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Spring is slipping away fast. the overgrown grass everywhere (a friend borrowed my scythe 😱) starts to dry out, temperatures on the rise and not enough rain.
there is an expression in both Spanish and Portuguese that goes: "En Abril aguas mil" in English it would go in the lines of "In April water thousands...", not this year sadly.
we only got a good day of rain last Friday but this is far from enough.

It was a beautiful system that developed over the Atlantic that was fascinating to follow.

down here, having to water already in April, means at least six months of watering ahead. seems I´ll get skinny again.
on the positive side, this April, so far has been frost free.

in the photo above, our three Lupin varieties already present. the blue, flowers first and as you can see already bears seed pods.
you can read how I dissect nodules in the roots where Nitrogen is stored here:
@bigorna1/get-to-know-your-nitrogen

This Sunday, earth was hit by a strong Geomagnetic storm that personally effects me in several ways. It can manifest in headaches, energy levels, lack of patience and being easily agitated. I felt these effects for a couple of days and now we seem to be back to normal.

the Blue Magpies (Cyanopica cyanus) are trying to nest everywhere and were driving me insane.

We have had some young Cork Oaks dying and suffering from a disease called "Carvão de entrecasca" (bark charcoal in simple translation) which worries me a fair bit as it is a fungal disease and fairly contagious. we have hundreds of these Oaks, so you may see why it worries me.

as you can see in the photo, it cracks the bark open (the cork) and dries the inside which then turns black, and hence the name. one way to try to contain it is to burn any affected trunk / branch. I will do a limited effort to do this even though we have a no burn approach.
also, I consider trying to cure those trees placing Lakhovsky coils around their trunks.

our recent pond is doing amazingly well and it is being filled from water used in the bath tub (no chemicals used).
you can read about its construction here:
@bigorna1/attracting-an-endless-abundance-of

our beloved Nightingale accompanies us with his singing 24/7.

the young Vetiver plants that were recently replanted are establishing well. you can see how much they have grown since their haircut.
you can read more about the Vetiver Grass here:
@bigorna1/vetiver-grass-weekend

the Olive trees start budding. this tree is full of flowers even though it was recently pruned.

on the Electroculture front, I have been adding many elements, one of which, inspired by @samstonehill is the small sandpaper cones.

it was a fun and easy project that I enjoyed working on and tried to get the point as close as possible to the recommended 51 degrees.

made about a dozen and spread them all over the place.

This Oldhamii Bamboo struggles with the frosts. he got a cone and has now a fresh healthy new shoot growing.

one of our Pecans, germinating directly in the soil, got a cone for help.

another, from last season, got one too.

this Strawberry plant loved the cone in its midst. overall I observed a notable change in plants that had a cone in their vicinity. on the downside, these cones tend to deteriorate with time due to humidity.

I found that almond trees benefit greatly from the effects of Electroculture. the two above trees are both grown from seed, sawn the same day. with and without a simple antenna.

as soon as I laid my hands on some copper wire, I improvised this antenna. it will later enjoy from a longer post being placed higher for enhanced effect.

experimenting with a hybrid between a Lakhovsky coil and a spiral. patent pending 😂

and lastly, my most daring experiment. a simple Lakhovsky coil that is hanging at the head of my bed, got upgraded today with a Quartz crystal wrapped in Aluminum foil. I have no doubt it will take me places...

I am extremely happy to see our little Electroculture community reaching more people and grateful for @clareartista and @cahlen for their recent posts 🙏