PGH conducts the majority of its plantings in specially designated Planting Zones in the state where it has generated significant local support and has resources available to support the planting activity.

Saplings are mostly planted by members of the local rural communities in these districts, who have volunteered to be part of the project.

The focus is on

• Farm lands: Timber, fruit, fodder and fuel trees are mostly planted on farm lands. Planting is carried out by the farmers who supply pitting material (compost, vermi-compost, sand). Normally farmlands are already protected from grazing cattle.
• School Grounds: Drought resistant native species known as tropical dry evergreens are planted as a live seed bank, to help ensure their conservation. Pitting, planting, and where necessary, plant protection, is taken care of by the children. Pitting material is supplied by PGH.
• Residential areas: Fruit and medicinal saplings are normally planted in residential areas. Pitting and pitting material, planting and plant protection is taken care of by the residents. Saplings are supplied by PGH.
• Water catchment and Waste land areas: TDEF (tropical dry evergreen forest species) and water-tolerant species are planted respectively in these areas by paid self-help groups. Saplings, pitting material and plant protections are supplied by PGH.
• Roadside: Avenues of trees and shrubs are planted by the local children and community. Saplings, pitting material and plant protections are supplied by PGH.

Post-planting maintenance includes watering, fertilizing, pruning, replanting and, where necessary, protecting the sapling from grazing animals. On farmland, post-planting maintenance is carried out by the farmer as it is for any other crop. In residential areas and schools, the planters who adopt the trees they plant are responsible for ensuring they grow and in water catchment and wasteland areas, paid self–help groups and farm labourers care for the saplings.

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