Planting Seedlings
We planted coconut trees this week… and here are the steps we followed
- Step 1: dig the hole (thankfully this was already one by Daniel.. yey)
- Step 2: fill the hole with 200mm of sand (to help the water drain)
- Step 3: add plants that are rich in NI (to help the trees grow)
- Step 4: to enrich the soil, for each tree create a mixture of 1-part-sand, 1-part-clay/existing soil on the land, 2 buckets of coffee husk and some fertiliser and place the seedling
- Step 5: cover the tree with the enriched soil
- Step 6: press around the tree to secure the position
- Step 7: two buckets of water will make your seedling love its new place!
Step 1- Step 2
- Step 3
- improve soil characteristics
- Step 4
- bringing more soil
- Step 5
- Step 6
- Step 7
- bringing more soil
p.s. besides the beautiful trees.. these are also some (actual) fruits of Daniel&Celia’s labour:
