Tropical Garden U

Location

Lodgings and/or Facilities in areas of Garden

This MIXED Garden has the following trees:

Maintenance Activities For This Garden:

  • Main Weeds: Cane GrassStink Maile, Fire Ants, Mexican Sunflowers, Tropical Crabgrass, choking, creeping and climbing weeds
    • Spray Soapy Water mix before working in this area
    • Eradicate cane grass as close to the base as possible using the Kama and pickax out if accessible
    • Use the Kama to cut the climbers and the chokers at the plant base to kill them. Remove climbers from plants carefully.
    • Remove all creeping weeds from around the whole garden beds and walkways.
    • Remove Mexican Sunflower from border - bring to crater slope at road front
    • Remove the Tropical Crabgrass around walking areas by the roots when possible
  • Identification and Labeling:
    • N/A
  • Borders & Maintenance:
    • Hand weed around seating area and rake out uneven areas,
    • Prune with a Kama in the tight spots then weed whack the rest of the area
    • Rake firepit and remove scrap metal (rusty nails, screws etc) from the ashes.
    • Scatter ashes under fruit trees on the property (as long as wood was non-toxic and not painted).
    • Stack any burnable wood and/or pallets into a Tee-Pee style in the fire pit.
    • stack dry wood UNDER tarp or old metal roofing to keep dry for the firepit.