11-12-2008, 03:04 PM
Aloha Mella,
Not sure where all the gardeners are these days. Maybe they think this should be in the "coffee" forum.....or maybe the Hawaiian coffee forum...or perhaps the Native Hawaiian coffee forum. I've though of bamboo. I really like the idea of having some bamboo somewhere, as I am trying to "asianize" the house and grounds a little bit. Going for zen. But for this one bare patch, I am not sure it would fit in with the rest of the plants, which are mostly green things of a certain height (actually about 8 feet now that I think of it). I could just put some Areca palms there. They would be very happy. But I really have this thing about the place becoming more of a hobby farm --or a life-giving retreat if things get so bad here on the mainland that people start eating each other. Have to be prepared! Lilikoi will defintely be part of the mix...eventually. I love that stuff. Nectar of the gods. Have to be careful not to overwhelm my very kind and caring gardner.
So,I don't mind if coffee gets a little high. I guess I didn't realize it was a tree though. I thought it was a bush.
Another thought is that hibiscus-like bush that Jerry mentioned, that you can make tea from. My time was so short on the island last time, I didn't have time to check in with him. Or anybody. I did check in with Pele. I was gratified to see that when I walked up to the Jagger overlook at midnight on a starry night, the plume exploded with a minute-long display of fiery flame that lit the cauldron and noise that sounded like distanct cannons.
Edible hibiscus or coffee.
Not sure where all the gardeners are these days. Maybe they think this should be in the "coffee" forum.....or maybe the Hawaiian coffee forum...or perhaps the Native Hawaiian coffee forum. I've though of bamboo. I really like the idea of having some bamboo somewhere, as I am trying to "asianize" the house and grounds a little bit. Going for zen. But for this one bare patch, I am not sure it would fit in with the rest of the plants, which are mostly green things of a certain height (actually about 8 feet now that I think of it). I could just put some Areca palms there. They would be very happy. But I really have this thing about the place becoming more of a hobby farm --or a life-giving retreat if things get so bad here on the mainland that people start eating each other. Have to be prepared! Lilikoi will defintely be part of the mix...eventually. I love that stuff. Nectar of the gods. Have to be careful not to overwhelm my very kind and caring gardner.
So,I don't mind if coffee gets a little high. I guess I didn't realize it was a tree though. I thought it was a bush.
Another thought is that hibiscus-like bush that Jerry mentioned, that you can make tea from. My time was so short on the island last time, I didn't have time to check in with him. Or anybody. I did check in with Pele. I was gratified to see that when I walked up to the Jagger overlook at midnight on a starry night, the plume exploded with a minute-long display of fiery flame that lit the cauldron and noise that sounded like distanct cannons.
Edible hibiscus or coffee.