bil
@bil-w.bsky.social
Aging English expat/immigrant living in Andalucia, interests include orchids, gardening and growing avocados. Fighting a rearguard action against the encroaching years. I know they will win in the end, but it's all about putting up a good fight.
It’s there, even if it’s hard to make out.
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It’s there, even if it’s hard to make out.
This is one of those trees a year on, which I’ll try grafting onto this spring
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This is one of those trees a year on, which I’ll try grafting onto this spring
Anyone into avocados? Growing, grafting and so on. These are this year's rootstock plants. Cleft and approach grafting hasn't gone well for me so this year I am trying bud/veneer grafts as these seem to suit me better.
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Anyone into avocados? Growing, grafting and so on. These are this year's rootstock plants. Cleft and approach grafting hasn't gone well for me so this year I am trying bud/veneer grafts as these seem to suit me better.
I like the acid yellow, I was given a couple of whites afew years ago, but they have been taking a beating. You have to plant them early as soon as the leaves show, water them with copper solution, then keep them out of the cold and rain all winter, then when it dries, get them out into the sun,
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I like the acid yellow, I was given a couple of whites afew years ago, but they have been taking a beating. You have to plant them early as soon as the leaves show, water them with copper solution, then keep them out of the cold and rain all winter, then when it dries, get them out into the sun,
Slowly getting the hang of growing ornithogallum in Andalucia. Every year I manage to do something to nearly kill them all, but 'poco a poco' I am getting there.
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Slowly getting the hang of growing ornithogallum in Andalucia. Every year I manage to do something to nearly kill them all, but 'poco a poco' I am getting there.