Vegetable Growing in the DR

[jpoesq1]

I am working on a project to create subsistence gardens for poor families outside of Santo Domingo. I am trying to find out if anyone has any experience, particularly where I might be able to buy vegetable seedlings and/or seeds.

Do you have a garden?
What do you grow?
Where do you buy your supplies?

Any thoughts appreciated!

Thanks.

John

[johnny]

pm, i can give you some help
juan hausen

[heldengebroed]

Do a search on square foot garden is a nice idea with experience in haiti
(gardens are made on the roofs in order to prevent thieves from stealing the fruits of your labour)

[anitaemma]

You may find some seeds like onions, carrots, coliflowers, tomatoes and some type of salads from ferreterias and some wets if they have their own shops might also have some. Papaya (lechosa), squashes (ayuama), pineapple and all kind of roots used to eat you can multiply them, for example batata, cassava , jautia.
All kinds of peas are easy to dry and seed them again. Those men farming their small conucos do not buy any seeds and they have succeeded to grow everything

[jrhartley]

or buy fruit and veg and take the seeds out- here in Sosua the vets sell the best seeds I hear

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by jpoesq1

I am working on a project to create subsistence gardens for poor families outside of Santo Domingo. I am trying to find out if anyone has any experience, particularly where I might be able to buy vegetable seedlings and/or seeds.

Do you have a garden?
What do you grow?
Where do you buy your supplies?

Any thoughts appreciated!

Thanks.

John

Go to the Department of Agriculture. It does provide free seeds and seedlings sometimes and to certain families.