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RE: Best areas for a tropical garden - Les C - 06-03-2007
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[snip] the Wailoa dredge sand [snip] I would wonder how good it is, however, being all salty and such.
I've heard that some people use dilute seawater for their crops because of the minerals and nutrients. If you're careful about diluting the salt content in the sand, this could be a plus.
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Not ALL of Puna is on rock. I live in Glenwood, halfway between Volcano and Mt. View... here on the Mauka side of the highway, our soil id 13 feet deep!
Volcano Village has long been an agricultural area, though limited in crop variety by the conditions at 4000'. Apparently, the ash from the eruptions have made for faster and deeper soil development. I think this effect extends down to Glenwood and maybe Mtn View.
Edited by - Les C on 06/03/2007 09:30:18
RE: Best areas for a tropical garden - missydog1 - 06-03-2007
I was wondering if I'm the only one who thinks Wailoa = arsenic. I wouldn't touch anything from that river.