BACK IN ACTION! Tackling Stone Walls of Our Abandoned Farm (41)

[@shirleygraham6229]

To kill off anything like your fig tree, trim it back as low as you can then cover the stump in old used oil (free from garages where they work on vehicles). It will smother and prevent the tree regrowing. Sometimes holes need to be drilled in the tree stump and oil poured into them to accelerate the process. Oil or plant killer with a lot of salt in it. There may be other ideas that are better. Best wishes from Australia.

[@jbyrd2516]

Should take cuttings of your fig, so you don’t lose the variety. Stick them in water they will root and can be potted up later.

[@kathysultzbaugh3858]

I'm glad that this was mentioned. I hope they took cuttings.

[@carolquiroz942]

I ran across your videos and I have playing catch up. I first wanted to tell you I’m so sorry about your dad. I know that pain all to well I lost both my parents. I also wanted you to know I absolutely love what you and your husband is doing with your property. It’s absolutely stunning. I hope you come out with shirts and sweatshirts soon I would love to buy them. God bless you and your family. ❤❤

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

Welcome back Omar and Andrea!!! Welcome Simon!!! Bigs hugs and prayers for the family.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you Carmen!!! Hope you enjoyed it! We will see you next week again!

[@christineb8148]

"Fenerking" - what a wonderful word! I'm so glad you have had some expert help in keeping up momentum on the Portugal project while you have needed to prioritize elsewhere.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Haha, if it doesn’t exist then make one! Indeed, Simon's help has been a God send!🙏🏻

[@monalingan9523]

Omar, you look like you having so fun knocking down that wall! 😂😂😂

[@TheIndigoEscape]

hahah just as good as de-stressing on a spa break!

[@peterfc1notno6]

Welcome back

[@anniemcdonnell8910]

So happy you have returned. You have been missed. Your father was so proud of you....carry that with you forward.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Ahh thanks Annie, that’s such a nice thing to say. That the ultimate goal of any kid, to make their parents proud. Thank you ❤️🌻

[@alterations_queen]

El gato 🐈‍⬛ trabajen ustedes que yo me asoleo , 😂😂😂

[@escapeearth2327]

Welcome back to your project in Portugal!!!!! Yeahhhhh!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

YeaAhhh! Thank you! We will see you this Sunday!

[@christophemeathrel2784]

Enjoying your journey in Portugal. Love the style of vlogging, it’s fresh and revealing which produces an honesty about your lifestyle and choices. Merci, abientot from Cleguerec, France.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you Chistopher! I really appreciate your comment!

[@melinda5777]

Watching again.

[@chrisroberts5562]

Great to see you back. It's starting to get even more interesting as things are coming together.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you I am glad you enjoyed it Chris!

[@cathythomas2692]

So pleased to see you back at the project. You have been in my thoughts & prayers. ❤️

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much Cathy! ❤️🌻

[@Father_of_Internet]

I'm loving the progression! Can't wait to see the final results 🙈 abraço

[@TheIndigoEscape]

You and me both!

[@mafish7962]

Busy week!🍻🍻

[@SusanZiegler]

Such perfect music at 20:40!

[@Brellowcrop]

Just binge watched like 5 of these videos. So jelious. Very cool, though.

[@susanaabreu113]

So happy to see you again. I love your project. See you soon. 👍

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! See you this Sunday!

[@peterstringa3350]

I really enjoyed watching the vid. I know now I missed it a lot. As well it is nice to see you both in your normal routine again. Good luck with the renovation.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Se thanks Peter! Nice to see your comment ❤️

[@peterstringa3350]

@@TheIndigoEscape Who is nice, gets nice comments. So thank yourself instead of me, ;-)

[@OaktreePaula]

So happy to see you back, it is hard work though, you are so talented... all the best!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you lovely Paula! Wishing you a wonderful week ❤️

[@melinda5777]

8 know this is old, but it's knew to me. Loved it! Stay Safe! I'm so tired after working on my house all day. Goodnight. 🙏❤🇺🇸🇬🇧👣⛵🤙

[@kiskatalin2206]

Wonderful job from both guys. Nice you are back. Thank you share this video. Have a great week. See you soon.🌞👌♥️

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank Kis, glad you enjoyed, stay tuned for next week, we have another one on its way!

[@adbc8213]

Glad you are back! Thanks for the video.

