Gardening ‘Nutter’ donates trees to Pedro St James
(CNS): Local gardener Ken Nutter has donated ten coconut trees, two papaya, two ackee and a guinep tree to Pedro St James to plant within the grounds of the National Historic Site, which suffered losses following Tropical Storm Grace. Nutter, the assistant manager of Hurley’s bakery, is an avid gardener and uses his skill to relax and reduce stress, and with some extra plants on his hands, he offered them to Pedro. He is also donating unused pineapple tops to the site to help them create a pineapple patch on the grounds.
“The site recently lost trees and decorative shrubbery during Tropical Storm Grace, so the donation quite timely,” said Tourism Attraction Board (TAB) Director, Patrick Thompson. “The TAB is keen to build relationships with individuals and local organisations even if in small ways like this, as together we can continue to preserve and maintain our national attractions.”
Encouraging others to lend a hand, Nutter said, “If you have extra plants bring them out so everyone can enjoy them. What a wonderful place to give back to.”
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Been a long time since I read a feel good story. Thanks. Nice work Mr.Nutter. Karma will hopefully take care of you.
This is a great story- thank you. I grow papayas and pineapples on a small scale because ii only have a small garden. Both of these are very easy to grow. For anyone who is not sure about the pineapples here is what I do. I wring out the top from the fruit and peel back the bottom layers of leaves and let it dry out in the sun for a couple of days then plant it either directly in the ground or in a pot. If you prefer to cut out the top then ensure that all of the fruit is removed and proceed to stripping off the leaves and letting iit dry out. As I said these are very easy to grow and everyone can do it. Happy gardening!
Yes, I was actually surprised how easy it is. I’ve always had a green thumb and prefer to grow plants from natural seeds, cuttings, etc. but it never really occurred to me to grow pineapples.
However, I planted 7 pineapple tops straight into the ground at a family member’s house early this year and every one has flourished. It’s really one of those things you can plant and just forget about. Should produce a nice crop soon enough and I encourage everyone to try it.
Great job.
Thank you Mr Nutter.
Well done sir. Thanks.