If you remember my Footsteps NZ - TZ blog about Mama Bustani, there are some people who will want to grow a few trees and may no have financial resources to put into the project.
A person may be able to grow only twenty trees and there are of course no limits.
This small nursery site is designed to maintain moisture levels and
assist the establishment of pricked out seedlings of cuttings.
The nursery site is dug into the soil [the soil dug out can be used in the pots - soil mix]. If some plastic sheeting is available, lining the excavated hole is an added benefit. Large stones are placed at the bottom and finer gravel as a floor to sit the pots on and to level the bottom.
Use bricks or stones to hold up a removable shade-frame made from sticks, bush or any light material.
Pots may be reused polythene pots that are commonly in use, or any container that is suitable [with drain holes] or containers can be made out of banana trunk fibre [bark] or light similar material.
The fibre strip needs to be about 6cm wide and placed in a cross and stand a bottle in the center.
Fold the the strips up the bottle and tie a thin piece of banana fibre/string to hold in place. Trim with a sharp knife
The fibre takes the shape of the bottle and the bottle can be carefully removed then the cavity left is simply filled with soil mix.
A seedling can be pricked out into the pot, or a seed/seeds can be sowed directly. The pot can be set on the nursery site and grown on.
It is a good idea to harden the plants off - exposing them to harsher weather conditions - before outplanting.
There is no need to remove the fibre pot at planting, but the whole thing should be buried because fibre exposed to the air could act as a wick, drawing moisture from the plant.
Not every location has banana fibre available - other suitable materials are - sacking, fertilizer bags, old trouser material, cardboard.
It is always interesting to experiment.
Fold the the strips up the bottle and tie a thin piece of banana fibre/string to hold in place. Trim with a sharp knife
It is a good idea to harden the plants off - exposing them to harsher weather conditions - before outplanting.
There is no need to remove the fibre pot at planting, but the whole thing should be buried because fibre exposed to the air could act as a wick, drawing moisture from the plant.
Not every location has banana fibre available - other suitable materials are - sacking, fertilizer bags, old trouser material, cardboard.
It is always interesting to experiment.
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