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There is a lot of new lava covered land available these days.
What does it take to create farmable earth from bare, new lava?
What does it cost to turn lava into farmland?
Thanks,
Ccat
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Papaya seems to grow well in busted up lava for some reason.
Otherwise the best treatment is to give it 200 years or so.
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As Rob said, papaya. Perhaps bananas.
You would need to rip the property for access, planting, fertilizing, harvesting. Probably add some soil, mounded where you plant.
Another possibility is anything in a greenhouse, flowers, vegetables, etc.
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What does it take to create farmable earth from bare, new lava?
A subdivision plat.
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Plenty of people plant coconut palms on the Kalapana flow. Not sure how many survive, but some must!