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Amazing how fast the landscape changes in spring.

I’m rushing to get as much Quila (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quila) out of the trees as possible. The strategy of the quila is simple. Try to overshadow everything else, including the trees. The result would be a monotonous and impenetrable sea of Quila. I try to stop that at a few places. To keep track of it some pictures before and after my treatment.

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A few days ago Vivian (see http://viviannews.posterous.com) came with the complaint that some of the young baby plants, the arugula, broccoli, and all kind of other things we would like to eat out of our own garden were eaten. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m spending a good amount of time every day—weather permitted—in getting rid if this plague that is Quila, a local brand of bamboo. It is such an enormous task that I reflect often how to achieve my goal, and that is getting rid of the Quila on my property.

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We have a river as natural border. This is quite exceptional. They say you can catch trout and salmon. But here, just some pictures of it, before I clean up the border.

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I’m spending a good amount of time every day—weather permitted—in getting rid if this plague that is Quila, a local brand of bamboo. It is such an enormous task that I reflect often how to achieve my goal, and that is getting rid of the Quila on my property.

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Early spring. I just bought a small piece of property, an extension of Huerta 11. The fencing had to be redone. The Escuela Agricola Lipingue helped us out. In one sunny afternoon we did the whole 200 meters.

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