19. Building a Retaining Wall, Pruning Olive Trees & Gardening the LAND in Portugal #centralportugal

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Key insights about video 19. Building a Retaining Wall, Pruning Olive Trees & Gardening the LAND in Portugal #centralportugal

🌳 The video features a morning session of pruning olive trees on the land.

🤝 Andreas from Portugal, who recently learned to prune olive trees, is practicing and providing assistance.

🐔 Discussion about manageability of a small number of chickens using portable electric fencing and a "chicken tractor" occurs.

🌱 The concept of movable fencing is further explored as a way to manage chickens and possibly help with land care around olive trees.

🚚 A significant portion of the video revolves around getting a truck repaired, which is important for hauling supplies for land development.

🧑‍🌾 Friends came over to help with a project on the land, demonstrating a sense of community and collaboration.

💧 There's an effort to efficiently manage water resources by shifting water between IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) tanks.

🛠 A rustic wooden retaining wall is being constructed to manage land levels and soil for planting.

👷 The work on the land is physically demanding and progress is made through collective effort and solidarity among friends.

Timestamped Summary

00:05 Introduction to the day's work of pruning olive trees with help from Andreas, who has recently learned the technique.

02:09 Discussion about managing chickens with portable electric fencing and creating a chicken tractor.

04:09 Admiration for the appearance of the pruned olive trees and a talk about the benefits of planting more trees for soil decompaction.

04:41 Fetching Max's forgotten food and back to pruning olive trees.

08:47 Heading to Casella Branco to collect a serviced truck needed for continuing land clearing and preparing for building a garden house.

10:04 Darren's excitement about getting their truck back, discussing the repair work done, and the reasonable cost of labor for the service.

11:03 Plans for the rest of the day, including picking up fence posts and other supplies for land development.

12:30 Purchase of fence posts and proper connectors to attach a hose to an IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container).

15:03 Preparation for a project on the land with help from friends, with the goal of sorting out land levels.

16:26 A change of plans forces moving IBCs filled with water to a different part of the land, and using a pump to transfer water between the IBCs.

19:18 Mel and Darren successfully transferring water between IBCs using a siphon, overcoming challenges and making the water accessible across the land.

21:30 Positioning the IBCs in their hopefully permanent spot, avoiding future need to move them.

21:39 Reflecting on the day's accomplishments, including the creation of a rustic wooden retaining wall, improving the landscape for planting, and plans to install steps. Gratitude expressed to friends for their assistance.

23:13 Closing moments, expressing thanks for the viewership.

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Q&A

What are they doing on the land this morning?

They are pruning some olive trees.

Who is helping them with the olive tree pruning?

G and Andreas from Portugal. Andreas has been on a course learning how to prune olive trees.

Why do they discuss movable electric fencing and chickens?

They are considering how to manage a small number of chickens and discussing the need for a containment system such as a moveable electric fence or a portable pen.

What is the significance of the IBC containers they mention?

They are using IBC (Intermediate Bulk Containers) containers to hold and move water around their property for landscaping and gardening purposes.

Why do they need to move the IBC containers?

They need to move the IBC containers because the space where the containers were initially placed is where they plan to put their tiny house.

What method are they using to move water from one IBC to another?

They are using a siphoning method to move water from one IBC to another so they can empty the containers and move them to a new location.

How did they end their day at the property?

They built a rustic wooden retaining wall and started to level the top of the slope to create a better landscape for planting. They concluded the day with their friends Andreas and Guidra who helped with the work.