The Beginning | Our Permaculture Garden From 0

[@educrearte]

Tú entusiasmo es contagioso!!!

[@soniahofmann4969]

Harriet you are such an inspiration to us all you're such a hard worker I just don't know where you get the energy I think it's coming from your soul you seem like an old soul I love listening to you you have such a natural way about you and it's obvious that you are a deeply kind and generous human being I'm a bit addicted to your videos you are now up to about almost 30,000 good luck and I'll be here to cheer you on hugs to tofu and the kitties🐕🐈🙏👍😎💜

[@cristinafalk6592]

Dear Harriet. I like to see your enthusiasmus and ernst in doing all the new challenges which you every day have. I think you are giving us a very good exempel of learning by doing. Go on.

[@mgoldfield5821]

Love seeing all those garden beds, it’s the green version of money in the bank. You guys are rich beyond measure in terms of quality of life.

[@maitemaitechu1685]

Guau eres un ángel, muy trabajadora, i tofu i gatitos muy bonitos, me encanta vuestro trabajo, Felicidades 👍🙋💪💪💪😘😘😘😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏aa i la música que pones es muy bonita

[@ruthquinn6229]

what a beautiful video. your garden adventures are so exciting!! you are such a hard worker. bless you sweet Harriet.i love your sweetness and humility. see you next time.xxx

[@manantamboli3482]

OKAY Permaculture was what i wanted to see and now i am a happy man. Cant wait for more videos.

[@trishwalton6628]

I love that you do the work by hand. That's my lifestyle and I applaud you!

[@sugarbomb26]

HI Harriet, wow! Thank you for sharing your piece of paradise and showing what can be achieved with hard work and commitment. Your strength and quiet, calm, stoic nature is extraordinarily inspiring. I'm 100% hooked to your channel and I am absorbed in watching your dream unfold in front of my eyes. I also love reading the comments left by viewers in Spanish. I studied Spanish in high school in London many decades ago and am thrilled I can understand a lot of what people are writing. Greetings from NJ, USA.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Aw thank you, that is so kind of you! I love the Spanish comments too, it has been so incredibly helpful to help me learn how people do things here!

[@clickswiipemarketing7518]

Hello Harriet you will have muscle like Popey !!! Can’t believe it’s raining agin ! Just think Rome wasn’t built in a day and they had plenty of help xx

[@marianbrown4173]

You are such a hard worker, that manure will really help get those plants growing strong.

[@MrCheerios2011]

Nice video! A suggestion: you can use your pile of manure to germinate your seeds, just put a pallet on top and then the seed trays - the heat from the pile will make your seeds germinate very fast.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

I really wanna try that!

[@ginacrusco234]

Hi Harriet! And so it begins...your first springtime planting and the shape of things to come. Congrats on your E80 delivery of 3 tons of manure! What a great idea to use the roof tiles as garden bed borders -- as aesthetic as they are functional! May all your seedlings come to fruition.

[@rosaannaraigrosell1491]

Harriet & Mauro&tofu&cats.. Yo're my heros. My God! I know your work and realizing your dream. I am looking to find another place, bigger than what we have to plant more an, maybe, make a living from ourland too. There's have been 2 years of heavy studing, biodinamic. We actuslly have 50sqm. 2 humble greenhouses, and lots of love to put into our land. Allways waiting that the Universe will provide us with some more land to work in. To be able to be autosuficiente and to share, with whoever needs, our seeds and humble knowledge do to pure study&experimentation. Since I knew you We never miss a video. You're loving human beings. The "starters" of the big change that's comming. The savers of life. Congratulations! I wish we could meet an share one day. Lots of love to U. Harriet, Mauro, loving Tofu and little cats. We encourage you to keep going. Big hug

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you so much! The great thing about a small space is that every square inch gets so much love and care. I bet your 50sqm is thriving 😊

[@judithhuntly2375]

It did look like hard work narrowing all that compost. I had not even thought of using animals to help with the heavy work but this will be much more sustainable and will also add to your manure pile 😀 this is what I love about permaculture, observation and interact, slow and small solutions, produce no waste. It is all about problem solving and mindfulness, qudos to you both, loving your channel 😁

[@margaritamanresacapo2540]

