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The care year in Mallorca
A house in Mallorca runs on a different calendar: the sun works harder, the rain arrives all at once, and winter is mild — but damp. What needs doing when, season by season.
March to May
Spring: waking the house up
Spring decides the summer: what gets checked now does not fail in July. The details on restarting the pool are in the guide Winterising your pool.
- ✓Bring the pool out of winterisation before the first algae bloom — from about 15 degrees water temperature
- ✓Test the irrigation: run every circuit, check drippers and valves
- ✓Go over facade, pergola and awnings after the winter storms
- ✓Free up shutters, fittings and locks
- ✓Lead the garden into the growth spurt: pruning, feeding, mulch
June to September
Summer: water is everything
Summer is where the difference between care and occasional visits shows: much of it does not forgive a two-week pause.
- ✓Weekly pool service — evaporation, chlorine consumption and limescale all work against the pool at 30 degrees
- ✓Irrigation is the most important check of the year: one blocked dripper costs a hedge in two weeks
- ✓For rentals: changeovers, final cleans, key handovers
- ✓Firebreaks and dry cuttings dealt with before the greatest heat
- ✓After thunderstorms: check gutters and drains
October and November
Autumn: be ready before the rain
Mallorcan autumn rain does not arrive as a week of drizzle but as a downpour. Whether it runs off or stands in the house is decided at the drains — by early October, not in November. The guide Winterising your holiday home covers what else to do before you leave for the winter.
- ✓Clean gutters, drains and soakaways — before the first autumn storms, not after
- ✓Check shutters, seals and doors before the Tramuntana gales
- ✓Cut back the garden and clear leaves before they sit in the drains
- ✓In the grove, the olive harvest begins
- ✓Test the heating or fireplace before the first cold evening
December to February
Winter: damp, not frost
There is a separate guide to pruning: Olive tree pruning. And whoever is away for the winter needs one thing above all: somebody who airs the house regularly, looks properly and proves it with photos.
- ✓Winterise the pool: set the values, reduce the running times, do not switch off
- ✓Air the house against damp — the Mallorcan winter moulds more than it freezes
- ✓Frost nights inland: keep an eye on exposed pipework
- ✓Prune olives and fruit trees: late January to March, before bud burst
- ✓Check the plant at rest: well, pumps, cistern, storage
We work through this calendar for your house — and prove it every month.
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