An irrigation channel and stone well head between market garden fields at Muro, behind the northern bay

Landscaping in Muro

Muro runs from a stone village down across market gardening land to the wetland and the beach, which gives it three quite separate sets of growing conditions. Describe where you are and we pass the request on.

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A terraced finca garden at sunset, with lavender borders, a pool and the Tramuntana mountains beyond

Good soil, high water table, salt at the edges

The farmland here is some of the most productive on the island, sandy loam worked for vegetables for generations and served by wells. For a garden that is a gift, provided the drainage is understood, because the water table is high and winter can leave ground saturated.

Closer to s’Albufera and the coast the groundwater turns brackish, and planting has to allow for it. The symptom is the familiar one of leaf burn on plants that are being watered generously.

The village itself gardens as courtyards and container terraces, shaded and enclosed, with access through the house.

What gardens in Muro usually need

  • Drainage on ground with a high water table
  • Salt tolerant planting near the wetland and coast
  • Irrigation drawn from wells rather than mains
  • Courtyard and container schemes in the village
  • Holiday letting maintenance near Playa de Muro
  • Windbreaks on open farmland
  • Species chosen for wet winters and dry summers
  • Kitchen garden beds on the good loam

Most requested here

Drainage

For flat ground that holds winter water.

Edible garden and orchard

This is the soil for it.

Holiday homes

Properties let through the summer season.

Is the water table really that high?

Near the wetland and the coast, yes. It affects both drainage and what can be planted deeply.

Can I grow vegetables here?

This is some of the best ground on the island for it, which is why the market gardens are here.

Does salt reach inland?

In the groundwater near the marsh it can. A water test is worth doing before planting anything sensitive.

Nearby areas

Alcúdia

Marsh flats, rocky headland and a walled town.

Sa Pobla

Land that was drained and still needs draining.

Pollensa

Sheltered in the town, exposed on the bay.

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