Yo tengo 70 años y tambien estoy empezando sola un pequeño huerto jardin en un pequeño terreno mio , todo a mano y sin saber , asi que estaré viendo tus videos a ver quien tiene mejores resultados , me encanta veros a ti y a tofu y a los gatitos , esperare tus avances . Un abrazo 😀😀😀😀😀

[@franklinbarahona6137]

ande Margarita animece suba videos para ver su progreso y asi anima a los que soñamos con poder realizarlo en nuestro retiro ese es mi sueño

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Well done, every year you will learn more and more 👏👏👏

[@anoodono1841]

Good Luck

[@carolmcmillan1108]

Well done Harriet 💪 nothing wrong with manual hard work as you said it makes you think of better ways as you go look forward to seeing your dreams come to fruition and yes it’s always exciting to receive seeds 👏👏👏

[@dorothyallen3614]

Harriet, your beds are beautiful, I especially like the roof tiles! You’re doing a great job on everything y’all are doing ❤ go celebrate your beautiful beginnings at a wine tasting or restaurant 🌹much love to all. I posted this comment 10/11/22

[@101life9]

You are doing great and getting things done! 👏👍💕

[@rachelpiscitell9993]

You are one hard working girl. Love your videos.

[@mrs.jillaroo6907]

Great job Harriet!! I really look forward to your weekly video, and find your hard work and desire to learn and try new things inspirational. The garden beds look really lovely, and i'm sure will be bountiful with all that water, sunshine and manure. Keep it up :)

[@Aaron-ik6sy]

Keep up the great work. You're living the dream. Huw Richards has a great channel with tips on food gardening and market gardening. Best of luck!

[@saeedandalusi7579]

Wow, Megaworm 😁

[@joseluisjimenezmartin5613]

a esos banccales les veo futuro te van a funcionar bien , la ilusion que le pones y el esfuerzo nos la trasmites a los que los vemos un abrazo y a esperar otro video

[@beniymireia1588]

Suerte con es as semillas👏👏

[@johnmoonen8416]

you always know something about something You are so smart as you think. Think and dream big. You are good as you are don't apologize.

[@susanyates4233]

Your parcel is wonderful, what a kind friend.

[@virtualfather4117]

Butternut squash, in one of your open field areas dig several holes 5 ft apart about 2 ft deep fill with a good 50/50 mix soil and dirt soak hole really good and plant 2 or 3 seeds in each one. As long as you keep watering them they will spread out all over the field and give you many squash that are in the winter squash family and can store all winter.

[@ninemoonplanet]

The stones give off a thermal mass during the night. The beds might take somewhat more water, so there's the complexity. I'm not sure if you know about "chop and drop" for enhanced soil fertility. Basically, any green material which is either pruned away or cut away is dropped on the soil, becoming either mulch for trees or garden beds. Just be careful not to add unwanted seed heads or seeds into open soil. The diversity is an excellent beginning.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Cardboard on new areas needs to be at least 2 layers deep with any gaps overlapping. It must be soaked thoroughly or it sheds water. Place the cardboard outside the frame of the beds, you could put it under the pathways. Volunteer tomatoes are often good to grow, although you end up with surprises along the way. 😅

[@ninemoonplanet]

Add dried grass, veggies scraps, then more dried material, this should boost the composting process faster. Cats decided to "posses" the box, you might need 2 more. 😉

[@latin95]

You doing a great job !! And nearly all the jobs alone 👏👏 you are a strong / determined woman . One thing I would do is use elevated beds in the future. So you don't need to bend every time. 💐

[@FrankDohrin]

Thank you so much for every update you post, Harriet! My partner and me are planning to move to Spain next year. Want to live with animals and growing plants on a little farm. We thought about having two little donkeys to do some of the heavier work. Little ones seem easier to handle. Being animals living in groups it seems better not keep one alone. Also chicken are very good in distributing compost !! The KZbinr "Mossy Bottom" keeps two little pigs who tidy his vegetable garden from weeds and roots.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you Frank! Good luck with your move and your project! Would love a little donkey and maybe some goats. Perhaps they would be a good little group together?

[@Rostha846]

Has hecho mucho trabajo y muy bien hecho, aprendes rápido, felicidades!!!

[@jorgedanielenriquez2191]

Muy bien!! Adelante con los trabajos.

