No, because the typical vegetation type in this area of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is Tropical Dry Forest – a special form of rainforest. It is characterized by the alternation of rainy and dry seasons. This allows us to plan our work well throughout the year. The operations are divided seasonally into planting preparation, planting and maintenance. We plant exclusively during the rainy season, that is, only after it has definitely begun and it has rained continuously for five consecutive days in July or August. And we also stop planting one month before the expected end of the rainy season, in November or December, so that the young seedlings have optimal conditions and the survival rate is as high as possible.
During the dry season, from about January to June, the staff take care of the planted trees and prepare the restoration for the period from July to December. Care also includes removing fast-growing grasses between the young tree seedlings that compete for light, water and nutrients.
