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Gardening Resources for Puerto Rico

Planted January 1, 2000
Last tended to on October 31, 2024
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Servicio de Extensión Agrícola

• “Huerto Familiar” (PDF)
• “Huerto Familiar (escalonado) en tiestos” (PDF)

Recommended Books:

• “Arboles Frutales Exoticos Y Poco Conocidos En Puerto Rico,” by Juan A. Rivero and Bryan R Brunner. Arboles frutales exóticos y poco conocidos en Puerto Rico, de Juan A. Rivero y Bryan R. Brunner, provee informacion sobre arboles frutales exoticos que crecen en Puerto Rico pero son poco conocidos. De cada arbol se suministra su nombre comun y el cientifico, la familia a la que pertenece y su lugar de origen. Ademas, se provee una detallada descripcion de cada arbol, informacion sobre su propagacion, cultivo, plagas y usos, asi como datos sobre especies relacionadas y las diferentes variedades del mismo. Completan esta informacion un glosario de terminos agricolas y una lista con datos sobre personas e instituciones que poseen los arboles incluidos en este libro.

• “Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times,” by Steve Solomon (founder of the Territorial Seed Company and self-sufficiency advocate, he is currently homesteading in Tasmania). This is a more advanced book for those who are serious about raising food. In this volume, Steve explains why intensive gardening methods are not natural and therefore require great amounts of energy and effort to maintain. A lot of information regarding soil health and cover cropping is included.

Organizations:

• The Garden Club of Puerto Rico, Inc.
• Heliconia Society of Puerto Rico – Founded to stimulate and promote the enjoyment and understanding of Heliconia and related plants of the order Zingiberales through education, research and communication, and to interact with the Heliconia Society International and other institutions which share similar interests, purposes or objectives.

Places to Visit:

• Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Puerto Rico / The University of Puerto Rico’s Botanical Garden in San Juan – Calle Juan Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR, 00926
• Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas William Miranda Marín / William Miranda Marín Botanical and Cultural Garden – PR-156, Caguas, 00727, Puerto Rico

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