[@julieannecook-artist]

I love watching your videos & I have learnt so much from your hardwork & determination . Im working on my own land which is in contrast to yours , too much rain here !!!

[@suzyking9973]

Always enjoy your videos Your beds are looking great..so exciting starting a smallholding, we did this many years ago.

[@thisorthat7626]

The gift pack from Mike was wonderful. The seeds will provide an excellent start for your garden. How wonderful to have such nice friends/neighbors who help out. The manure was a great deal since delivery charges can run quite a bit. Suggestion, buy more manure now as it will become more expensive as people can't buy petroleum based fertilizers. So happy you gave the box to your cat.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Very true, the guy delivering it already said he's charging €10 more per load than last year!

[@BRING619]

Your gardens looking fantastic, well done you 😊

[@lluviadeprimavera25]

Madre Mia cuanto trabajo para una persona! Que valiente eres!! Mucha suerte que te la mereces!!!

[@bernardettedarce.963]

Hola , eres una joven muy valiente , natural y sencilla , gracias por tus vídeos originales y mostrarnos tu finca , abrazo desde Costa Rica ! Amo a Tufu y los gatitos !

[@paulchance7948]

Always look forward to watching your videos. I think you make a great team together. It's great to see all your hard work paying off. Also love to see your cats and tofu the dog get in on the act. I recommend comfrey or nettle tea as a plant tonic, also the videos of Ray Archuleta and Gabe Brown on regenerative farming. Cheers good growing.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you! Thanks for the video recommendations too!

[@tonyharber8240]

so inspiring

[@patriciaphillips6925]

You are doing great. It wonderful to have the space to grow all that you want. I am about to start my garden here now, it has been to cold to grow anything so i am super excited to see your garden and to start mine here soon. Happy growing season!

[@jclt10]

Really great Harriet, a lot of work to do! Ánimo!!!

[@bobbalbirnie2478]

Hi Harriet and Mauro, you are making significant progress towards your goal in a thoughtful and what seems to me to be a sustainable way, congratulations! One thing I would recommend you do, especially for Mauro as his stature does not fit with that small shovel you have, is to please get proper straight long handled digging shovels, your backs will thank you. As a young fellow, I assisted my father in moving many tons of soil, sand and gravel for building our home, gardens and landscape from mixing concrete for cement foundations, basement, walls. sidewalks and onward so have some experience at the operator end of shovels and wheelbarrows. Thanks for sharing your journey with us, it is nice to be brought along on all you are experiencing in that wonderful piece of land.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you so much! Omg yes you are right about the shovel. We have a few dutch friends and the ALL have these amazing long handled shovels and forks which are a dream to work with. Hard to find over here but I might have to order them online.

[@dirkvandeveire6102]

Well done!🙋

[@rachelunderwood4868]

I really enjoy watching you in this life journey. If I was 20 years younger I think I would love to do the same!

[@gorillax4085]

A tip from my youth as a construction laborer. Try to always handle each item as few times as possible, preferably only once. For example, you: 1) carried your clay roof tiles to a staging area, 2) carried them from the staging area to the road, and 3) loaded them onto a wheelbarrow. In each segment of the process, you had to a) arrange the tiles in a pile, b) squat down to pick the pile up, c) squat back down to carefully to put the tiles down in a pile. This is a both a waste of both time and exhausting because of the brute strength necessary to squat down and stand up. Taking smaller piles from their original location all the way into the wheelbarrow would save two of your three squats. And, although you'd take fewer per trip, you'd move faster and be less exhausted

[@margarietmarais8603]

hi there! she does not need a gym membership like you!

[@gorillax4085]

@@margarietmarais8603 Not being lazy. More efficient = more objectives achieved, closer to the dream

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Hi! yes that is such a good point! Our very handy friend told us that a while back and totally changed the way we plan out certain jobs and tasks. In this case my decision to move the tiles in stages mostly came from trying to avoid having to go back and forth with the camera multiple times to get the shots I wanted, or leave the camera running for ages 😂 It's a very difficult life, this youtubing 😂

[@gorillax4085]

@@LittleSpanishFarmstead The price of fame.... :)

[@vicclark6275]

Really like your channel. I don’t have the time or space in Brussels to do gardening and building but through you I can do it vicariously. Much impressed how you are tackling big jobs like tiling and plumbing etc. Wish you well.

