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 Results 

 Gardeners 



Number of gardeners . Data for this part of the study were obtained during 6/89-1/91 

 (month/year). In 1989, 180 interviews of widows and adult men were conducted during 6/29-8/22 

 (month/date) to determine the extent to which X-Hazil Sur residents planted gardens. A total of 123 

 residents (2 women and 121 men, representing about 60% of the total number of households at X-Hazil 

 Sur) reported having planted a total of 150 gardens in 1989; 14 residents (7% households) reported 

 having cleared a total of 17 gardens, but had not planted them by the date when the interview was 

 conducted; and 43 residents (20% households) reported that they had not cleared or planted a garden 

 that year. In 1990, 31 randomly selected gardeners that had planted in 1989 were interviewed during 

 11/22-11/24 and reported having planted a total of 40 gardens, while another 5 residents who also 

 planted in 1989 reported that they had not planted in 1990. Thus, about 80-85% of the ejidatarios 

 planted gardens. 



Number of gardens per garden group . Garden groups frequently planted more than one garden 

 per group. In 1989, each group planted an average of 1.2 gardens (SE = 0.05, n = 123 garden 

 groups). One garden group planted 4 gardens, 3 groups planted 3 gardens each, 18 groups planted 2 

 gardens each, and 101 groups planted 1 garden each. In 1990, each garden group planted an average 

 of 1.3 gardens (SE = 0.11, n = 31 garden groups). Two groups planted 3 gardens each, 5 groups 

 planted 2 gardens each, and 24 groups planted 1 garden each. The number of gardens planted per 

 garden group was not significantly different between years (x^ approximation = 0.4094, d.f. = 1, P = 

 0.5223). 



Gardens 



Annual horticultural cycle . The annual horticultural cycle consisted of six main periods: initial 

 site clearing (felling trees and brush), burning, planting, weeding, doubling over of com stalks, and 