[@yaisaprice5267]

Happy daysss ♡°~☆

[@doriskuhberger8559]

I am so pleased that you both are back. It is coming along slowly but surely. It is going to look great when it is done. Looking forward to the progress. Love and Blessings to you all. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘 ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AthollMoir]

Drill holes, salt & vinegar kills stumps I believe?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Yes I believe salt and vinegar seems to be something repeatedly mentioned so we are going to try and see! Thanks Evelyn!

[@lieuwina]

You have been missed Omar and Andrea and it is great to see you back again and working on the projects again and welcome Simon, you are doing a lovely job. Have a lovely day and see you next week.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much! We just got back and this is back in November but more work has been done. We are Getting there!

[@trudylatchman2002]

Soooo happy to see you all back n great progress I can see your vision…

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! We are getting there!

[@Rostha846]

Muy divertido, se nota que te gusta trabajar con tu hermano 🍀

[@chrissajazz]

Very nice guys! So jealous of the happy demoltion day!! BRAVO!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Haha thanks Chris! We have so much more to do as so many walls are wonky abs bit safe but they will be beautiful once done!

[@ShoresofGitcheGumee]

Oh my word!!!! My back is hurting just watching you work. When will the Jacuzzi be built? LOL!

[@luisaleonardi666]

Starting a new project can be daunting, but it will be rewarding for you, then. Keep up the good work and enjoy your lovely land Hope the weather will help.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much Luisa! Can’t wait for it to look more like a home! It’s going to be beautiful

[@ourperfectpieceofportugal6556]

Loved it!! Absolutely brilliant to see you back :)

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much!!

[@MarianneInmarsilia]

Fig trees are tough survivors….I have one which is at least 20 meters tall in my courtyard which we have pruned every year.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

I wish it was growing somewhere else though. It’s right by the stone wall and it’s an important one. Do you think it can be moved? I bet the roots are massive

[@MarianneInmarsilia]

@@TheIndigoEscape i highly doubt you would ever be able to move it. It will have to go….what do local farmers do ? I imagine you don’t like the idea of pesticides. Someone once told me that straight bleach will kill it….not sure though. A question to research….Good luck !

[@johnpierce1965]

Good evening guys y’all sure are rocking today Nice progress Henrietta is not friendly guess she was laying dormant in the rock for the time for her to lay her eggs she is a woodworm beetle so keep your eye out for more beetle .Beetle start to lay their eggs at the end of March keep your eye open for them because they will destroy your new home👍✌️🤙❤️🇵🇹❤️

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Ohh dear!!! I knew someone would come to us with some knowledge! I shall be careful next time. What should we do with them next time?

[@ThePmso]

15:07 You were really close, the name is morangueiro

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Ahhh!! Almost!! Thank you!

[@eileenstec7862]

That is some huge grape vine

[@TheIndigoEscape]

There are two and going to be gorgeous once the courtyard is done ❤️

[@lindamounts2193]

Do you guys watch the Australian couple's vlog in Portugal Make Do Grow? Very interesting. Some of the same projects. Their channel has become quite popular.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thanks for your suggestion! ❤️✨

[@kathysultzbaugh3858]

Can you take cuttings from the Fig tree? I'm sure it's probably gone by now. I love figs. I understand why you need to get rid of it though. Especially if it's damaged the foundation.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Probably you can. We luckily have many fig trees around. They grow like weeds here!

[@lowesonia8551]

Not seen 3 black Cats But the one you left in England? Grey striped.

[@patriciavarela240]

The juicy grapes are "uvas morangueiras" 😉

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Perfect!! I knew it was something like that, next time I won't get it wrong I promise!! All the best to you

[@carlosmolina6432]

puedes reproducir la higuera en otro lugar ,parece tener mucho espacio y debe ser una variedad antigua de calidad saludos desde chile

[@TheIndigoEscape]

La verdad es que no ha dado muchos frutos pero puede ser que sea antigua. El problema es que está muy pegada de la pared y crece rapidísimo! Tenemos otra a un lado y el vecino siempre nos da pero sería mejor tenerla en el terreno! Vamos a ver si la podemos mover! Saludos Carlos! Espero que esté bien lejos de los fuegos, horrible se ve!