[@teodorzolotas6465]

Hola Harrier.vi en el video que has puesto Piedras a los border de las parcelas...Lo mejor serial utilizar tables de Madera...Entre las Piedras con el paso del tiempo aparecenl hiebras Silvestre y es dificil arancarlas .....En mi opinion debes cultivar el espacio que necesitas darle comida......Te depito que debes tender gallinas.....en un sitio con Francis.Saludos de Grecia.Te admiro por todo lo que haces...

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Estamos incubando huevos... tendremos gallinas pronto, espero! 🤞

[@rosadeleon8210]

Thank you for sharing what you do, love it😃

[@mariaisabeliglesias4264]

Que buena caja!!!!!🥰🥰🥰

[@because_helives]

Nice work. You plant corn and bean plus squash in the area were watering is out of question it called dry agriculture, where you allow rain to do the watering.

[@soniauscategui5780]

I'm really enjoying your channel. Very helpful. Love what you do with the pallets. Take care..take breaks. Greetings from Miami, FL.

[@amorpelavida5044]

hello everything wonderful I loved everything😍😘

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Amazing to see how much you’ve accomplished already in such a short time. Great to see you jumping in both feet first and trying out so many seeds and varieties! ¡Un abrazo enorme a vosotros! ❤️

[@colleen2386]

Those seeds your friend sent are so nice. Congrats on the 10K I'm sure there will be many Sub milestones lol. Also those terracotta lining the beds are beautiful and genius!

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you!

[@nataliaghidirim1655]

slowly but surely you get me involved into your journey))) appreciate you giving yourself enough time and space for learning, this really heals a lot... and help getting started) I was thinking abt Italy... but now my thinking switched to Spain )) thank you for sharing

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you!

[@cristinaper76]

Me encantan tus videos y tu trabajo. Llevo años teniendo un huerto, se inteligente y comprate una faja para tu espalda, las de moto son muy prácticas. Si sigues a ese ritmo te vas a reventar.

[@albertllena913]

Nice to discover thia channel near where I try to grow some food. I will be happy to learn from and with you. Gracias y bienvenidos.

[@owenthomas5876]

well done for going for it im sure you will reap the rewards. my wife and i sold up in london and moved to crete 2 years ago and are working our bit of land. i wish we could have done this years ago when we were your age but hey ho. we have sheep and chickens atm. good luck with everything and best wishes from crete.... peace

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you! 💚

[@sandraramirez1030]

Nos gustan mucho tus vídeos, eres muy trabajadora, les deseo lo mejor a tu esposo y a ti, desde Chile saludos🙋🏻‍♀️

[@felicityjacobs9608]

Inspiring video as always. Felicity Jacobs, Cape Town, South Africa

[@djazt.8053]

About the "why don't you get a tractor" question: I think you're on the right track. I don't have a particular solution for you, but you could look for inspiration into "The Sunshine Farm Project". That was a 10-year demo project in the 90s to explore how a modern farm could be energetically self-sufficient. Among other solutions, they had a tractor for some tasks but would run it on locally produced biodiesel, and they were growing their own oilseeds for that. Also, there's a very interesting chapter 18 "The Energetics of Agroecosystems" dedicated to all this, which you can find in the freely available e-book "Agroecology - The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems". Best of luck with your journey!

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thanks for the recommendations - definitely gonna check those out. Always on the hunt for resources like that.

[@Jacksparrow4986]

Biodiesel is pretty inefficient spacewise (and it stinks). Don't know were you are on your tractor journey, elektrofrosch is a german company producing a concept that might interest you, it's like a very skaled down electric car optimised for utility (45km/h max, 700kg max on public roads) available in different variants. Might need to rescale your solar setup for that, then again I guess you need it most on sunny days?

[@djazt.8053]

@@Jacksparrow4986 Very interesting vehicles! I just had a look. Would need some tuning for off-road use, but as is perfect for cities. Also I remembered there are a few Indian companies making small (!) electrical tractors (Sonalika, HAV, Cellestial).

[@Jacksparrow4986]

@djazt.8053 they advertise with one farmer using and loving it, so I guess some of the variants are suited. As long as the ground is dry they should be okay.

