Nutmeg in Grenada
ronalawn82
15 years ago
Related Stories
FEEL-GOOD HOME9 Smells You Actually Want in Your Home
Boost memory, enhance sleep, lower anxiety ... these scents do way more than just smell good
Full StoryMore Discussions
There is an item in today's news that nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) production in the "Isle of Spice" is down because the farmers there had planted too many male trees after hurricane Ivan in 2004.
"Dioeciousness" in horticulture is a minor inconvenience or disappointment when it works against our plans; but in agriculture, it is an altogether 'different kettle of cultivars'. Please pardon the mixed metaphor but note the alliterative ring.
Imagine the Grenadian farmer who has been nurturing his nutmeg tree(s) since 2004 (land, labor and money) only to find out, now, that the plant will not produce. (S)he now has to start all over again.
albert_135 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
ronalawn82Original Author
Related Professionals
Maple Valley Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Medford Landscape Contractors · Waterbury Landscape Contractors · East Patchogue Landscape Contractors · Galt Landscape Contractors · Hoffman Estates Landscape Contractors · Mastic Beach Landscape Contractors · Newberg Landscape Contractors · Bensenville Landscape Contractors · Austin Fence Contractors · Glenview Fence Contractors · Manassas Fence Contractors · Markham Fence Contractors · North Hollywood Fence Contractors · North Miami Beach Fence Contractorspineresin