fotografías españoles - port_sohar
Planting along roads in the industrial area of the Port of Sohar Oman
Preparing the plant holes with pick axe and shovel
Pick axe detail
Taking out the grid
Assembling the boxes
Putting the wick
Ready to plants
The planting hole is ready
We fill the holes with water to develop a capillary column in the loose gravel
The water sinks between the gravel
After one hour its gone
We open the toplayer to let oxygen enter
Make small planting holes and put the plant in the soil
The small plant with no leaves yet to prevent evaporation
The carton cover prevents losing capillary water through evaporation
Put the box on the carton with the overflow to the North
Four hundred boxes will be placed along the road
Close the sides with gravel and fill the center opening with 4 liters (one gallon) and the boxx with 16 liters (4 gallons) of water
Ready to help the trees grow eternally without irrigation
The Port of Sohar planting team greetz you
