06-05-2008, 11:43 AM
First of all, do you "have" soil? Seems to me everyone I know in Eden Rock is on lava. That means you compost, compost and compost.
There is much discussion about getting rough compost from the Hilo Landfill. Many say it is not good to use, but I do without event. You simply get a few big truckloads of it (see Punakiteman for fair delivery) and let it "cook" under tarps for 4 to 6 months. When it comes out it is well decomposed. You will know it is ready when it has earthworms in it.
You will need a screened in greenhouse for mos of what you mentioned as the fruit flies will lay eggs, "stinging" the fruits and ruining them.
All that said, I can't imagine much you can not row in Eden Roc. It is a wonderful place for all...
Good Luck. Once you are here, talk to everyone. You will get lots of information and advice. You will sort through it, pick what you think is best and just give it a whorl!
Check with me, for example, once you are here. I have deep soil on my property and we can dig up some to put with your compost to give it some body. We all share what we can here.
Aloha, Pam
Just another day in P A R A D I S E !!
There is much discussion about getting rough compost from the Hilo Landfill. Many say it is not good to use, but I do without event. You simply get a few big truckloads of it (see Punakiteman for fair delivery) and let it "cook" under tarps for 4 to 6 months. When it comes out it is well decomposed. You will know it is ready when it has earthworms in it.
You will need a screened in greenhouse for mos of what you mentioned as the fruit flies will lay eggs, "stinging" the fruits and ruining them.
All that said, I can't imagine much you can not row in Eden Roc. It is a wonderful place for all...
Good Luck. Once you are here, talk to everyone. You will get lots of information and advice. You will sort through it, pick what you think is best and just give it a whorl!
Check with me, for example, once you are here. I have deep soil on my property and we can dig up some to put with your compost to give it some body. We all share what we can here.
Aloha, Pam
Just another day in P A R A D I S E !!
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"