My makeshift nursery is just under some shade and on the ground, especially utilising the shade from some banana and papaya trees. Seen here an assortment of plants: tamarind, neem, calathea lutea, tongkat ali, pegaga, patawali, green cincau, durian, nona, mango, avocado, papaya, chilli, moringa, leucaena, curry leaves, ice cream bean, velvet beans, honolulu creeper, etc.
90% of these plants are either sprouted from seeds obtained freely, exchanged with friends or somehow gotten FOC, while the rest are purchased. Running a farm calls for a little creativity to obtain most plants for free as normally a large amount is required for propagation. Purchasing them is just simply not economical.
On a related note, running a profitable “permaculture nursery” may be a viable business plan in this troubling times. Unfortunately, the absence of a worker pretty much renders any idea unworkable. Otherwise, I should be able to generate some income from selling some plants. However, that’s the last thing on my mind now with priorities focused into building the supporting infrastructures on the farm. The idea of running a full-fledged nursery is something that I will be actively pursuing at the back of my head.
