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RE: Farming: This is where the delicious chocolate come from!
Hi my friend how are you?, yes it seem cocoa trees will become rare because most of the big plantation has been transformed into palm oil plantation in my place. that is not a good sign of sustainability of the land. and yet for the cocoa. but, there is the way to keep it there by starting to plant new plant to replace the old one
I'm doing well. I know I've been a bit quiet lately. Sad to see them switching to palm oil. Hopefully, you'll be able to maintain your part and hopefully figure out what to do about the bacteria. I love the fact that you don't use pesticides, you let nature happen and take measure to keep your plants safe.
When I manage to get a garden going I try to do the same. I use vinegar for weed killer, but very cautious since our soil is not very acidic. The worst though is, most of my plants burn up due to the heat and sunlight. The ones I plant in the little bit of the shade I have in my backyard ends up moulding.
If you use MSG (Mono Sodium Glutamate) and mix with little detergent as a glue it will be more effective and it keep the soil for not being to acidic. The MSG that normally use for food seasoning