals is just a tiny plot and we don´t have the right tools for it.
My better half puts the same effort, if not more, on all our projects, otherwise i couldn´t do half the crazy stuff i do. Bless her heart and all hard working&partying girls

And yes, after almost a decade abroad, one failed adventure brought me back to Portugal. I´m glad you enjoyed the Riff adventure, and why didn´t you went there?

Nice bit of land you have there Paulo my friend I would just plough the lot and turn it into a big Cannabis plantation and just have a small fruit and veg patch lol.

I wish brother! Rest assured that if full legalization ever comes to Portugal, i´ll be on the first row and many many acres will became Ganja Fields!

 

[Asche]

me and my girl wanted to make a spontaneous trip to Spain or Portugal crossing over to Morocco
but many things are changing at the moment, so not even sure if there will be a holiday.

you dont drink any alcohol due to believes? or because you dont like it?
.. anyway you can also plant a kind of grape which is tasty for eating
i believe in Portugal you may have perfect conditions for it

 

[paulo73]

Come on guys, be spontaneous!!!

Come on guys, be spontaneous!!!

me and my girl wanted to make a spontaneous trip to Spain or Portugal crossing over to Morocco
but many things are changing at the moment, so not even sure if there will be a holiday.

you dont drink any alcohol due to believes? or because you dont like it?
.. anyway you can also plant a kind of grape which is tasty for eating
i believe in Portugal you may have perfect conditions for it

Hold that dream and make it true. If it helps, in Portugal, you already have somewhere to stay and a cool tour guide to show you guys around
Who knows if i get my shit together, grab my girl and join you on that cross
Nowadays i don´t drink because i drank everything i was entitled during tfahe 90´s and now i got a non-aggression pact with my Liver. My missus doesn´t drink because she found a better drug, our home grown weed
I got 8 feet of vine and they´re enough for us to eat. I also got free access to all the grapes that i can eat from the local farmers that i work for.
But you´re right we have the right conditions for all kinds of grapes and to be honest everyone does it, so i´ll just keep looking for my niche.
Thanks for the comments
Now i´m off to lay down a bit because i´ve hurt my back while carrying compost up the hill. Tomorrow it´s a new day.

 

[tleaf jr.]

I would love some preservatives P, I know they're probably way more sweeter than store bought

 

[paulo73]

Come and grab some!

Come and grab some!

I would love some preservatives P, I know they're probably way more sweeter than store bought

Pop around any day and you´ll be leaving with a nice bag of them.
Because most of them were our first try i´m sure there´s plenty of room to improvement on many of the recipes. But i need tasters input to make those changes, what i can guarantee is that they´re all 100% organic and home-made.

But i must admit that i might be better at growing weed...
GoldenTiger#1 going for the home-run

... than i am at making preserves

GT#1

 

[paulo73]

Blues Dies, Bliss is Born

 

[Elmer Bud]

G`day Paulo

Your little dog is filling out bro .

Dunno about those plants but ? Old mate told us the other week they should still be pristine green at harvest . lol .

Thanks for sharin

EB .

 

[Dank Demon]

Buds are looking nice and fat mate. Superb job my friend

 

[tleaf jr.]

pretty fat calyxs ya got there P you have to be one of the guys the guys that have harvest around every week I tell ya

 

[paulo73]

Good evening friends.

Good evening friends.

G`day Paulo

Your little dog is filling out bro .

Dunno about those plants but ? Old mate told us the other week they should still be pristine green at harvest . lol .

Thanks for sharin

EB .

He´s a sturdy little dog, that´s for sure. But rest assured he keeps being the kindest animal. Bless him!
When comes to pristine green when comes harvest time, i´m not sure if that´s my cup of tea but you know me i believe that each one needs to find their own path.
I´m even afraid of writing this up but i´m half pleased with my yellowish girls on late flowering. To add to the yellow leaves they share another trait, rock hard buds covered with brain sugar so i can´t complain about it. If i cared i could even start putting my herb on the scales but to me that shows lack of respect for my babies

Buds are looking nice and fat mate. Superb job my friend

Thank you very much DD.

pretty fat calyxs ya got there P you have to be one of the guys the guys that have harvest around every week I tell ya

Hello tleaf jr.
You must be a statistical mind, mine is, and if i do an average i might even beat that number. It´s all out of necessity because i not only grow them but to top it all i smoke a lot of trees. Trees is me being kind some are just funny herbs.

Thanks again to all of you.

 

[ElRubio]

Those GT and Blues looks stellar for sure!!

I bet is gonna be a glorious summer!!

hablamos pronto amigo!

 

[paulo73]

Gracias hermano!

Gracias hermano!

Those GT and Blues looks stellar for sure!!

I bet is gonna be a glorious summer!!

hablamos pronto amigo!

I also put my money on it, at least i´ll do my share to make it glorious!
Here´s my best looking guerrila girl

Tilia flowers were collected, dried and stored for the cold months.

The flowers keep catching my eyes, passion fruit flower

And of course Nelly came down after this last shot

Today i´ve also stored 150grs of dank Blues for later use and now i´m off to finish my home-made version of Amaretto, loquat liqueur from my own fruits. If my goal were to get high i could stop working and enjoy the fruits for the whole Summer

 

[tleaf jr.]

what are the talia flowers gonna be used for?

 

[paulo73]

It´s a well known herbal tea. Aka Lime Tree tea if i got it right.

 

[tleaf jr.]

sounds good what does it help with as far as ailments?