Agricultural Knowledge from the Friendliest Island in the Caribbean
Agricultural Knowledge from the Friendliest Island in the Caribbean
If you love plants, you will very much enjoy visiting the St. Rose Nursery in La Mode: The variety of species is overwhelming, including a vast number of beautiful jungle vines, shade plants, flowers, and even some remarkable edible plants such as coffee, mamey sapote […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Mr. Lawrence Lambert, plant expert and creator of Palm Tree Botanical Gardens in Laura Land, St. David’s. We have heard a report that he went to work in his gardens, felt unwell and laid down, […]
James “Mike” Thomas of St. David’s demonstrates the traditional charcoal making process:
David Allard from The Informer shares the story: The trees growing at the Lagoon Road area, now the Kirani James Boulevard were planted for a reason. Those flamboyant trees at the Fall Edge in Grand Anse did not just spring up by themselves but were […]
If you love plants, you will very much enjoy visiting the St. Rose Nursery in La Mode: The variety of species is overwhelming, including a vast number of beautiful jungle vines, shade plants, flowers, and even some remarkable edible plants such as coffee, mamey sapote […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Mr. Lawrence Lambert, plant expert and creator of Palm Tree Botanical Gardens in Laura Land, St. David’s. We have heard a report that he went to work in his gardens, felt unwell and laid down, […]
James “Mike” Thomas of St. David’s demonstrates the traditional charcoal making process:
When does the dry season end in Grenada? According to Caribya: “Grenada’s seasons are measured by rainfall rather than temperature. The dry season falls between January and May, when showers are few and sporadic. The rainy season is June through December, when conditions are more […]
Teak is a valuable tropical hardwood which grows excellently on Grenada. Moses of Corinth toured through this private plantation in search of usable trees for his sawmill business. Unfortunately, many of these trees were planted too close together and so they have not expanded to […]
In this video, Moses of Corinth demonstrates milling mahogany with the LumberMate 2000: In this video, Moses of Corinth demonstrates milling mahogany with the LumberMate 2000. Grenada has a variety of valuable tropical hardwoods including blue mahoe, mahogany and teak. Through this sawmill, Moses is […]
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are an important staple crop in the tropics and Grenada is no exception. On the island a variety of yam species and cultivars are grown. Multiple varieties are seen for sale at roadside produce stands in yam season, which runs from December […]
This is an excellent overview on how the nutmeg became Grenada’s most iconic crop: “It has been positively stated that the first planted nutmeg was introduced to Grenada by Hon: Frank Gurney, with seed brought from Banda in 1843; Belvidere Estate,St John’s Parish,being the supposed […]