“Where Green Things Grow” A Nursery’s Daily Rhythm by Keairra Smith

The interns from The Ministry of Agriculture went to The Department of Environment’s nursery. They were greeted by Mr. Janiel Simon/Nursery Manager and his coworker Ms. Sonika Regis.

While there the interns got a taste of being real nursery workers. Pushing the cutlasses into soil until it covered the root base of the Suriname Cherry and watered the plants. Additionally, they helped to move and arranged plants like Suriname cherry, Cashew, Mango, Five Finger/Star Fruit and changed plant bags.  Around two hundred (200) plants are planted/transferred per day.

The interns had a short educational session with Mr. Simon. They were educated on how to cover the root base and facts like it takes around three months for a plant to have the ability to survive on its own. They had a little oral quiz related to what they’ve learnt, which was the last activity to wrap the visit up.

The DOE Nursery is in existence for over seventeen year and annually during every November, the DOE has one day dedicated to a plant fair for the public, called Arbour Day.  At these fairs plant bags are exchanged for plants or for a small cost of just five dollars ($5.00).

Growing with care, rooted in love
Bringing nature back to life