[@huertoyflores1439]

Cuantos avances me encanta no hay nada mejor q recibir semillas siempre estoy buscando nuevas variedades!! Saluditos 🤗🇦🇷🌱💚👍💪👏

[@GQUATTRADITIONZS]

I have moved onto Raw Land in my Lifetime and started Off Grid. Following. Just Subbed.💜💜💜 AuntieEllen

[@mihuertoorganico]

Mucho éxito en este gran proyecto , esperando que todo salga de acuerdo a lo planeado!!

[@strawberries1411]

So excited about all the seeds.. I hope the lufa does well..can eat when green and use for other things when ripe

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

The luffa hasn't germinated yet 😭 I'll let everyone know when it does!! 😂

[@strawberries1411]

@@LittleSpanishFarmstead I had a hard time getting them to germinate too.. tried several year but last year finally success.. besides warm weather..it helps to clip open the hard seed coat and understand the cyble. I found this Chinese lady explaining it very well kzbin.info/www/bejne/navHkKqlmZWEo6s

[@migdaliavargas6027]

Muy bien!! 👏 Semillas, y tienen el terreno necesario para sembrarlas...Me encanta como va todo! Recuerdo cuando comenzaron; gracias por compartir, me dan mucho animo. Saludos desde Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷 ❤

[@SettleinSpain]

There's certainly many other ways of doing things without using a tractor or relying on fossil fuels. That's what I think too, going forward we are hoping to have a donkey and a couple of goats, for manure, grass cutting and milk for cheese. Though that's a long way off. We still need to be able to move into the house before tackling the land and water, everything seems to take so much longer that I want it to! Your place is looking fabulous I really hope we are that far along in a years time :) I've been looking into finding local varieties of seeds will check out the original garden

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Haha we got a head start in the garden by doing the absolute bare minimum in the house 😂 And now we live with no floor and various leaks, but we have some food in the garden 😂 I think a donkey + goats could be a perfect mix, that's something like what we were thinking too!

[@SettleinSpain]

@@LittleSpanishFarmstead 🤣 I would camp out without a floor tomorrow. But there’s no way my husband will go for that! 😂

[@kevinomalley1521]

You guys are doing such a great job. You've got loads growing! Big learning curve too

[@kevinomalley1521]

Quad bike could do a great job as a tractor alternative maybe?

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Yes possibly! Especially if what I end up doing a lot of is moving heavy stuff. A lot of fun too haha.

[@mechanics4all405]

Absolutely fabulous youre work ethic,with a baby is great,will definately make youre living,when established,well done,great example to others

[@Unicorn-Ranch]

there are a lot of cool small electric tractor, worth having a look at

[@celtascastro]

Hola chicos, seguramente no sea el mas indicado para consejos pero escucho y observo mucho a los labradores y no se en vuestra zona pero aquí se echa el abono (sobretodo si es de ave) en febrero, se envuelve con la tierra y se deja fermentar hasta mediados de mayo.. si el abono no fermenta es posible que queme los planteles. Respecto a lo del tractor, yo tengo una motoazada (se pueden conseguir de segunda mano a buen precio) el cual uso tres veces al año, en febrero para abonar, en mayo para dejar la tierra preparada para plantar y en noviembre para dejar la tierra llana y sin hierbajos. En total son 6 u 8 horas de trabajo al año, con un consumo de gasolina muy pequeño ( tal vez 10 o 15 litros) ni se me pasa por la cabeza en pensar hacerlo a mano, me llevaría infinitas horas de trabajo durísimo, quedaría mucho peor y me rompería la espalda.. Para mi, Desbrozadora, Motoazada o Moticultor ( con motor Honda si es posible) y si es necesario una bomba de agua son infaltables, la espalda me lo agradecerá mas adelante. Un saludo chic@s, me encanta vuestro trabajo

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Gracias! El estiercol que puse directamente en las camas, voy a dejar esas camas al menos tres meses (tal vez hasta el otoño) antes de plantarlas... fue un experimente realmente, pero me parece que no esté demasiado despistada si dices que normalmente la gente espera entre feb-mayo. Vamos a ver! Lo estoy pensando mucho sobre la idea de comprarnos una motoazada/motocultor, gracias por tu opinion, es muy util escuchar más opiniones sobre este tema y ver como lo hacen los agricultures de aquí 🙌

[@celtascastro]

