Mexico bets on the mint crops

Published Feb 10, 2022

Tridge summary

Farmers in Telchac Puerto, Yucatan, are starting the production and sale of mint in Mérida markets as the dry season begins. The plant, which thrives in humid and cold climates, is being planted and grown using natural fertilizer from henequen bagasse. The farmers are expecting to make a profit, especially in the later part of the year when the price of peppermint usually increases. They are also taking measures to protect the plant from the sun and pests such as wild grass and white fly.
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ISAÍ DZUL. FOR THIS! Farmers from Telchac Pueblo begin with the production and sale of mint in Mérida markets, which, being planted in humid and cold climates, tends to have larger and thicker leaves. Merida Yucatan. Now that the dry season has begun in several of the municipalities of Yucatan, farmers from Telchac Puerto are betting on the production and commercialization of mint in the different markets of Mérida, they reported that they will begin to form small roofs made with shade mesh so that the leaves of the small bushes do not wither due to the sun and the high temperatures that are usually generated on these dates. Florentino Cima Cima, one of the workers of a milpa that is located in the Santa Rosa shredder hacienda of the town, asserted that currently he has been dedicating himself to pruning the flakes so that the high temperatures do not yellow the aromatic herb. Being a crop that begins to grow from the month of being planted, the small shoots spread out in ...
Source: Inforural

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