06-03-2007, 09:48 AM
leilaniguy, that's a heartbreaking story.
Hotzcatz, thanks for that referral. Hadn't heard of those folks!
It's nothing to get a G.E. license. puna_bound. It's cheap. You don't have to be a wholesaler. I don't know if they have rules about full time residency. (why would they object to taking part time residents" money, though?)
I've not been to Rozette's but hear only good things about it. My favorite plant person at Paradise Plants used to work for Rozette's and gives good advice.
For small nurseries, I check out both Garden Exchange in Hilo and Paradise Plants; they differ in what they offer at any given time.
I guess I would not plant an orchard unless I had someone maintaining it or I could visit it every three months at minimum, for all the reasons given. Not unless you are willing to mentally let it go. Although there are a few things that would be hard to kill. Citrus needs food and water while getting established. Bananas are pretty tough. But then, neither bananas nor papayas need more than a year to be bearing.
Be very cautious about planting any vines, including lilikoi, as they will overrun everything if you aren't there to control them.
One plant group that can use a head start would be palms (other than coconuts). Some are quite slow growing, and the larger sizes can cost hundred of dollars per palm!
My first planting I do is usually to work on the perimeter and any privacy screening issues, but that's me.
Have fun! This sounds very exciting.
Hotzcatz, thanks for that referral. Hadn't heard of those folks!
It's nothing to get a G.E. license. puna_bound. It's cheap. You don't have to be a wholesaler. I don't know if they have rules about full time residency. (why would they object to taking part time residents" money, though?)
I've not been to Rozette's but hear only good things about it. My favorite plant person at Paradise Plants used to work for Rozette's and gives good advice.
For small nurseries, I check out both Garden Exchange in Hilo and Paradise Plants; they differ in what they offer at any given time.
I guess I would not plant an orchard unless I had someone maintaining it or I could visit it every three months at minimum, for all the reasons given. Not unless you are willing to mentally let it go. Although there are a few things that would be hard to kill. Citrus needs food and water while getting established. Bananas are pretty tough. But then, neither bananas nor papayas need more than a year to be bearing.
Be very cautious about planting any vines, including lilikoi, as they will overrun everything if you aren't there to control them.
One plant group that can use a head start would be palms (other than coconuts). Some are quite slow growing, and the larger sizes can cost hundred of dollars per palm!
My first planting I do is usually to work on the perimeter and any privacy screening issues, but that's me.
Have fun! This sounds very exciting.