Rebuilding century-old Stone Walls | Abandoned farm Renovation

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hello Everyone and happy Saturday! We have long one today at our place, renovating this abandoned stone house! Make yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@GiddyupGamerReviews]

Really enjoying your videos! 🎉

[@mariadesousa6028]

Love watching your videos, really great progress each time. Thank you for sharing!!❤

[@melinda5777]

Wonderful!

[@mariaeugenia7599]

Hi Andŕea! You're doing huge progress with the building, And the garden is looking amazing. Your mother seems to be enjoying living with you!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much 😊

[@thebermudaangle9958]

Mamma Machete 😊 How special to care for your precious Mother...she looks so content and happy! You are a good daughter...❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

haha! Im going to tell her this! Thank you very much fro your comment!

[@miriammuskal5402]

The net you made is very innovative 👍

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you!

[@coralsancetta7242]

Make compost pile with grass cutting. The heat generated will break down seeds etc In time

[@omarsmith7083]

Oh wowwww, you guys are keeping busy!! Can't wait to come back and help, 14 more days... ❤❤❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thanks love! We cant wait for you to come home! Specially to do some strimming haha!

[@merindahthornton5080]

Simon is so skilled! I bet Omar is going to be so excited to see the progress!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Absolutely! I update him every day with photos and he cant wait to come back

[@miriammuskal5402]

Fabulous progress

[@louiseupton3363]

I was looking at the space around your house and imagining the amazing gardens you can create. Especially with some of the quartz rocks surrounding a water feature or little waterfall going into a small pond. The stone houses are going to look stunning when they're built. Simon is doing a beautiful job! See you on Saturday 😊

[@TheIndigoEscape]

ahhh! Louise! I would absolutely love a pond with little frogs and some birds bathing in it! I have thought about it too! Maybe even behind the garden? I love these ideas! Please keep them coming! I also want some roses! Lots of butterflies, birds and bees all over...!

[@louiseupton3363]

@@TheIndigoEscape yes, lots of Roses 😃 The weather in Portugal is also perfect to grow Wisteria and let it creep up a stone wall or over a pergola. Honey suckle plants and Star Jasmine..... I'll encourage you to go wild in your gardens 😆 🤣 😂

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Beautiful! Love the ideas! I so want a Wisteria for sure!

[@coralsancetta7242]

Simon is an artist. Live the stonework.

[@heatherarthur6232]

Rake up the cut grass and let it compost for your mulch.🌿🌱🌾

[@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1]

Nice Work & Video 👍

[@lindaorfankos562]

Simon is a great Mason... unbelievable how quickly he puts up walls...😅

[@TheIndigoEscape]

He is very quick!

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I love your videos because you provide explanations for things that aren't obvious to us. Simon's "taking it easy" is everyone else's hard work. Simon has been taking his vitamins! He's fast! I spray for wasps too! I hate the little stinks! I keep finding nests every time I turn around. Good job on the screen. Now you know why American houses have screens on all their windows and doors. We have mosquitos the size of airplanes...ok, that's a slight exaggeration...maybe. If you wash then cut the tops off those green wine bottles, you could lay them on their sides in the cement in a wall to let light into a room. Its a beautiful effect, like stained glass. Grow some sweet corn for your own meals too. I love roasted corn.

[@ruthconstantino6861]

Bottle bricks, like at Cindy Vine's cottage. I think Luke & Sarah replicated sea glass by tossing pieces of glass with a bunch of gravel in their cement mixer, so genius. Great, smooth glass bits to embed into mozaics, etc, yes?

[@sheilasaxton3836]

Simon is a real artisan in creating the stone walls

[@doriskuhberger8559]

Awesome. Simon is a great worker. He is doing so good. There is a big progress. Well done all of you. Mums window looks good. Well done with the fly screen. Thoughts and Prayers.Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Much more comfortable with the fly screen! I went ahead and got some for the container too! So much nicer to sleep with the windows open and the cool breeze (for now) entering :). Thank you for your comment Doris!

[@doriskuhberger8559]

@@TheIndigoEscape ❤👍

[@Rebeca-sd1md]

Lol, I had a chuckle when I saw Simon's shirt! I'm originally from Costa Rica so I immediately recognized the Imperial beer logo. Pura vida Simon 👍🍺🤣 Me encantó el nuevo video como siempre❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

We have family there! Omar and I have been to CR and its such an amazing place. I was in awe of Manuel Antonio. Gorgeous country

[@Rebeca-sd1md]

​@TheIndigoEscape Thank you! Yes, we have beautiful nature in CR. Nice to know you have family living there 😊 I've been an expat for many years in Europe, but I visit CR every year with the hubby and the kids. Take care guys ❤😊

[@annaliesmit3170]

Oh, what a beautiful walk in nature!!!

