Joaquin Araujo (Spanish journalist of nature) in his fantastic book “Logical ecos, to understand ecology” (Ecos logicos para endener la ecologia). Teaches that "The most appreciated aspect of the many attempts to repair the environmental degradation is reforestation". Anyone can plant trees, in places once enjoyed the life of trees. I don’t pretend teaching a course on reforestation, but rather encourage people to plant trees and shrubs where needed and just give some basic advice. It’s normal that our trees dray or don’t grow, that should not be discouraged, so let’s get to work · Choose different species to promote biodiversity.
· The species should be indigenous to the area to be planted to ensure that they will resist the weather and to avoid endangering the ecosystem.
· The ideal time depends on the species but in general it is best between March and May, being less desirable between September and November.
· Dig a hole about 7.9 in and fill it with removed soil
· Two ways to plant trees:
With seeds
1. Place the seeds in the hole down a layer of soil, 2 to 4 times the size of the seed
2. Place 3 or 4 seeds to multiply the possibilities of birth of the tree
3. Above, you can make a quilt with straw and dry leaves to prevent seeds from icing in winter.
4. Humidity accelerates the germination
By peg
1. from a plant with many branches, chose a young branch (flexible and slightly different color) and cut without producing tears between 5.9 - 7.9in if it’s a bush and between 9.8 - 11.8in if it’s a tree
2. Peal the inferior point from the peg, remove the leaves, bottom half, and cut the rest of the leaves in half, to prevent from losing water.
3. Insert the peg Into the Ground
4. This system requires abundant irrigation making it ideal for species close to the river.
· It is possible to chose both systems, in pots and transplant them into position where our plant is consistent and has its roots well-formed (about a year to germinate)
* Remember Recycling paper saves trees, water and energy.
translated by Rafael Hernandez Garza from http://www.lcc.uma.es/~ppgg/libros/ecoarticulos.html#plantarboles
