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Hello All,
Looking to figure out what the best way of hand clearing a lot up in orchidland is.I haven't thought about it a whole lot, but maybe killing everything down to the rock except the ohia? Then I can control what grows ect.....Just thinking......
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I read this from another thread and thought it applied:
"Establish the groundcover as you plant, or you'll be spending weekends with your string trimmer..." -kalakoa
I think you should consider this as you clear or you'll just be needing to clear again within a week or two.
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That is a good point. I am going tp be building a house and it looks like the lot is mostly uluhe ferns which I definitely want to keep in the areas not cleared / used. I am thinking I want to grow a bunch of fruit trees in some sort of organized manner. Maybe it would be best to used raised beds to keep soil in one place? I do want to grow vegetables as well in raised beds.
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This is exactly what I am doing in Orchidland. Unfortunately, several hundred dollars worth of perrenial peanut has been partially eaten up by the jungle. Now, I have the added problem of huge stands of wayward decorative grass, gone wild. Possibly get the area perfectly flat, so at least you can mow it, and not use chemicals. I am not sure of the actual solution, but I can say that it seems to be a battle, any way you slice it. I have a big, flat, cleared area that I did not cinder, but now am wondering if I should- so I can use a conventional mower on it... It's a work in progress for sure. Keep us posted. The only things growing without cultivation are some pigeon peas, a mulberry tree, a hawaiian pepper tree. bananas, avocado, and papaya tree.
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Where you are located UnknownJulie? We will be at 39th and Aulii if all goes well. I do like the rip and rolled cinder look and maintenance. That is what we have now and it is very very low maintenance here in Leilani, like the yard lady comes to spray like once a month. Do you need dirt for centipede grass? There is a lot here on Leilani Ave and Oneoloa ave (sp) that was killed back to the a'a with some karo and ferns and various other things that is really looking cool. I am just wondering what it took to get there.
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I am on 39th, towards Pohaku, but I dont live out there. I live in Hilo and bought a lot there, and am basically using it for a giant garden. I put a driveway in and have some piles of cinder and soil.
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Ah ok. :-) You are clear across the division, which can be quite an interesting drive if you go across 39th...
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You will be very close to me! I'm up on 40th near Aulii. I know quite a few of the neighbors. Are you living on the property yet?
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No not yet. Still going through the construction mortgage loan process. Yay! Always great to meet good people living near use. Looks like people are not joking that it take 6-9 months to build with 9 being more realistic.