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

A lot of progress. More than I would expect in such short period of time. Estoy de acuerdo, ru mamá es campeona! Long time ago I made a lamp with a very tall, blue bottle of wine. I was lucky because I had the same bottle in three sizes. It ended up being.my favorite lamp.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

I can imagine the lamps! I think its such a good idea. I might ask my friend to teach me what she did and I can recreate it. They look gorgeous

[@patriciabrawner3717]

Loved your video and your place is going to be beautiful as well as practical. Simon is a fantastic builder, and with all of you working so hard, it is progressing very quickly. Seeing you & your Mother working together brings back precious memories of my Mother & I doing things together, she passed 10 years ago at almost 92 but I still miss her, although the last 4 years of her life she lived with us & I am so thankful that my husband & I were able to care for her. Enjoy your family & cherish every moment. Wishing you a blessed week, and the water fall was gorgeous. Sister time is precious too.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

What a lovely comment Patricia. Things are progressing very quickly. We keep telling Simon to slow down! I bet your mum loved having your company, your help and support, specially during her last years. Its such an important time for them to be with company and not feel alone... She must be so proud of you. Im very lucky to have my mum around and I love she doesn't feel lonely. She also has my sister here as well. Im glad she is here and not in England or further, in Venezuela. Some of my friends are experiencing that and its so sad.

[@Anony_Mouses]

I enjoy when you spend time on each task and do a deep dive & interaction with your audience. Thank you. You have a very calming demeanor and it’s great seeing your progress!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much! I think the countryside has made me a bit more zen :)

[@ctownsend4600]

No don’t use it, you’re right just adding more weed seeds. Straw hay is what I think you’d want. You’ll have plenty of suggestions here I’m sure. Love watching you and your family. Simon is amazing!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you Cathy. I have just done one bed and the rest are going to be filled with just straw. I need to go to the bottom of the land as I’m sure there are other mulch materials I can find

[@LorraineinAustralia]

Gosh Andrea, this was a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing so much. I love your dear mothers name. I have a friend who’s daughter is Aurelia. I love it❤️ Yay Simon the magician ⚡️✨💫 Cheers to you all.. ❤❤❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you Lorraine! Appreciate your comment and love! It means a lot to me :) I love mothers name too! Aurelia is also a wonderful name

[@janp7943]

Your garden is looking so beautiful! You might want to consider using the cut grass/weeds etc for creating compost first. The heat will kill the seeds then you can use it on paths etc. Straw is better than hay for use as mulch though it can also have seeds and pesticides used to grow it. Its crazy I know. Thanks for sharing your life with us! I so enjoy your videos.

[@mariatajes9054]

Simón does amazing work 👏

[@civiprepper]

He is doing a great job. A hack for the less skilled is to use a plank to face up to and then you use a mortar gun to pipe in the cracks for pointing. It won't look as great but it is an effective uniform finish for the unskilled mature mason.

[@casimirapaulo6524]

Beautiful job and beautiful place

[@Brellowcrop]

Two videos so close together. Am I dreaming?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

No you are not! haha Hope you enjoyed them :)

[@Brellowcrop]

@TheIndigoEscape always, guys. Love it

[@ruthconstantino6861]

​@@TheIndigoEscapevery much so 😊

[@harrietlivengood6793]

Your making great progress on your house. Portugal is a beautiful country. ❤

[@beawild]

The house is coming along so well and fast, thanks to Simon. The garden is looking great. One question though, those are brand new windows, why don't they have screens?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you for your comment. As in fly screens? umm Im not sure thats something thats done here as an automatic add-on for windows. The windows aren't brand new as well. They were bought second hand online :)

[@beawild]

@@TheIndigoEscape Yes, in the U.S. windows come with screens that are removable. I thought that the windows were new, they look so good. I guess that screens are not standard in all countries. I do love how much work you have done to the property. Having your mother there must be a blessing, she seems like she's a lovely and supporting mom. Best of luck!! 😃

[@MirandaHorger]

Wood chips are great for mulch with no weed seeds running your garden later.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

I can easily get some pine bark. Do you think that would be a good one?

[@kathydoran6176]

Simon is amazing, and looking so good I'm excited for you it's been a long time coming.

