The documentation is in reversed chronological order.
The plants are rapidly getting ready to be planted out at the shoreline.
The plants are doing exceptionally well, both in the box and ...
... in the smaller container.
Just a month after the project was started, the seedlings could be planted into individual containers.
[All images Feb. 20, 2022]
The right mix of soil is required to ensure the best development of the mangroves.
This video explains the process of preparing the soil and planting the plants nicely.
The plants are individually placed in small containers.
The set of plants is impressive.
... and there are more.
We looked for help. The Grenada Fund for Conservation, Inc. (GFC) turned out to be the partner we needed for our mangrove project. Tyrone and his daughter Zoya Buckmire, who are managing GFC, immediately engaged in the project with us. They started the project by collecting a set of promising diverse settlings, which turned out to develop rapidly under their care.
Being immersed in the right nutrient soil, the seedlings were developing rapidly.
A set of mangrove seedling were collected at in January and started to show promising signs of groth.
Already after a short few months, a few small mangrove seedlings took hold of the new habit. But they were struggling with no protection from any other vegetation. It was clear that we wuld need to support the mangroves in the effort to populate the full shore front along our small piece of happiness.
Mangrove seedling took hold in the new but harsh environment after only a few months.
While being deeply hurt by, and very disappointed about, the destruction of the mangroves at timid coastline, there is hope. We deveoped the new line of boulders and dirt in such a way that a strong mangrove could regrow.
After some landscaping, the shore was ready for a mangrove restoration project.
We did request that an attempt was made to rescue at least the mangrove that was closes to Attempts to rescue at least a part of the mangroves resulted in the total destruction of the coastal ecosystem.
The construction of our home for living in the moment resulted in severe damage the the mangroves during the extensive escavations. Despite clear instructions to protect the mangroves, the escavator poored down large amounts of dirt that eventually covered most of the mangroves and established a new shoreline.
When we bought the land at Egmont 208, the coastline was protected by a line of string mangroves providing not only a strong break for the waves but also a home for a fish nursery. The water around the mangroves was always alived by scores of tiny colorful fish. Sometimes, a big row emerged when a larger fish came in to feed on the the small ones, but they also found protection between the abundant roots of the mangoves.
Before construction started, there was a beautiful and strong line of mangroves along the shore.
