How to plant a tree
Every world earth / environment day, people arrive in droves,
to plant trees. It is a picnic. Photos are clicked - selfies with saplings are a
rage. The saplings of course, die of thirst, the very next day.
Also sometimes, ‘wrong’ trees get planted – which do not belong to the region and
do a range of environment damaging things – from dying themselves to killing
plants around.
So this World Environment Day – June 5, follow these ‘Easy Steps to Planting Trees- which do not die or kill you’.
- 1. Select a spot close to home/place of work. That way you can water the sapling and see it grow (a most satisfying experience).
- 2. Find an indigenous tree. You can go to a government nursery and ask the gardeners there to help you. They are very happy to chat if you catch them in the slim windows between their morning, afternoon and evening breaks. But they know trees.
- 3. Now that you have a spot near you and a sapling which will not kill, you are ready to plant. But there are challenges. People do not take kindly to people doing harmless things like planting trees. They ask questions like “Why? Do you have permission?” Do not tear your hair out in frustration or slap such individuals. Smile politely and say “Yes. I have permission. It is part of a national drive to green the city and provide you with oxygen, birds and fruit”. The trick is to be very confident and keep smiling.
- 4. You can also prevent questions by looking very casual and humming a song, while planting. Like you do this all the time.
- 5. Water the sapling religiously for a month at least. Once it becomes the size of a shrub, it’s roots will be deep enough to start drawing water itself.
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