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Saturday March 13th, Gardening Club meeting, 2.30pm
Don't forget, Saturday 13th March is the next date for the gardening Club meeting. We'll be back at the Canadas del Romero Old School Hall, which is on top of the hill, just down from the Social Centre where the weekly Car Boot is held, and the meeting starts at 2.30pm.
Region: Murcia South Town: Canadas del Romero Subject: Gardening, Gardening Club
Garden Features Advertorial
When buying a newly built property, careful consideration of landscaping should be given to create a garden area around the property which exactly fulfils your criteria, either as a resident owner or part -time owner.
Region: Murcia South Town: Mazarron Subject: Gardening, Hard Landscaping
January- Make your own grape vines for free, take cuttings now.
At this time of year the farmers and neighbours are busy pruning back their grape vines, reducing abundant growth to just a small knobbly trunk, which hardly looks capable of putting out the vast amounts of fresh growth and luscious bunches of grapes it will produce in the forthcoming year.
Region: Murcia Region Town: Region Subject: Propagation Techniques
Gardening in Spain, Hard Landscaping- Why does all the coating keep falling off the walls?
One of the most important parts of creating a manageable garden with low ongoing maintenance and minimal water use is hard landscaping. For many residents living on urbanizations, walls are the first stage, but as with all things we have to battle with out here, they can be one of...
Region: Murcia Region Town: Region Subject: Gardening, Hard Landscaping
Chemical spraying and the Red Palm Weevil
Identifying and treating unfamiliar pests in the garden is the most frequent source of questions at Gardening Club meetings, and the lack of information available about the correct procedures for pest eradication has long been a source of irritation for many of us. This one here is the fluted scale insect, which is fairly widespread at the moment.(More...
Region: Murcia Region Town: Region Subject: Pests and problems
La Cochinilla del Carmin is destroying vast tracts of prickly pears
Chumberas, prickly pears, problems A new pest threatens to wipe out the emblematic prickly pears that form part of the traditional Spanish landscape, sweeping down from the North of the region and leaving ugly blotches as it destroys vast tracts of cultivated...
Region: Murcia Region Town: Pto de Mazarron Subject: Pests and problems
Is anyone willing to give Coral a hand????
One of the downsides of the economic climate is the failure of many developers to finish developments, leaving green areas unkempt and uncultivated, and many urbanizations with landscaping incomplete. On the Camposol Urbanization near to Mazarron, the residents have been attempting...
Region: Murcia South Town: Mazarron Subject: Gardening Volunteers
Red Palm Weevil, Agriculture negotiating for funds to dispose of infested trees.
Red Palm Weevil Picudo Rojo The Consejeria of Agricultura and Water, are preparing a proposal to work in conjunction with MARM, The Ministry of Medio...
Region: Murcia Region Town: Region Subject: Pests and problems
Red Palm Weevil/ Picudo Rojo, Legal Disposal methods for infected trees.
2009-12-13 Trees with Red Palm Weevil/ Picudo Rojo do not have to be removed. It is possible to treat even a heavily infested tree.
Region: Murcia Region Town: Region Subject: Pests and problems
Harvesting the olives to turn them into liquid gold.
Several members of the Gardening Club joined us on our finca last week to bring in the olive harvest and learn how the olives are processed to convert them to olive oil. Olives are harvested using nets ,...
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Soil conditioning and where to find a load of horse manure in the area
At the last couple of meetings the question has been raised on more than one occasion about whether cuttings and young plants should be planted directly into the ground or started off in a pot. There are 2 points to really consider here in order to properly answer...
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Simply Gardening Next Meeting Dates
Now that the heat has subsided a bit we can all get back to the serious business of enjoying our gardens. The next few meetings have been structured to cover basics that we have touched on before, but never covered properly, and also to provide sociable fun as well as gardening knowledge. Venue- Canadas del Romero Social Centre, NOT the Old School Hall. We are holding...
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Veggie growing, participate, don't vegetate!
Veg share scheme, seed sharing, veg growing.. We've talked in a couple of other pieces about growing your own veg in either patio pots or in a veg patch. One thing we've mentioned several times is seeds, mainly because...
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Spanish Gardening- Basic propagation techniques, Agave Americana
These are the simplest plants to both grow or propagate. Their striking, architectural shapes dominate Spanish hillsides and fincas, grown for their extreme drought tolerance, low maintenance requirements, erosion control properties, and in gardens for their elegance and versatility.
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Gardening in Spain- Growing patio veg.
There's no excuse for not having just a little pot or two of something edible growing on any balcony, townhouse or duplex, even if the garden is only a windowbox. Back in the UK people pay fortunes for the privilege of eating organic veg, grown and steamed by grossly overpaid chefs,...
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Spanish lifestyle- just what do I do with a glut of figs?