@@LittleSpanishFarmstead si me parece muy bien como lo has hecho, incluso tal vez el estiércol ya esté algo fermentado, pero aún así es peligroso el estiércol de ave. De todas formas no te fíes mucho de mi, yo no utilizo bancales, tengo un trozo de tierra de 200 metros cuadrados en la que practico la rotación de plantas de un año a otro y riego como aquí se dice "a surco corrido" el cual se riega por el pie por medio de surcos y presas. Si, has de pensar bien, yo elegiría motoazada con ruedas intercambiables con fresas, para dejar la tierra bien mullida, el arado y demás aperos apenas los uso porque los surcos los hago a azada. Esperando por mas videos y deseando ver los progresos

[@geralonso1997]

@@celtascastro yo también lo realizo como ud. uso el arado para las patatas para que el bancal este más alto con tierra las ruedas de hierro claro las de goma patinan en terrenos arcillosos o duros como el mio

[@spiritualhumanist]

Great job clearing the manure ! Now you need one or two more truck loads of manure :)and next year you will have enough. I know you think you already have enough but that manure is fresh and hot so it will shrink for a 1/3. Also be careful with fresh chicken manure could be to hot for plants if you use too much . Great start ,good luck with everything.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you! Hahaha when I can face moving another 3 tonnes I'll order more. I almost ordered 2 trucks full this time. Glad I didn't now! 😂

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Hi Harriet, wow such a lot of progress. I just love watching your videos you remind me of myself. I grow all our food here on my allotment in Scotland, battling against wind and rain most of the time!! We are lucky to have chickens, ducks and geese for manure so you must get some as soon as possible lol. I love how you plants flowers with veg. I do exactly the same. I cant wait for your next video. Take care and happy seed sowing!

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you Jenny! We are incubating some chicken eggs at the moment actually, so hopefully we'll be starting on chickens soon. I would love ducks and quails too. Hadn't thought about geese. But they can also work well in the same flock of birds?? I'll have to build a bigger chicken coop before too long hahah!

[@jennyjohnson9012]

@@LittleSpanishFarmstead Our geese get on fine with the mixed flock. In fact they are great guards against foxes!

[@iankolazpitasobron1520]

Joe que maravilla. Cómo va tomando color. Estáis haciendo un trabajo fantástico 🤗

[@richarramos466]

exactamente,son recaros los tractores,aparte estan comenzando a aprender,y otra que no es muchas hectareas,para usar un tractor,solo esta bien asi ,por ahora,mas adelante si podria ser ,si el dinero les alcanza por lo menos para comprar un kubota,saludos harriet

[@helicosta7260]

Guayaba roha, is really nice fruit tree.this one you have to propocate these seeds in warm and moist enviroment,( subtropical plant)perhaps for next spring could start this winter? Make realli nice brasilian guavejam

[@tracytanasiychuk8253]

Fabulous job. Blessings from Canada 🇨🇦

[@Joybells06]

Looks amazing 👏 well done

[@dianaborges4191]

Eres super trabajadora!! Mucho ánimo y abrazo desde Canarias 😻

[@franklinbarahona6137]

Lindo lugar para vivir te felicito

[@daffs0]

Wonderful work thank you so much for sharing 😁

[@salvadormar1965]

Mucho trabajo Pero tendrá su recompensa Un pequeño motocultor a gasolina desarrolla mucho trabajo pero necesitas experiencia son peligrosos. El agua lo es todo, si tienes agua y la tierra es buena todo crecerá rapido

[@margaritasilva3814]

Me gusta mucho tu forma de enceñarnos como trabajar en tu huerto cariños de chile concepción

[@jh-rg9dc]

You're doing great but ... you've got a very labour intensive set-up. I recommend The Permaculture Home Garden by Linda Woodrow. It is a wholistic design that you can easily scale up to market garden size. Maximum efficiency with least labour. Also it has good advice about guild planting so you can mix your veges together.

