08-11-2005, 12:34 PM
Ahhhh, gardening year round. One of the draws to the Big Island for me!! Just wanted to suggest a series of books that I was introduced to by Jerry and Markie of Orchidland B&B when I stayed there last month...I was able to find the books at Basically Books in Hilo, expensive, but sooo fun to read thru and dream about...anyway, they are:
Permacopia I: The Core of Sustainability: Endemic, Indigenous, and Polynesian Plants Species of Hawaii
Permacopia II: An Encyclopedia of More Plants for a Sustainable Hawaii
Permacopia III: Weeds
All are by D. Hunter Beyer and Dr. Franklin Martin, and each book costs $24.95. And no, I'm not related to the authors!! LOL! There are no color pictures, just tons of info, and I mean tons.
Thanks much for the advice to be wary of bringing in soil - had realized it would be important to check the plants for coqui's but didn't think about the soil!
Jerry and Markie are growing lots of great plants on their land in Orchidland, and they said just to find a nice crack in the lava, put in some compost/topsoil, and plant the tree, etc. Hope it's really that easy! I'm so looking forward to growing much of our fruit and veggies! Hail to all gardeners!!
Permacopia I: The Core of Sustainability: Endemic, Indigenous, and Polynesian Plants Species of Hawaii
Permacopia II: An Encyclopedia of More Plants for a Sustainable Hawaii
Permacopia III: Weeds
All are by D. Hunter Beyer and Dr. Franklin Martin, and each book costs $24.95. And no, I'm not related to the authors!! LOL! There are no color pictures, just tons of info, and I mean tons.
Thanks much for the advice to be wary of bringing in soil - had realized it would be important to check the plants for coqui's but didn't think about the soil!
Jerry and Markie are growing lots of great plants on their land in Orchidland, and they said just to find a nice crack in the lava, put in some compost/topsoil, and plant the tree, etc. Hope it's really that easy! I'm so looking forward to growing much of our fruit and veggies! Hail to all gardeners!!