[@SonyaTucker]

Hello Beautiful people, I hope you are all well😊 It blows my mind every time you post a video at just how much progress you are making on this amazing build. Andrea I love watching you and Mum doing things together it's so peaceful and you both look so happy❤ Thank you for a great video❤

[@davidroach4370]

Keep the plumb pips and plant in pots and grow more trees to harvest more plumbs 👍

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Use wood mulch or at least make a compost system so you can use the hay as a compost component instead of mulch because it has way too many seeds. If you start composting you can improve the quality of the soil given you a better chance at success because your soil looks so compacted and adding compost over the years will give you rich fertile soil but it takes a while and you really have to work on the right compost elements of browns like wood cardboard etc and greens like grass and kitchen scraps. Do your research and you'll be amazed at the things you can compost like sawdust which is great when you are building 😊

[@karencurley4293]

Oh yum! That lunch looked delicious! Loved the video! Thank you!❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

thank you!

[@ashlingvonderschulenburg2317]

what's that brea recipe you make looks yum

[@Jean-vl2nf]

Simmon does beautiful work with the stones and he is fast. Amazing.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Yes! We have told him many times to slow down, there is no rush! 🤣

[@joannecalcutt6724]

Beautiful work Simon! ❤

[@marydewitt6275]

Rake up the grass and put it in a pile to rot and turn into compost..seeds will grow and drive you nuts if you use it as mulch..

[@private15]

I know the gas strimmer can work for hours but it can overheat also. I prefer my battery operated strimmer. No pulling. No gas fumes and I can turn it off as often as I want and easily restart. But I can only work for an hour each day ……..which suites me just fine. 😊

[@bfox5767]

My first reaction was to say beware of the seeds from the grass, but then it occurred to me that the grass seeds have already been blowing onto your planting beds when the wind blows if the grass has gone to seed. Also, the immature grass seeds won't grow. If you pick out the strands that have mature seeds or if you shake the seeds out, then the grass seed problem is solved. Love your videos!

[@mezanian]

Do not use the grass cuttings as mulch, you'll regret it. Even hay and straw can introduce weeds into your garden.

[@kathybourdo6687]

I agree! You could start a compost system with the grass and weeds. When it has composted sufficiently, add to your garden beds and continue to enrich them. My brother raises a plant called Pigeon Peas to feed his chickens. He has several pickings each year. Your place has changed so much and it is wonderful to watch it grow and your Momma is beautiful💕

[@debbiestoks2931]

If the back property has pines; pick up pine needles from the ground and lay around the plants. I use a small amount of a couple of inches and the mulch lasts a growing season. One can keep adding as the years go by because they degrade beautifully

[@micahmiller9113]

Agreed! The voice of experience here...grass and hay WILL grow like crazy if just mulched on top of the soil. Composting it is the better choice. Pine needles work well if you can find some.

[@TheLittleHouseHandmadesLLC]

Straw works for mulch because it doesn't have the seeds as they are harvested before the straw is made.....hay and grass clippings add so many unwanted seeds to your garden beds that they become worse in the long run. I chip up brush, branches and some types of wood to make my mulch. ( don't use walnuts and very little pine wood as they can inhibit plant growth. ) Some sunflowers also slow plant growth around them as well. You have learned SO much and are doing a fantastic job. Corn grows better if you plant the seeds directly into the garden bed....they don't like having their roots disturbed by changing from pot to ground. They are stronger if they grow in one location....the same goes for peas, radishes and carrots. Carrots need very soft soil that is soft very deep so they can grow straighter. I have a better result when I plant them in a directly into a large felt grow bag filled with potting soil. Keep up the great work!!!

[@Checheafrica]

Been watching your videos all the way from Ghana🇬🇭 and I'm so happy for you guys.... Keep the episodes coming we love it.... Can't wait to find a soulmate like yours to build a happy family like yours♥️🙏🔥💥💥

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Aww thank you so much! Ghana wow! What a wonderful place. I had friends from Ghana in Canada and they were super friendly!

[@denniswray470]

Use straw for mulch a lot cheaper than hay. he is doing a wonderful job of the rockwork build.

[@נעמהלוי-ע8ל]

You have a beautiful place, indeed!

[@eileenstec7862]

A lot of people use water-soaked cardboard for mulch between plants. Using special fabric that reduces weed growth with sand or smooth gravel on top, between garden beds will save you much labor later

[@annmcnamara8]

What a wonderful helpfull brother-law you have in Simon.

