Work on my casita!

Hey everyone! Finally there was a southern "cold" front that blew through this week and we are in much cooler, normal temperatures!

I have been really busy the past few weeks getting my house ready to live in. I don't really have much to say so I will just post some pictures on the progress of my house.

 When I first arrived at my house. Overgrown with weeds and in need of a lot of help!

 

After the weeds in my house were all cut down! Here in Paraguay "lawn mowing" doesn't exist. Well, it does but in a different way. They cut the whole yard with weed eaters. Mine was so overgrown the guy had to use cutting blades to mow it all down. These are banana trees. When I first arrived they were all clustered together (like on the left side). I decided to actually manage my trees and transplanted 16 trees in lines (on the right side). I also planted an abono verde plant kumanda yvy'rai in between the lines of transplants to fix nutrients in the soil for the trees to grow faster.

Beginnings of where my garden is located. And yes, I did end up burning trash and some of the organic material that was cut down.

 

 

Finally my garden is planted with three beds! Right now I have onions, lettuce, carrots, sunflower, marigold, zinnias, beets, sorghum, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, and brussel sprouts. 

We added a front gate to my house! Hopefully the crazy cow won't try to get in anymore.

Changing the siding on my house. Much of it has rotted or been prone to termite damage. 

Hopefully by the time I write my next blog I can show you pictures of the finished product! Chau for now!