[@518pablo]

TBH not watched your video yet, just wanted say welcome back to you both. Right enough waffle need to watch a video ❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thanks Paul! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Bananenbennie]

Whats the music thats been played around 8:50?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Its called Keeping Up With It by Many Moons Ago

[@Bananenbennie]

@@TheIndigoEscape thanx, I love it 😀

[@deboracarpenter1103]

Nice to see you guys back was wondering where you were I had a question about your wall are you using a lime mortar to put the stones back up

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hey Debora! Thank you, we will be publishing every week. For building up the walls Portland mortar is the one used which is essentially cement and sand. This is due to being more durable. As the walls will be later on rendered and pointed with lime, it will still allow the moisture to raise up and evaporate through the walls. The cement used is only for the beams, lintels and ring beams built in the future.

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, everyone would like to have a fig tree way don't you just dig it out and put it somewhere else in the garden, I hate it when people just distroi nature.

[@I-am-not-a-number]

What happens when you use Portland mortar on a stone wall?

[@margaretlovelock7031]

It doesn’t breath and creates moisture, condensation. It’s all wrong.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hi Margaret, that’s not correct as there is no pointing done at the moment

[@TheIndigoEscape]

When it’s used to point or to render, it can create issues but that’s a lot more complicated than that. Another channel did an experiment telling what happens when you use cement which then needs to be really insulated as well as to no water to come in at all. We have no damp proof course so we will be using lime to render/pointing walls. What we are doing now is preparing an area for ring beams, beams and lintels. These are essentially done on top of concrete. This has nothing to do with the moisture retention/evaporation of a wall.

[@100Noddy]

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[@izzy1949]

Hi lovely to have you bck…you are getting a lot done….did not like that creepy Crawley…stuff of nightmares ….

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hahaha sorry about that. I do keep my distance 😬😂

[@rabbitflow1]

Hi guys where is that place, where you buy a land ?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

The gorgeous area of Coimbra, central Portugal. For me, the best!

[@rabbitflow1]

@@TheIndigoEscape that's great because I'm looking for land around also all ready can you telling me also please what temperature is in there in winter time

[@TheIndigoEscape]

@@rabbitflow1 It gets cold but thats of course subjective. It was -2C last night but thats as cold as it gets. So make sure you have a warm house. Portugal is a cold country with a hot sun

[@alterations_queen]

❤😊

[@portugal1969]

🤘

[@dancub1]

A good way to kill things like the fig is to cut it down, drill down into the stump/s and fill the holes with salt.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hum! That’s an idea! Thank you!

[@duartemonteiro7463]

😀

[@coby6417]

🌟👏👍🍀💐 25:31

[@TheIndigoEscape]

See you this Sunday Coby! ❤️

[@y.lelivelt2619]

I hope you used lime and not cement. Cement gives a lot of trouble because the walls can't breath. The Portuguese stones collect water if you use cement. The water you can see in moisture walls with a lot of fungus inside the walls. Please do a kind of research if you don't believe me

[@TheIndigoEscape]

We are using the correct material because we are not plastering/pointing. For structural builds you need cement/concrete. The breathability of a wall happens perpendicular to a wall not on top. The moisture comes from the bottom and escapes by evaporation through the stones. We are adding cement to the top to be able to build lintels, beams and ring beams. All done with pourable concrete. This will not affect the side of the wall. As you need to have professionals to do what we are doing, we are being advice by engineers, architects and builders who are locals and have decades of experience in Portugal.

[@margaretlovelock7031]

Why on earth are you using cement on stone walls when you should be using Lime in order to let the walls breath

[@TheIndigoEscape]

You use cement for structural work in any wall. You use lime to render or point the stone walls which allows walls with no damp proof course let our the moisture raising up from the ground to evaporate through crevices of the wall We aren’t rendering or pointing here, we are building on top of the stone wall and not blocking any crevices for it to not be able to breathe. Don’t worry, Simon knows exactly what he is doing. Not the first rodeo ☺️

[@escapeearth2327]

Obviously Margaret has not paid attention to your videos! Great answer!

[@kathyprime5430]

I was thinking the same. There will be issues later on.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

@@kathyprime5430 Nope, no issues. You only have issues if you point the walls with cement which is not what's happening here.

[@kkerr1953]

@@TheIndigoEscape You are so fortunate to have someone as experienced as Simon helping you! I wondered how you got him to help you so much and then you happened to mention in one episode that he’s your brother-in-law. That always helps! 😂

[@traceygomes809]

Fig trees and dangerous. Never plant near a building.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Definitely agree!

[@runninggreywolf8313]

It's a shame you didn't take cutting of the grapes and root them somewhere else on your property.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thats a good idea for later, for sure. This vine grows super quickly so we will be able to do that again in the future. Best to do that in October-Feb when plants are more likely to grow their roots than flowering.