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The leaves of my broad bean plants are all covered in black spots which start as tiny specs the grow untill the whole leaf turns black and dies. Any ideas as to what the problem is and what I need to do about it gratefully received. So far I've just been removing the affected leaves but I'm going to...

Yes, so far oxygen seems a very expensive option, and I have tried googling without any luck! Maybe we just trust to luck for this year and see how it goes....

Thanks for that, I'll try pulling up the plants, leave them to dry and see what happen

The locals are very touchy about water rights - running a hose pipe off the acequia whilst building the alberqua nearly caused world war 3
We've tried to negotiate for less water more often but we're stuck with our 16 hours every 16 days. It may be OK for 16 days but I'm doubtful.

Clara wrote:You´re havin´a laugh aren´t you - SUNNY ALPUJARRAS?! - not today it ain´t

Where abouts are you? I´m in La Taha.

Clara x

We're in Valor, over to the east, sunny(ish) today tho ain't it?

We've got a glut at the moment - anyone know how to dry them or any good recipes?

Try barbequeing chicken livers - simply marinade in lemon juice then skewer and barbeque for 5- 10 mins over a hot bbq - unusual and delicious!!

We're currently building a water storage facility to irrigate our land and would like it to double as a swimming pool (yes it's hot working here!). Obviously we don't want to use chlorine but need to keep the water clean. The water used will be replenished every couple of weeks from the local acequi...

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Hi there everyone from Las Alpujarras in sunny Andalucia. It may not be exactly urban where we are but we're newcomers to growing organic fruit and veg and I'm sure we'll learn a lot from this site. Big issue here is minimum water usage so all tips welcome......