[@brandyfiles]

Use the grass clippings for compost. Sift through it and remove anything that has the potential to grow and turn it into your own soil. Putting that in your garden will be a nightmare.

[@marysutherland8570]

Another wonderful video! Thank you! Im thinking you do NOT want to put the freshly mowed grass right onto your garden! You will probably regret that for awhile! But if you rake it up and put it into a composting bin or pile for a while so that the decomposing can prevent the seeds from being able to germinate, then it would be much better! Simon is truly gifted and a very valuable part of your team! The house is looking amazing! Interesting about the different types of stones! Altogether they make a gorgeous wall! Thankful the upside-down pan lid works for you!! 👍😍

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you for your comment. I will do that in the future. I really need to build another compost bin next to the ones we have as that’s humanure and we need to give it a few more years just to make sure

[@DerekHNorthants]

Simon is a construction machine!

[@SharlynDuncan]

I would buy clean mulch where you did not get the weeds also.

[@mariatajes9054]

I can't start those gas streamers, that's why I bought a battery powered one,but I have a small yard.

[@katieallen3927]

I’d be careful of using grass for mulch due to the seeds. Put a layer of cardboard down under the grass if you want to give it a try.

[@justoneacre7873]

I bet Simon is in demand after he has finished building your house!

[@teepeeX]

You can incorate bottles in a wall these provide light, perhaps try on outdoor bathroom.. checkout MY little homestead. Check if a farmer has some house manure and mix with compost 😊 you should also plant a couple of avocado 🥑

[@annaliesmit3170]

Horse manure, I suppose

[@ЯснаФёдорова-г5у]

Очень советую ствол сливы очистить от лишайника - он вытягивает соки у дерева, и побелить ствол известью гашёной, чтобы лишайники больше не росли. Затем обрезка санитарная кроны дерева (все сухие и растущие внутрь кроны ветки обрезаются на 1,5 см от ствола дерева) и обработка от насекомых и болезней распылением растворов.

[@deborahbasel184]

The strimmed grass can be raked up and put on the compost pile. Hot compost will kill the seeds. Then you can put the compost on your garden. I would not put grass clippings on my garden. They are just seed weeds waiting to sprout.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

oh dear! We actually did this... We used the ones that were lay on the ground for a few days... I think im going to make another compost bin and do exactly this very soon

[@per6644]

13:41 "Is this [grass-clippings] something I can use [as mulch]?" Yes, you can! Try it!

[@hildenygard1527]

Love your videos 😄

[@arjanvogel6444]

I use carton as a mulch make it wet and then tore it in small peaces and ley it around your veggies over time it will disappear and you have to do it again works really well 😉

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thanks for the tip! I will save cardboard for future mulching

[@justoneacre7873]

Using grass as mulch will get grass growing where you don’t want it! It’s much better to compost it first and, it breaks down so quickly.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

:( We have already used it! Thats for next video... Oh no.

[@melinda5777]

I loved the entire video! Do not use grass! You really don't have to use anything. It just saves on water evaporation. Think back and even now. Do you think farmers mulch acres of corn? No. Don't worry about it. I don't mulch here bc it's treated bark, not unless I use my pine straw, which I have a huge pile. In the fall I pile them up against the base of the trees to keep the stickers and jack grass from growing. I like hearing your brother-in-laws accent. Where is he from? Ha, when you asked your Mom's name, that's the only complete sentence I can say in Spanish from taking it in University! LOL!! I picked up on it before she answered! And yes, she has a very pretty name. Linda in Portuguese means Beautiful. So really you can leave off the ME, and call me LINDA=BEAUTIFUL! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You must be named after your Mum? Oh, Simon works so fast when you and Omar aren't bugging him! 🤣🤣🤣 The walls look 2 feet thick! Well insulated indeed!!!! Are you putting a wood burning stove in that room? Double Room? Omar is smart about the corn. Chicken feed gets expensive. Your going to have to put a fence around your garden or the chickens will be in there if you let them free range! Ok my arm is tired! Hello Omar, Mum and Simon!!! ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣🌻⛵🍍☘🤗😎

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Ok! Deal, It's Linda now! haha I think Im going to get my ears pulled on the next video by the comments because we have indeed used the grass that was cut but! It was cut a long time ago... so maybe we are out of the woods. Lets see. I am now going to just use the straw. Last year it did help a lot not use so much water. My irrigation still leaks and Im a bit frustrated with it but Im going to have to fix it next year. We are worried we are going to get some scorching days in the summer. I think mum and dad just liked the name Andrea and went with it! haha. Simon is from teh garden of England, an area called Kent. How was your Physio?

