1 Nov 2020
We are off on an adventure. With Amanda and Naomi, Dave and I drove to Kostas' farm near Pelargia, opposite Lefkada on the mainland. We and the other members of his gardening class were invited for a field trip. It was brilliant.
Kostas shows his climbers, on wire netting.
Sweet potato beds, that have finished for the year - well mulched with straw to build soil over the winter, and with broad beans planted.
An interesting vine, called a Chayote - from South America. It produces edible veg like a cross between a cucumber and a pear. Even the small ones are edible, so we all tried one. This is something we're going to try to get.
All Kostas' trees were mulched with cardboard, as young trees don't like being overwhelmed with grass.
This is a native a bit like a myrtle, which I have seen growing but I don't think we have. Kostas recommended it for mulching anywhere you have couch grass to get rid of.
Demonstrating the scythe. Dave muttered that he wasn't going to give up the strimmer, so maybe we won't get one.
These are homemade seed balls - in which seeds vulnerable to birds and mice are rolled into little clay cases. Then they can be scattered and will only germinate when there is rain. An idea from 'The One Straw Revolution' by Masanoba Fukuoka.
Kostas shows the seedball making machine that a friend put together for him. You can make them by hand but this is quicker.
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