29 - 30 October 2020
We have been informed by Kostas the Gardener that this is the time of year to plant trees - not in January as we would in colder climates.
So I moved the weeding project to the 'hugel' beds - which are no longer 'hugel' (German for 'heaped') as they have flattened down over their sixish years of life to being a rich dark soil with little wood pieces remaining. As we have self-seeded apple trees in this area, it seems to make sense to plant a couple of proper trees in there too. Quite an easy area to clear, as there were only clumps of weeds, much less grass.
Then we thought we should do our best to save the grape vines, which didn't do well this year, although 11 out of 12 survived. The ground here is very battered by the building materials, especially lime, that have been poured out during the build years. The soil is starting to recover, and is good at both ends, but still very limey in the middle. We decided to put up some boards and make a raised bed around the vines to hold manure, compost and soil to improve the chances of the vines. So this was cleared of weeds, ready for that next step.
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