Difference between revisions of "April"
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| − | + | It's time to start collecting Pinhão this month. It's best to do it early so they're still fresh and the worms haven't gotten to them. See [[May]] for more details about Pinhão. The Azure Jays (Gralha) are normally quite solitary, but this month they gather in big groups of 20 or more to collect Pinhão together and take them back to their nests. | |
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| + | == Plants == | ||
| + | There's pumpkins, tomatoes and capsicums in season, and many plants are in flower such as the Chia and Basil which are filled with all types of bees and butterflies. | ||
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| − | + | The blackberries are ripe this month, currently in 2015 we have only one bush that gives any fruit which is in the middle of the road through the forest, but Beth's taken cuttings from it and planted twelve more! | |
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== Weather == | == Weather == | ||
| + | There's not much heavy rain in April, but the weather's starting to cool down with a lot of overcast drizzly ten degree days, but also some very hot sunny days. | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 30 April 2015
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It's time to start collecting Pinhão this month. It's best to do it early so they're still fresh and the worms haven't gotten to them. See May for more details about Pinhão. The Azure Jays (Gralha) are normally quite solitary, but this month they gather in big groups of 20 or more to collect Pinhão together and take them back to their nests.
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Plants
There's pumpkins, tomatoes and capsicums in season, and many plants are in flower such as the Chia and Basil which are filled with all types of bees and butterflies.
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The blackberries are ripe this month, currently in 2015 we have only one bush that gives any fruit which is in the middle of the road through the forest, but Beth's taken cuttings from it and planted twelve more!
Weather
There's not much heavy rain in April, but the weather's starting to cool down with a lot of overcast drizzly ten degree days, but also some very hot sunny days.
