Stores
Year: 2015
Events and Meetings
April 2015 Meeting – Puerto Morales Botanical Garden
Members of the Mayan Garden Club recently toured the Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden, near Puerto Morales, for their April meeting. Located on a large swath of land carved from the jungle, the Gardens […]
Gardening Tips
Why Do They Paint Tree Trunks White?
This is a common question, Why Do They Paint Tree Trunks White here in the tropics? Painting tree trunks white is a way of sealing trunks and protecting them. Living in or near the jungle, […]
Gardening Tips
100 Things You Can Compost
Originally printed at http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/ The basics of composting are simple. Almost anything natural or plant-based can be composted; just don’t add meat, bones or a lot of fat, because as they decompose, they will create a […]
Gardening Tips
Free Fertilizer and Mulch out your front door!
Sargassum – Don’t complain about how it looks, harvest it! Information From NOAA : National Ocean Service Did you know that the sargassum (sea weed) on the beach is really good fertilizer for your plants? […]
Events and Meetings
March 2015 Meeting
The Mayan Garden Club meet at La Buena Vida for the March meeting. In April, there will not be a business meeting but we will go to Puerto Morales for a tour of the Botanical […]
Books
Plants in the Mayan Culture: Traditional Remedies, Food and Art
This is the first book that most of us buy. It has great information on the plants in the Yucatan area and their uses in food, medicine, and art. Wonderful photos and great information. Its […]
Stores
Pottery, stone, and masonry store in Playa del Carmen
We are unsure of the name of this place (if you know please tell us). Here are the GPS coordinates. https://www.google.com/maps?q=loc:20.641172,-87.086227
Local Plants
Gardening Tips
Planting a Pineapple
Next time you bring home a pineapple, keep the top and grow another Here are the steps Buy a pineapple and cut off the top leaves with about one inch of fruit. Plant the pineapple […]