fotografías españoles - Fundacion Bosque Productivo Hubert Lanssiers in Ancon Lima Peru one of the driest places on Earth 6 months after planting
Bosque Productivo Hubert Lanssiers is 720 ha of fruit trees in Ancon Lima Peru
For 20 years there has been no rain in this place
The Project is meant to re-integrate ex-detainees in the society
Seed of Tara tree (Caesalpinia spinosa) is pre-germinated
Caesalpinia spinosa from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesalpinia_spinosa
A simple nursery helps to make quality plants
The individual plants look great
The waterboxxes are assembled
The assembling of the waterboxxes is done in the shadow
Compost and waterboxxes are ready
The scarse water is transported to the planting place there is no water to irrigate in this place
The planting holes in this tough dry soil are made with a pick axe
The planting holes are made 50 cm deep
Then compost and worm mest are added and 50% mixed in 30 cm of soil
The final planting hole is then 20 cm deep
40 Liters of water is added and we wait one day to let it enter the soil
Next morning we open the soil and let the oxygen enter during a few hours
We start planting on December 18 2011 the hottest period in Peru as it is the longest day on the Soutern hemisphere
Survey of the waterboxx planting on one of the dryest places on Earth
Each Groasis waterboxx has two Tara trees in it and we plant them in the east-west direction
Children are watching the planting of the Groasis waterboxxes we hope they can play in the future fruit tree forest
The boxes are planted deep to get the soil as cool as possible
The merciless Peruvian sun has prevented every development or growth from any plant
They put 4 liters in the center opening to establish the roots and fill the box with 16 liters
On March 31 the first trees grow above the boxes
Detail of Tara tree on March 31 2012
On April 30 the trees really pick up and start to grow faster
April 30 2012 detail of Tara tree 40 cm high
The same Tara trees on May 31 2012 now 60 cm high
The same tree on June 15 now 75 cm high
Detail of fast growing Tara tree with the Groasis waterboxx in Ancon Lima Peru 5 months after planting
Survey of 98% survival rate with the Groasis Technology
Comparison of length
Hopefully this Tara tree will carry lots of fruits to sell that create jobs and income
The children of Peru need hundreds of thousands of Tara trees with the Groasis Technology we can plant them every where
The proud group of ex-detainees salutes and invites you to come to see their fantastic planting result on one of the driest places on Earth
