"I listen and I forget, I see and remember, I experience and I understand"
- a Chinese proverb
I biked this morning to Loyola Retreat House to take pictures of the hazy skyline brought about by last nights fireworks welcoming of 2012.
There I saw my uncle cutting branches of madre cacao (kakwate). And when I inquired, he said he plants them at interval of 2 ft, and it grows very quickly in 2 weeks. It does not need a lot of watering and care. Then he plants in between. It is a cheap way to fence unprotected private lots/land (My uncle is doctor of vet medicine and a CEO of two agribased company)
I immediately recalled that a British engineer lectured on "BioMechanical Slope Protection" Aside from our cogon grass, he recommends this tree grown from cuttings ie. madre cacao. It has soil compaction power up to 250 psi and holds its own vs. mechanical slope protection: riprap, rebars, reenforced concrete, gabion, etc. fibre, at much much less cost. He said the Mega Dike could have been built cheaper by planting lahar embankments with madre cacao. But then again it has little value added for contractors, engineers and......
- a Chinese proverb
I biked this morning to Loyola Retreat House to take pictures of the hazy skyline brought about by last nights fireworks welcoming of 2012.
There I saw my uncle cutting branches of madre cacao (kakwate). And when I inquired, he said he plants them at interval of 2 ft, and it grows very quickly in 2 weeks. It does not need a lot of watering and care. Then he plants in between. It is a cheap way to fence unprotected private lots/land (My uncle is doctor of vet medicine and a CEO of two agribased company)
I immediately recalled that a British engineer lectured on "BioMechanical Slope Protection" Aside from our cogon grass, he recommends this tree grown from cuttings ie. madre cacao. It has soil compaction power up to 250 psi and holds its own vs. mechanical slope protection: riprap, rebars, reenforced concrete, gabion, etc. fibre, at much much less cost. He said the Mega Dike could have been built cheaper by planting lahar embankments with madre cacao. But then again it has little value added for contractors, engineers and......
Thank you sir for sharing. We will do this. Manghihingi po sa mga bahay bahay na mapupuntahan then we will plant it esp along fence of GE at FE area ng site natin, malaking tulong po ito sa ating MP upang maiwasan ang soil erosion.
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Thanks for the post for Madre Cacao Sir. Our property in Mindoro were fenced with madre cacao every 2 meters, the size of the branch being planted was only 2" in diameter then a barb wire was tied to secure the entire property. Yes, it grows very quickly. Our property was surrounded with a creek, and it was a big help for soil erosion prevention especially during heavy rain because it was fenced with madre cacao. I am thinking of how we can utilize madre cacao in our site.
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HGGMP
Nuon ko pa sinabi iyan kay Ernie re sa dulo ng HGGMP. In Oton, puwede nating gamitin duon sa wala pang Pader
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