Costa Rica owes its long history of stability and independence to the agrarian society from which it was born.
Today, that legacy is being eroded by an unsustainable agricultural model that depends on toxic petrochemicals.
The flats can be located on the sunny side of the house under the overhang of the roof, preferably on a table to give protection from heavy rains.
Let them grow in the cups for about two weeks, so their roots recover from the shock of transplanting, and the foliage continues to flourish.
May and June are good months to plant green beans, as well as the traditional black and red beans Ticos love so much.
Radishes and turnips are easy crops to grow for gardeners who live in the warmer regions of the country.
All you need are 30-centimeter sections of stems. These stem cuttings are inserted halfway into the ground about 50 centimeters apart.
Apart from an occasional cultivating of the soil around the plants, you can harvest a gold mine of taro roots around October.