03-11-2008, 08:18 AM
I would talk to people in the neighborhood once you get here and there are some I can make sure you talk to. You probably won't want to bring in the soil until your house is nearly or completely done. I'd also encourage you to be strategic about planting. Where your lot is right now is relatively quiet but surrounding your home with a lush landscape will eventually fill it with coquis. They've so far mostly stayed away from the lots on the lava because they have nowhere to live on them. Also, more plants also means more bugs, including mosquitoes. So far I have done minimal planting at the edges of my property line by digging holes, mixing in supersoil and cinder, and mulching with hay. After 3 years of never being watered, I only had one plant die.