Drying & Storing Figs - A Rough Guide
- Written by Paul Rees
Fig trees abound across the Algarve, in every field and abandoned farmyard. Gardens may contain both original stock and specially purchased trees from garden centres. We all have access to figs so how can we store them to access this fruit of the gods all of the year?
Saving Algarve Palms
- Written by Natasha Donn, Algarve 123
In the maelstrom of the crisis, the small creamy coloured grub decimating the region’s palm trees is often ignored. Householders desperate to stretch purse strings come to the conclusion that Red Palm Weevil (RPW) is unstoppable, and so do nothing. What they don’t realise is that this way they can end up with a big bill - as when the tree dies it will need to be cut down and disposed of.
Blooming Colour
- Written by Clive Goodacre
If your garden is all yuccas, succulents and palms then think about adding splashes of colour against a green backdrop by using bedding plants. The beauty of bedding is that you can experiment and see quick results, ringing the changes as you go.
A passion for climbers
- Written by Clive Goodacre
Climbers are indispensable for any garden whether scrambling over walls, trained up pillars, giving groundcover over banks or just providing coverage for an unsightly building. The gardening year can be charted by which climbers come into bloom.
Mediterranean Garden Society Newsletter - February 2011
- Written by Sue Englefield
We live in challenging times for gardeners here in the Algarve. The driest January in decades has been followed by a February promising to be equally rainless. It seems a very long time indeed since the fleeting rains of November last year.
Read more: Mediterranean Garden Society Newsletter - February 2011
April in the garden
- Written by Janet Johnstone
Of course, the Algarve boasts colour year round, but April has the strongest punch of colour of any month. March was the first spring planting month, but if you did not get it all done, there is time to catch up in April. April can bring heavy rain interspersed with warm sunny days, speeding growth. Pests also benefit from the increased warmth, so one should pay attention to early control to avoid wreaking infestation later.
