We started this Sunday with a visit to the village square, where once a week a man comes and sells various vegetables suitable for planting as well as tree seedlings. Over the past month or so, Julio and I have been preparing the Earth for tree planting. Today we bought a cherry tree, an olive tree and a lemon tree. Two days ago we also planted a Loquat, something I had never heard of until I moved here. Loquat fruits are very juicy and flavorful, with a hint of tartness. We also planted a little fir tree and some raspberries.
The fir tree will suffice as our annual Christmas tree. Spain doesn't really have the forest/human ratio to allow everyone to cut Christmas trees every year. Having said that, the Christmas tree tradition is rather new, more or less following the increase in popularity of Hollywood movies, and Santa Claus, so most people don't have one. But, that's a story for another time.
It's about 10°C in the sun and today, so a nice winter day for planting. We planted 4 trees and are well on the way to making a long term investment in the garden. Next week we will plant the last of the trees, a Fig tree. It should take a few years for the trees to bear any serious quantity of fruit, but it feels good just to touch the Earth.
Peace,
Grant
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