Elevation and farming in Puna....

[kani-lehua]

fern forest app. 2400 ft. elevation: our bananas produce like crazy. problem is that they come into fruition all at the same time. citrus does fine up here. papayas were doing really well until they were attacked by slugs. we just buy them at the kea'au open market 7/$1.00. wayward tomato plants growing like weeds albeit the chickens have found the fruit quite delectable. agriculture is doable, you just have to work at it.

we are smack dab in the rain belt. no problems with drought for sure.

coolness: we love it.

solar power: doable.

internet: we have dial-up, but there are other options.

roads: some are good some are not so good.

pigs: supposedly, there's a pig sanctuary on our road. the guy has, what we're told, approximately 160 of them roaming around. he has in the past been arrested for brandishing a shotgun at those who try to kill "his" pigs.

3 acre lots: keep in mind that most are "spaghetti" shaped lots.

current weather report: sunny with some clouds. 72 degrees in the shade. the coldest we've experienced was 48 degrees last year.

eta: pineapples do well, too.



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