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Camping on your own lot?
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11-22-2010, 01:45 PM
Na'alehu area doesn't get near the rain that Puna gets. They have been in drought lately. If you want to clear an area for a campsite and for your fruit trees, you might be OK, but I wouldn't clear everything. Weed cloth around your trees will help, but needs to be weighted down because the wind over there can get serious. Start with a few prospects the first year. Best to visit at least twice a year.
Dan
11-22-2010, 02:19 PM
The dry side has different plant pests. I gardened over there too. One of the most rampant is haole koa. It doesn't need ANY rain to flourish, and it's just as hard to kill as waiwi. It makes a ton of seeds, and every seed it makes seems to sprout and take root. I battled it in Waikoloa Village, which gets under 20 inches of rain a year.
One of the best non-invasive (clumping) bamboos for a dry climate is the otatea ... the Mexican weeping bamboo. It makes a good screen. It does need irrigation to get established. I would also worry about someone coming along and scooping the good plants into a pickup truck and driving off with them. Back to your original question, I was told that it's perfectly legal to camp on your own land, and many people do it. I have a friend who has been coming to HOVE for two months in the winter for years. He did build a small cabin. Sadly, if he leaves anything at all of value to him, it is stolen while he is on the mainland, and I mean anything of conceivable value.
11-23-2010, 03:26 AM
Dobanion, dozing your Green Sands lot should work out got you ok. Regrowth there will mostly be in the form of grasses and baby Christmas Berry. A quick mowing with a weed wacker should handle it when you return. Guinea grass is common in the area, so be sure to buy the big shindawa weed wacker so you don't burn out the motor.
Green sands is dry. Don't be surprised if your plants don't survive if you leave for a year. So try starting with some cheap plants in case you lose them. Or better yet, pay a neighbor to water them once a month. Going with drought resistant plants might be a good idea. And wind resistant too. Lots of wind here in Ka'u. As for camping, not uncommon in Green Sands. As long as your neighbors don't mind, then you should be fine. Green Sands is a "cheap" area of Ka'u, so it draws some of the odd people. Some are really colorful characters and wonderful people. Regretfully it also includes some dishonest types, so watch your stuff. If you leave your tools and camping gear on the land, it may grow legs. Best to befriend a neighbor to store the stuff for you. BTW, if you had posted on kauweb, I would have seen your question and answered it. Yes, it's an infant site but people are starting to learn that it is there. Surely not actice like punaweb, but someday it will get there [  ]
11-23-2010, 06:12 AM
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11-23-2010, 02:12 PM
There's a lot of those awful vines that come back in place of Christmas berry. Can't weed whack them even w/ a shindaiwa because they just wrap up the head. We did some clearing of a driveway for a client over there. Several months later it's all right back and then some. We're in Glenwood and our neighbor came in and dropped easily $1,000 on young fruit trees, fert and the holes... then left for 6 months. They all died. And we get plenty of rain here! If you aren't here full time, I'd listen to the locals and stick w/ drought tolerant ornamentals for now. Fruit trees need major tlc and food. Christmas Berry is no fun, but the vines were worse.
Melissa Fletcher
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11-27-2010, 03:34 AM
I might try something hardy in my absence, maybe Cassava. Sounds like my plan to plant breadfruit, rambutan, etc won't work.
But it's good to know I should be ok camping, so long as my neighbors are ok with it. I already know a couple of them, and so far, awesome people.
12-01-2010, 01:29 PM
I wouldn't sweat it. I am a nervous nelly and I can now tell you it is a waste of time. Camp on your land. Just be a good neighbor and preferably out of sight so you wont get unexpected curious folks. The island is very laid back.
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12-04-2010, 02:34 PM
@YurtGirl
We have had really good luck with a brush cutter (Stihl FS130) for many years now. With a 3 point blade instead of string, it doesn't get hung up on much, and can cut small trees if you need to. |
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