04-21-2010, 09:51 AM
pslamont, thanks for the raised bed idea. I will look into that. Would this approach work for big trees like Mangos? Do we need rock walls? Could we just make large mounds and then put in one gallon plants? What happens when the roots hit the hard rock surface? I still have trouble with the idea of big trees growing out of lava, but it obviously happens all over Puna!
hooligal, great suggestion. We do need to factor in the extra room needed for bulldozing.
Carey, our lot has a lot of low growth, mostly ferns. Other than a few ohias there are no big trees and no albezia. It looks like the lot has never been built upon and Google Earth shows no signs of old walls or foundations. We bought our lot without ever walking on it. Too much brush. There does not seem to be much soil, but things somehow manage to grow.
hooligal, great suggestion. We do need to factor in the extra room needed for bulldozing.
Carey, our lot has a lot of low growth, mostly ferns. Other than a few ohias there are no big trees and no albezia. It looks like the lot has never been built upon and Google Earth shows no signs of old walls or foundations. We bought our lot without ever walking on it. Too much brush. There does not seem to be much soil, but things somehow manage to grow.