What’s GROWING On In The Garden? No Dig Spring Garden Tour in Portugal

ByMAKE. DO. GROW April 1, 2023 0 min

It’s been a while since we’ve been down to the garden so we thought it high time to show you what’s been going on over winter into spring.

After many frosts and a ton of rain, not everything has survived – but the weeds have done incredibly well! Join us for a bit of a tour of our no dig garden as we tidy a few things up and get some summer plants into the ground.

For reference, we’re based in the district of Sertã, Portugal in growing zone 10a according to this map https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-portugal-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php

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I've only just started knitting again and have had to upgrade from my original Symfonie needles (they tend to snap quite easily). I have a set of stainless steel needles from ChiaoGoo and also an ebony set from Lantern Moon.

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