Planting Fruit Trees

Recently the monks of the Siddhidatta Kulam, who are responsible for our monastery grounds, maintenance and food and vegetable growing, set out to plant a total of 83 fruit trees. They are planting mainly avocado trees. The avocado trees include many different varieties which all bloom at different times of year. In theory, this will provide us with fruiting avocados year-round. The planting also included citrus trees such as oranges and lemons, as well as sapote, peanut butter fruit trees and mangosteen. These trees will provide us with plenty of fruits for the monks and for temple offerings.

Sadhaka Dayanatha places one if the trees in the ground

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d been in the tent next to the garden, gaining strength out of the elements before planting'

Dayanatha helps to load them into one of our electric rangers.

The trees are then brought out to our recently acquired land for planting

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s a big job to plant so many trees'

one very happy avocado tree

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