Tropical Garden C

Garden C is rather easy to oversee, often times just needing weeding jobs assigned to volunteers in order to clear up space for the decorative as well as edible plants. Garden C proudly contains
one of Hedonisia Hawaii's multi-purpose ponds which function as mosquito control, decor and a tranquil place for people to ease their mind.

Location:

• Lawn/Yard of Cottage

Lodgings and/or Facilities in areas of Garden:

• Jungle Cottage

This Mixed Jungle Garden has the following plants:

• Mulberry
• Red Hibiscus
• Plumeria
• Lauhala
• Blue Ginger
• Water Hyacinth

Maintenance Activities For This Garden:

• Main Weeds: Cane Grass
  • Eradicate cane grass as close to the base as possible using a Kama and pickax out if accessible
  • Dump weeds onto berm on the side of Jungle Cottage to build a safe slope at 45° angle.

• Identification and Labeling:
  • Tag and label transplanted trees with bright color tree ribbon.
  • Label the tree with date it was transplanted (only babies so we can see the growth process)
  • Update plant pages if any are added or removed from the garden.

• Borders & Maintenance:
  • "Civilize" Berm (side path) trail - fill walking gaps and spaces with base of black rock and finish layer of red cinder
  • Thin Ferns
  • Plant more low, decorative, and easy edibles
  • Half / reduce night-blooming Jasmine and throw "spears" into crater slope (too fragrant)
  • Keeping the borders free of weeds and mosses is easy and can be done weekly during Spring/Summer, bi-weekly Fall/Winter 15 minutes during a shift.
  • Hand weed around each tree/large plant
  • Use weed whacker to trim grasses where needed, making sure NOT to hit the plants or trees and to avoid getting too many clippings into the pond.
  • Continue fine hand weeding the rest of the garden using the Kama to remove choking weeds and climbers
  • Trim decorative plants and trees that are obstructing/overhanging entrance to property (focus on Lauhala which grows too big)
  • Add soil to smaller plants, trim and mulch tree bases as in propagation section above.
  • We also collect wood shavings from projects to use as a decorative mulch in non-food beds. Guava inhibits plant and weed growth, so use in decorative areas only.
  • If you have processed compost, mix in equal amounts with soil for feeding.

• Harvesting:
  • Harvesting regularly promotes budding and growth low to the ground. Keep an eye to see if it's needed weekly or bi-weekly (fruiting trees as Avocado)
  • Pick up Coconuts that have fallen and take them to outdoor eating area
  • Some trees need topping or harvesting is impossible, and food will be damaged and unusable,
  • Check with the director first about topping a tree or if you have any ideas for new red plants in this area.