[@melinda5777]

@@TheIndigoEscape I know of Kent. I know different areas of England have different areas of America. I don't understand the part about he is my "Physio"? The reason we say no for the grass is bc of all the weeds from the seeds that will grow. I don't know if you watch Luke and Sarah, I've been watching them a long time. They live somewhere close to Castelo Branco. They have a green netting over part of there garden to help keep the sun from scorching part of their garden. They bought an old Cheese farm with a Ruin. But built a caravan home and added to it to live in while they get established and have their chickens and dog and cat and pigs. Their from Malta and they traveled around the US and other places before they settled in Portugal. Ok. My point is, they have that green netting. I'm sure you can contact them and they can tell you where they got it from! Love to All! XXXXX

[@melinda5777]

@@TheIndigoEscape OH Crap, I'm so dumb!!! I 1st read it as He not How! LOLOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 IThurt but taught me some exercises. I've been through it before so I know it hurts before it gets better!

[@christineb8148]

Deep mulch kind of cancels out the seeds it contains. If it is kept thick enough, nothing can germinate up through it. I think that is what we refer to as the Ruth Stout Mulching method here where I live. We used to use a layer of old newspaper and then pile a ton of mulch over it and never had problems with weeds.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

That makes sense Christine. I will definitely keep that in mind for the future!

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work 👍😁💪👌👏👏👏.

[@nancybrowning3380]

you could maybe start a compost bin and put the cuttings in it for future compost.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Will do for sure!!

[@DianaHughes-m4u]

just watch the buildin wrk ,,scroll through ,ty

[@isabelfarist221]

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[@danellsworth9043]

You need a set on grass mower.

[@ЯснаФёдорова-г5у]

Положите свежескошенную траву в компост и накройте чёрной плёнкой - тогда все ваши семена сорняков сгорят от высоких температур под солнцем в компосте и не взойдут в саду.

[@nualajewitt6278]

Will you host campers? We are in Australia and are thinking we will do a road trip in Europe. We would love to join you and help out.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

I think we will once we have another bathroom. UNless you guys have one. I would really feel bad if people were uncomfortable here but I think thats something we can think about!

[@Cathy-ty3fp]

Yes oil it hax

[@mafish7962]

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[@tarynkriebel319]

What are those coffee pots called? I noticed many KZbinrs use them

[@ruthconstantino6861]

Moka pot to make coffee.

[@justoneacre7873]

Do you have to strim ? Do you have a mower?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

We don't! We find that the wheels may not be good enough for the ground. There are lots of brambles as well

[@Cathy-ty3fp]

Is there any indoor connections in your building 🤷‍♀️ha can’t see that there is xx

[@tarynkriebel319]

What will this new construction be? Sorry somehow missed that?

[@tarynkriebel319]

Where does Simon go to work and what does he do?

[@FrankBrown-c5l]

Set up composting bays with pallets. A layer of grass clippings, a layer of cardboard, repeat until compost shrinks by half. Turn over into another compost bay refill bay one. Cardboard adds carbon to the compost which grass is short of. Grass clipping alone will turn into a steaming hot, slimey pile. If you have chickens, put some of the green clipping into the pen for the chickens to eat and scratch in. when they have finished with it, rake up what's left and add to the compost bays. Cheap fertilizer and tasty yellow egg yolks.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Great comment! Definitely will build another compost bin with pallets. I happen to have some laying around

[@HeidiPriest]

We.found using black.mossy netting is better.it.sort of disappears

[@quikoucat]

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[@deskonidaris9096]

Why dont u help to take those blocks to Simon, so he does not have to walk so many times up and down. Just a thought

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Well if you have watched our other videos, I do. I just cant film sometimes and help him at the same time.

[@anniedolally]

Landini tractors.

[@lindaorfankos562]

Why not a black mosquito netting? You can see much better...

[@TheIndigoEscape]

The back was black and I thought I could just turn it around but the white is a UV protector. It was just what they had available

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Please do not put grass bits in your garden--you will regret it for years. Hay is marginally better, but it also has weed seeds in it. Maybe turn over the yard waste into the compost pile and turn regularly. But not dried on the ground--you will regret adding to your garden that way.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Oh no! I already did it to two beds :(!!! Im going to then remove it and use just straw. There is a woodyard near use that has pine bark. How about that? The are a bit big though and I have heard it attracts ticks!

[@alzera473]

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