Ao ficar com o terreno tive um bónus: cerca de 5 ou 6 ovelhas do vizinho pastam na minha terra e também pernoitam num barracão atrás do casebre. Na altura achei extraordinário: limpeza e adubação grátis do terreno e o vizinho ainda se sente na necessidade de olhar pelas terras e lavrando-as de vez e quando. Mas esta situação requer um esforço extra. É que as ovelhas não deixam nada crescer e torna-se difícil arvorar terras onde elas coabitam.
Esta era a quinta onde o pai do senhor que me a vendeu, trabalhou toda a vida. À parte da razão de não a utilizar, o que o levou a vender foi um fogo que atravessou o terreno levando o telhado ao chão e queimando oliveiras centenárias.
As oliveiras são das árvores mais resistentes que temos e apesar de só terem restado uns cepos ocos, novos rebentos espetam-se de lado para crescer. A minha ideia foi, em vez de trazer novas árvores, garanto que estes rebentos cresçam aproveitando as raízes enormes que têm. Algo que me foi desaconselhado por duas ou três pessoas daqui. Mas como sou teimoso...
Construção
Como não há canas aqui, trouxe-as do Montijo para servirem de pilares e comprei rede coelheira (hexagonal) e arame. Para cada árvore enterrei as canas com a ajuda de um escopro improvisado. Três para fazer um triângulo e fixar a rede em volta. Lembro-me que na altura ainda me foi trabalhosa apesar de aqui parecer simples.
Utilização
As canas depressa se estragaram e a rede acabou por não ser grande obstáculo para as ovelhas. Presentemente algumas árvores ainda têm rebentos mas muitas parecem ter morrido por completo.
Melhorias
Hoje, não volto a fazer o mesmo. Tenho e estou a fazer vedações definitivas para que as ovelhas (que já só são 3) não interfiram em zonas de plantação. A tendência é para que só voltem a ser reintroduzidas quando os sistemas estiverem preparados para o pastoreio.
Custo
30€
Sucesso
★☆☆☆☆
When I got the land I had a bonus: about 5 or 6 sheep from the neighbor grazing my land and also staying in a shed behind the hovel. At the time I found it extraordinary: free cleaning and fertilization of the land and the neighbor still feels like looking at and plowing it from time to time. But this situation requires extra effort. Because the sheep don't let anything grow and it becomes difficult to raise trees where they are.
This was the farm where the father of the seller worked all his life. Apart from the reason of not using it, what led him to sell was a fire that crossed the land taking the roof down and burning aged olive trees.
The olive trees are the toughest trees we have and although there are only a few hollow stumps left, new shoots pop up sideways to grow. My idea was, instead of bringing in new trees, I guarantee these shoots will grow by taking advantage of the huge roots they have. Something that was advised against by two or three people from here. But my stubbornness ...
Making
As there are no canes here, I brought them from Montijo to be used as pillars and I bought a rabbit (hexagonal) net and wire. For each tree I sticked the canes with the help of an improvised chisel. Three to make a triangle and fasten the net around. I remember that at the time it was quite laborious, although it seems simple here.
Use
The canes were quickly damaged and the net wasn't a big obstacle for the sheep. Currently some trees still have shoots but many seem to have died completely.
Improvements
Nowadays, I won't do the same again. I'm making definitive fences so that sheep (which are only 3 now) don't interfere with planting areas. The tendency is for them to only be reintroduced once systems are ready for grazing.
Cost
30 €
Success
★ ☆☆☆☆
When I got the land I had a bonus: about 5 or 6 sheep from the neighbor grazing my land and also staying in a shed behind the hovel. At the time I found it extraordinary: free cleaning and fertilization of the land and the neighbor still feels like looking at and plowing it from time to time. But this situation requires extra effort. Because the sheep don't let anything grow and it becomes difficult to raise trees where they are.
This was the farm where the father of the seller worked all his life. Apart from the reason of not using it, what led him to sell was a fire that crossed the land taking the roof down and burning aged olive trees.
The olive trees are the toughest trees we have and although there are only a few hollow stumps left, new shoots pop up sideways to grow. My idea was, instead of bringing in new trees, I guarantee these shoots will grow by taking advantage of the huge roots they have. Something that was advised against by two or three people from here. But my stubbornness ...
Making
As there are no canes here, I brought them from Montijo to be used as pillars and I bought a rabbit (hexagonal) net and wire. For each tree I sticked the canes with the help of an improvised chisel. Three to make a triangle and fasten the net around. I remember that at the time it was quite laborious, although it seems simple here.
Use
The canes were quickly damaged and the net wasn't a big obstacle for the sheep. Currently some trees still have shoots but many seem to have died completely.
Improvements
Nowadays, I won't do the same again. I'm making definitive fences so that sheep (which are only 3 now) don't interfere with planting areas. The tendency is for them to only be reintroduced once systems are ready for grazing.
Cost
30 €
Success
★ ☆☆☆☆
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