2009-09-05 One of the greatest joys of Spanish summertime is the luxury of being able to walk out into the back garden and eat a sweet warm fig straight from the tree. Reputedly the favourite fruit of Cleopatra, its interesting...
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Spanish gardening - Carobs, worth their weight in gold?
2009-09-05 Carobs- worth their weight in gold? Nearly every country property in this area has at least one carob tree, currently dropping pods all over the floor and making a lot of mess, so if you have these in your...
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Vegetable growing in Spain, what to start sowing now.
2009-09-05 Adjusting to the change in planting times is one of the greatest difficulties facing novice vegetable growers in the Spanish climate. Whilst the Gardeners World presenters are stomping around in wellies and...
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Who would like some pieces of this monster for free????
This photo doesn't reflect the actual size of the monster. It has grown so enormous, ( over 30 years or so)that it is now lifting the wall which it stands next to and the neighbours are complaining, so its owner, David, is being forced to remove it. When we last saw it, it stood at a good...
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The significance of palm trees in Spanish culture.
Did you know that a palm tree in the middle of nowhere signifies the presence of water, or that palm trees at the entrance of a house show that the inhabiting family are of Moorish descent? We are so fortunate to have Antonio as a member of our group. He brings local knowledge and a personal...
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The Red Palm Weevil in Murcia, Spain, important information for residents
The Red Palm Weevil in Murcia At the May meeting of Simply Gardening, we talked about the growing problem of the Red Palm Weevil , how to recognize the symptoms, and, more importantly, how to treat it.
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Wave of green fever sweeps through Mazarron
Gardening fever continues to claim new cases around the area, with a serious outbreak on sector C, Camposol and a rash of new cases reported on the Mazarron Country Club. More and more ex-pats are reported to be taking matters into their own hands and solving the problems left by absentee...
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Leaf miners
Leafminers attack many other plants, but here in Spain, citrus are their favourite snack, and the damage caused by their burrowing larvae can devastate new growth, leaving the tree looking very untidy,...
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Citrus Tree Problems – Yellowing of Leaves.
Chlorosis is the yellowing of leaf tissue due to a lack of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll gives the leaf...
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Cheapest compost in town.
Gill dale, who makes the lovely scarves on sale at the Canadas social centre, has sent us through directions for the cheapest compost she's managed to find in Totana. It's 3.50 for 100 litres, which knocks the socks off anything else we've found. here are the directions, Take Totana motorway - over the motorway to Murcia...
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Snails and slugs rampaging around the garden
Ecological snail removal solution.....
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Spanish Gardening pests and problems, The fluted scale insect.
These little pests, which look like small cotton buds stuck to the bark or leaves of common Spanish plants such as citrus trees, acacias, mimosas and roses are starting to appear after the winter months. Scale insects feed by sucking sap from the leaves and stems of their host plants...
Region: Town: Subject: Pests and problems
Jobs for March/ April in the Vegetable plot
You haven't got one? Shame on you! There's nothing to beat the sweet taste of a home grown cherry tomato eaten sweet and warm from the plant on a warm summers day, or the aroma of fresh basil that fills the air whilst watering in the cool of the evening. Even if there's no space for a vegetable bed, sow a few seeds now to fill patio pots and crop home grown...
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Jobs for March/April, Cut back Aloe Arborescens
CUT BACK Aloe Arborescens after flowering. This stunningly architectural plant has had it’s moment, so now’s the time to cut off the spent flower spike s and tidy the plant up for the summer. It’s really not worth leaving the plant to set seed as they are so easily propagated from cuttings. ·Either cut with a knife, or use a slight twisting action to remove spent...
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How would you like to be growing ten million plants at the moment...........?
This year, we will buy and plant an estimated 800, 000,000 plants worldwide. That’s right, eight hundred million. Many of us will confess to a spot of compulsive plant buying, yet few ever have the privilege of seeing where our plants come from and the incredible technology involved in production on such an incomprehensible scale, so I was absolutely blown away by the opportunity...
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Local Allotments for rent
For those of you who used to grow their own back in the UK and feel a bit...
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Jobs for March/ April, Transplanting Osteospermums and taking cuttings
Gardening well in Spain requires adaptation. Searing summer heat, torrential autumn rains, fierce spring winds and rock laden soil present a challenging obstacle for all but the most resilient of plants, so the key to success is not to fight the elements, but grow the plants that flourish in these specific conditions. The neighbours grow Osteospermums because they´re the most...
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Jobs for March/ April - cutting back Lantanas
Lovely Lantanas During the winter months the lantana provides an almost continual show of ecstatic colour, rightfully earning its´place as a must have for the less energetic or water conscious gardener, its´vibrant, sunny flowers offering a wealth of applications for both larger or courtyard gardeners. As the weather warms, flower production slows, and the plant rests for the...
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