11-04-2007, 11:37 AM
Carey, that "rock crushing wedge pole thingy" is an o'o bar. Much faster to say and a very useful tool for lava rock! I think o'o has to do with "digging" in Hawaiian. It might even be the literal translation, but I'm not sure.
Rbonplaza, if you and Ed don't have any dirt to plant the coconuts in, you could try putting them on the ground and then covering them with some newspaper that is arranged to catch and hold rain. Then cover the whole thing with cinders so the newspaper doesn't blow away. You can also get mulch from the transfer station in Hilo. A couple garbage bags full of mulch over the coconuts would probably keep them happy between rains.
If you need more sprouted coconuts, just come by. We have loads of them. There is a big bunch of bamboo under the coconut trees so all the nuts fall in the bamboo and then they try to sprout. Since folks aren't walking in the bamboo, that also keeps the coconuts from falling on folks' heads.
Last week my DH and I were just sitting around in the back yard and the dogs were playing with a coconut. They got the husk off so we cracked it open for them. I never knew dogs liked to eat coconut! The chickens came over for their share too. If the cat was around we could have tried to see if the cat wanted some, but we will have to save that experiment for another day.
Rbonplaza, if you and Ed don't have any dirt to plant the coconuts in, you could try putting them on the ground and then covering them with some newspaper that is arranged to catch and hold rain. Then cover the whole thing with cinders so the newspaper doesn't blow away. You can also get mulch from the transfer station in Hilo. A couple garbage bags full of mulch over the coconuts would probably keep them happy between rains.
If you need more sprouted coconuts, just come by. We have loads of them. There is a big bunch of bamboo under the coconut trees so all the nuts fall in the bamboo and then they try to sprout. Since folks aren't walking in the bamboo, that also keeps the coconuts from falling on folks' heads.
Last week my DH and I were just sitting around in the back yard and the dogs were playing with a coconut. They got the husk off so we cracked it open for them. I never knew dogs liked to eat coconut! The chickens came over for their share too. If the cat was around we could have tried to see if the cat wanted some, but we will have to save that experiment for another day.
Kurt Wilson