[@Granca123]

Mucho trabajo,pero también….mucha voluntad ( que es lo más importante), no es descabellado hacerse con un moto cultor , vuestro Cuerpo lo agradecerá. El tractor…cuando la “empresa” crezca y la demanda de verduras en los mercados lo requiera,no?😀💪👍

[@JK-gr4jr]

Hi Harriet Well done. Youre such a hard worker! You put so much effort to dig your garden and then you covered it by cardbord. It’s waste of money. Your soil looks fertile so I ‘d just mix that manure with soil. And be very sparse as chicken manure is very strong and the way you put it will burn all your plants and all your hard work will be wasted. If i was you, I would buy a small inexpensive cultivator, its very effective and save you lots of back pain. Good luck.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you! I usually find cardboard for free in recycling bins so it's not usually an expense and it really helps keep the moisture in the soil, and the weeds down! I'd say it's worth it, but I am experimenting without cardboard too so I guess I'll find out. I'm leaving those beds with the manure mixed in for minimum 3 months before planting (probs planting in autumn here) - what do you think?

[@WotanSilverBack]

Me encanta ver como estáis creciendo y mas viendo que estáis en España, nos da un empujoncito mas a los que queremos llegar a lo mismo que vosotros en un periodo corto, la mayoría se están marchando a Portugal donde las leyes son un poco mas laxas. En cuanto a lo del tractor se que aun tenéis pocas placas para mantener tanto aparato eléctrico pero de todo lo relacionado con la jardinería y la agricultura podéis encontrar su versión eléctrica, desde desbrozadoras y sierras a tractores. A ver si en un futuro próximo os vemos hablando de distintos tractores eléctricos jejejeje, un saludo!

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Es una muy buena sugerencia, lo de los aparatos de agricultura eleétricos!

[@MBoville]

Hola Chicos. Si necesitais un animal para trabajar, y que sea rentable, podeis probar con un ternero castrado, lo que llamamos Buey. Son muy duros trabajando, aceptan mucho trabajo y su basura es muy buena para compostaje. Son mansos, y comen pasto o paja seca cuando no hay pasto, cuando llega el fin de su vida útil, su carne se paga mejor que la ternera. También las aves de corral, pavos, gallinas, patos y palomas hacen buena basura para completar, que llamamos gallinaza. Harriet, eres muy valiente y os deseo a los dos felicidad en la vida.

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Gracias Miguel, no había pensado en lo del buey, eso es muy interesante! 🙌

[@davidquilez4954]

para coger elestiercol utiliza la orca

[@Wiseguy63]

The wooden cutlery is sooo pretty. Is there an address where it can be ordered?

[@santiagonavesgomez8332]

Harriet. I feel sorry to see both of you people but it’s the starter. Just keep on mate

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Thank you! We are having a great time, even if it looks hard, don't feel sorry for us! 😊

[@angiemoore6518]

We've been reading about the floods in Valencia. Hope you are ok?

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Yes, apparently in the city they had the highest rainfall ever recorded in 24 hours! It rained a lot here but not quite as much. We're good, thank you!

[@auroraalonso1125]

💪💪

[@franklinbarahona6137]

implemeta un gallinero para que puedas tener huevos y usar su compos para fertilizar la tierra naturalmente saludos desde Honduras chicos felicidades el esfuerzo lo vale no hay como vivir en y de la naturaleza

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

Gracias! El gallinero está en marcha 🙌

[@asgeirandersen]

Well I arrived here courage...

[@alexger85]

80€ for 3 tons of sh*t sounds like a pretty good deal! good luck with the garden!

[@nosoygringo5980]

great work! i love yourway of thinking and i agree...about the tractor, yes it would make life easier but then how sustainable is it? maybe a donkey and a small cart? that way you give a home to a donkey and useful last years with easier job? or a mule or horse? some of those animals get sacrificed when they can still do some chores ina small farm. i would make it a priority to have a clearance spot for deliveries taht way you can take your time to move the cargo. i have been thinking about having a small homestead in portugal, despite being a native spanish speaker, i feel more welcome in portugal than in spain ( i am costa rican and live in the netherlands) why did you choose spain?

[@LittleSpanishFarmstead]

A donkey (or 2) would be lovely. We chose Spain because Mauro's family live here! We didn't want to be far away from both families.

[@rachelsalgado3618]

Hola Harries podrían hacer un gallinero, y tener gallinas ponedoras para tener huevos todos los días. Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@heatherzloty7143]

You and your dream are beautiful! I’m amazed at what you’ve accomplished on your beautiful land! God bless you and your garden!😊❤️

[@leslieanderson7899]

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