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pniek8
Nov 5, 20234 min read
Exceptional drought in Corsica
, For those who like J numbers, I have summarized the precipitation over the last three years in Corsica. The last three years, the...
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pniek8
May 21, 20231 min read
The tropical rainforest of Campile !
When I took these photos I got the feeling that I was in a tropical forest on the other side of the world !
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pniek8
May 21, 20232 min read
Water water and more water
Water enough this year ! Thank you ‘retour d’est’! Last year our 'climate' resembled more or less to the northern-African Marrakech...
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pniek8
May 12, 20231 min read
Photos may 2023
Some photos taken this month (May). Those last two weeks, my parents have helped me a lot in the garden ! Weeding, planting, watering...
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pniek8
Apr 2, 20232 min read
How to create a syntropic agriculture style row? Ex. red fruits
I will give you a concrete example of the creation of a syntropic agriculture row which works very well for me. The first step is...
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pniek8
Apr 1, 20231 min read
Intercropping
Some photos of the garden and in particular of intercropping. Carrots next to zucchini, next to basil, next to onions. The tomatoes are...
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pniek8
Apr 1, 20238 min read
Chestnut research project
As part of the experimental agroforestry farm that I want to start, I want to work on the development of chestnut rootstocks resistant to...
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pniek8
Apr 1, 20231 min read
Spring is here !
I saw the first flowering plants in the food forest this week. Dogwood and bush cherry (prunus tomentosa).. The raspberries already have...
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pniek8
Apr 1, 20231 min read
The different components of the microfarm
The garden seen from the track that goes to Antibia. Here you can see the entire garden.. The red circle indicates the food forest, which...
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pniek8
Nov 29, 20212 min read
# food-producing plants in my food forest
Today, I counted the number of food-producing species (fruit trees/nut trees/perennial vegetables, edible leaf-producing trees, aromatic...
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pniek8
Nov 29, 20214 min read
Chestnut plantation, mushroom cultivation and some evolutionary biology
This winter I’m going to plant 6 grafted Corsican chestnuts provided by the Groupement Régional des Producteurs et Transformateurs de...
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pniek8
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Berries coming!
This spring I planted about 80 raspberries, 25 blackberries, 25 black currants and 25 gooseberries. Mid-October I planted 240...
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pniek8
Nov 7, 20216 min read
2021: an exceptionally dry year or the new normal ?
2021 (so far) is one of the driest years ever recorded in the northeast of Corsica (plaine orientale + Castagniccia + Cap Corse). In...
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pniek8
May 14, 20211 min read
Temporal differentation: a productive agroecological technique
To mimick the complexity of natural ecosystems (such as forests), permaculturists try to implement temporal and spatial differentiation....
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pniek8
May 14, 20211 min read
Big market Campile - Ã rivolta di l'orti - 16 May
Sunday 16 May there will be a big market with many local producers on the place de l'église in Campile! Here the program:
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pniek8
May 1, 20213 min read
ça pousse !
All veggies have grown very well in April; I have planted carrots, beets, swiss chard, mizuna, spinach, radish, onion, arugula and salads...
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Niek Pepels
Apr 9, 20213 min read
The transformation
During the Corsican 'winter', weather conditions were ideal to work outside and do some hard work! In contrast to the Netherlands, I have...
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pniek8
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Spring arrives!
The last three weeks, we had very nice weather in Corsica. Most days were warm, sunny and dry. So dry, that I had to water the just-sown...
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