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🧺👥 Harvest Groups

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To make harvest planning more efficient and to avoid fruit losses, all cultivated and semi-wild plants on the finca are assigned to one of four Harvest Groups. These groups determine how often each plant should be checked for harvesting or maintenance.

Each group reflects the plant’s current yield status and helps coordinate our scheduled harvest walks and monitoring routines.

🚫 R0 – Not harvested (R0)
Lead: Plants not harvested for food/materials; kept for ecology, observation, recovery or landscape function.
Definition: Plants are not targeted for harvest. Observe health/condition during routine walks (especially after stress, pruning, transplanting or damage).
Check frequency: No regular harvest check.
Examples: • Guachipelín (Diphysa americana) living posts • Tithonia diversifolia for soil regeneration • Decorative/unclassified • Under evaluation • Recently transplanted or recovering
Assigned Individuals (R0)
  • — none —
🌱 R1 – Always available (R1)
Lead: Plants with constant or near year-round edible yield (leafy/herb crops).
Definition: Remain long-term in R1 unless severely damaged.
Check frequency: Check once per week during the scheduled walk for the corresponding quarter.
Examples: • Katuk (Sauropus androgynus) • Chicasquil (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) • Culantro Coyote (Eryngium foetidum) • Aztec Pepper (Piper auritum) – leaves used regularly
Assigned Individuals (R1)
  • Plant No. 21: Katuk · Katuk by the Creek
  • Plant No. 19: Katuk · Katuk Strips
🌿 R2 – Weekly check (R2)
Lead: Plants without active fruiting or with seasonal/occasional yield (default group for most species).
Definition: Standard group outside fruiting; root crops with flexible timing.
Check frequency: Check once per week according to the walk schedule (Mon–Thu by quarter).
Notes: May temporarily move to R3 when fruiting or under sensitive conditions.
Examples: • Papaya outside fruiting phase • Rambutan off-season • Mango off-season • Malanga (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)
Assigned Individuals (R2)
  • Plant No. 40: Amazon Grape · Amanda
  • Plant No. 41: Annatto · Anna
  • Plant No. 38: Avocado · Abogado
  • Plant No. 46: Banana · Red Banana · Red bunch
  • Plant No. 32: Cas · Casanova
  • Plant No. 17: Colombian Sapote · Colombo
  • Plant No. 37: Mango
  • Plant No. 34: Rambutan · Ramakrishna
  • Plant No. 18: Square Banana
  • Plant No. 30: Yellow Nance · Nancy
🍍 R3 – Fruiting or sensitive (R3)
Lead: Currently fruiting or sensitive to overripeness/pests/animals; needs close observation.
Definition: R3 is a temporary high-monitoring group. Each R3 Individual has its own check_interval_days, defining the maximum interval between checks.
Check frequency: Check according to the configured check_interval_days for each Individual. R3 Individuals are also checked during the regular weekly Harvest Walk for their quarter.
Notes: A daily R3 task lists only R3 Individuals that are due for checking. Monday through Thursday, the quarter covered by the regular Harvest Walk for that day is excluded. Friday through Sunday, all four quarters are considered. Completing either a Harvest Walk or an R3 task records all Individuals listed in that task as checked. When fruiting or the sensitive condition ends, move the Individual back to R2.
Examples: • Any short-shelf-life fruit • Fruit-bearing pineapple • Starfruit (Carambola) • Bilimbi • Tomatoes during ripening
Assigned Individuals (R3)
  • Plant No. 48: Golden Apple · Gabor check every 2 days
  • Plant No. 29: Golden Apple · Gordon check every 4 days
  • Plant No. 39: Governor’s plum · Gumpel check every 4 days
  • Plant No. 47: Mandarin · Mandy check every 2 days
  • Plant No. 43: Pataxte · Pana check daily
  • Plant No. 42: Pataxte · Pat and friend check daily


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