Wow - thanks mediahound, tog tan and lorax! that's a very friendly welcome.
- mediahound, neighbors raiding the plants would be the sweetest thing - the concern here is cattle ranching and the coordinated anarchy it promotes.
- tog tan, i wish i had looked at that undertaking - i would have walked away, but i was not looking and i now fell into it. no regrets. thank you for the support!
lorax, i could not be candid with mediahound if i said where i am working. sad indeed, but you should understand. (even "do good" organizations have no sympathy if you experience anything that differs from their script). so I keep a low profile. please forgive me. it doesn't matter anyway, most places with tropical forest have similar issues.
honestly, i saw the article here:
PROMUSA - A Gros Michel success story
i could develop a population of plants with some "gourmet"/"specialty" export potential? I need the bananas anyway to protect the tree seedlings (mix of local species). labor is very cheap. i am in no hurry. I'd like advice on promising species that will do well in wet tropics about 100 meter above sea level.