Blogs from Moropoto, Northern Highlands, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 6

Here is a step by step guide to creating an above ground garden, specifically in Nicaragua. There are three primary reasons why raised gardens are preferable here. One is specific to my community, which is located on top of a mountain and there are a lot of rocks. As in, a lot of the mountain is stone, some houses are built directly on top of rock, and there is little dirt to plant in around some houses for family gardens. Reason two is that most everyone has chickens and they all roam free. They like to eat seeds and seedlings. But if the garden is in the air and protected, it deters the chickens. Also, it is harder for leaf cutter ants to reach the seedlings and vegetables. The third reason is that everyone plants during ... read more

two entries here, from the 12th and today, the 14th. 12 Jan 2009 Monday 10:10 pm Well. Walked to San Lucas this morning and caught a cab to Somoto. Called Mom and surprised her at work - haha. Had a fairly uneventful morning in Somoto, though I did, predictably, run into two Health PCVs who live in the department of Madriz, too. Went to try and look at mattresses for my bed, but they were waaaay expensive where I was looking and I’m not entirely sure what size my bed is and it was a failed mission. Took a cab to San Lucas and hiked up the mountain, too. The rest of the day after Somoto, though, has been fairly eventful. With good news and bad news. Good news is that I created my ultimate playlist ... read more