Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Animals in the Ribeira Sacra – Leaf cutter bee in action

About this time you may notice nicely cut outs in your leafs. Specifically roses but other juicy leaved plants will do as well.
No worries, this is most likely the work of a leaf cutter bee. These are solitary bees, quite friendly, only the females have a sting and their main defenses are their tools. The [...]

Monday, July 20th, 2009

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Selling flowers to Galiciens – impossible! – No it isn’t

selling flowers to Galiciens is not impossible. we tried it on the local market and yes it worked. Here veggies are important but a splash of colour doen’t go amiss either. See it in Sober Ribeira Sacra Galicia

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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Weed suppressing foil – great stuff – some tips

Make your life easier use weed surpressing foil. Some tips and tricks specifically how to cut and shape it.

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

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