Flores Permaculture

Spring is nearly ready to turn into Summer as the Solstice arrives. The gardens are nearly all planted and soon construction on the house continues. The Japanese Blue Sweet Potato flowers are blooming.  The cuttings are in the ground and hopefully will produce a bountiful harvest in the Autumn. We are now harvesting Flores Yellow Sweet Potatoes that were planted last year, as well as Bananas and Taro.  These three crops are the staples that allow us to survive yearly. "Cozido de Porco" is a house favorite using the Kale and Sweet Potatoes, alongside island raised Pork.   Hopefully, we will keep our own pigs next year.  In theory we have enough surplus to feed two pigs, we only need to build the housing for them. The Sugar Cane is growing very well in the Tropical Micro-climate.  In the future, it can be used to help the fruit wine achieve a higher ABV.   The African Yams have sprouted and are now getting...

Because of the irregular terrain created by volcanoes and subsequent erosion of the valley, our zones stretch and contort in curious ways. Zone 0 House and Immediate Surroundings (~5 meters radius around house) Compost Bins Nursery Greenhouse Window Sills Potted plants on front porch awaiting planting Zone 1 Area Above Canal and Below Roadway (~25 meters radius around house) Fruit Trees in Zone 1 Banana x 7 Lemon x 1 Grapefruit x 1 Tangerine x 1 Mandarin   x 1 Sweet Orange (bahia?) x 1 Raised Bed Gardens Below House Raised Bed Gardens In ‘Bowl’ South of House Raised Bed Gardens Behind/Above House Greenhouse/Retaining Wall Chayote Patches Zone 2 Area Below Canal, Along Roadway, Julia Land and Chicken Orchards Fruit Trees in Zone 2 Banana x 150 Apple   x 2 Fig   x 7 Loquat x 5 Plum x 3 Custard Apple x 5 Chestnut x 2 Tree Tomato x 5 Lime x 3 Valencia Late Orange x 1 Blood Orange x 1 Sweet Orange (bahia?) x 3 ...