12-17-2006, 03:51 AM
Everything is easy to propagate here. If you are weedwhacking impatiens all you will do is spread them around. Which is good, I like them since they have such cheery flowers.
Avocadoes do well in Puna. Papayas do well, too. Everytime you buy a tropical fruit, put the seeds into a flowerpot and see if they sprout. If you see a palm tree with seeds on it then pick up some fallen seeds from under the tree and take them home to plant. Many times palm seeds are red and easy to spot. If there is a shrub that you really like, a bit of a broken off branch will frequently sprout if it is taken home and planted in a flowerpot for awhile. I know it works for hibiscus, croton and grapes among other plants. If it is a shrub in someone's yard, it is polite to ask before breaking a bit of it off.
The sprouting flowerpots do best in a spot that is semi shaded and sheltered from the wind. Keep the ground the pots sit on sorta moist. I have a bit of old concrete slab next to my lanai which works well for the plant nursery. The water off the eaves keeps the concrete pretty moist and it is out of the wind and gets shade for half the day. There is just a collection of flowerpots there will all sorts of things stuck in them.
Let me know when you want some coconuts, they keep falling and sprouting in the bamboo. I usually fly them into the gulch when I find them but they outnumber me so there is usually a dozen or so hiding in there.
Avocadoes do well in Puna. Papayas do well, too. Everytime you buy a tropical fruit, put the seeds into a flowerpot and see if they sprout. If you see a palm tree with seeds on it then pick up some fallen seeds from under the tree and take them home to plant. Many times palm seeds are red and easy to spot. If there is a shrub that you really like, a bit of a broken off branch will frequently sprout if it is taken home and planted in a flowerpot for awhile. I know it works for hibiscus, croton and grapes among other plants. If it is a shrub in someone's yard, it is polite to ask before breaking a bit of it off.
The sprouting flowerpots do best in a spot that is semi shaded and sheltered from the wind. Keep the ground the pots sit on sorta moist. I have a bit of old concrete slab next to my lanai which works well for the plant nursery. The water off the eaves keeps the concrete pretty moist and it is out of the wind and gets shade for half the day. There is just a collection of flowerpots there will all sorts of things stuck in them.
Let me know when you want some coconuts, they keep falling and sprouting in the bamboo. I usually fly them into the gulch when I find them but they outnumber me so there is usually a dozen or so hiding in there.
Kurt Wilson