Tropical Garden V

Location:

• Back Border w/ neighbor John from behind Ulu Hideaway Eco-Hut to the Aloha Bus; land begins 18 inches from John's palms

Lodgings and/or Facilities in areas of Garden

• Lono Hale
• Ulu Hideaway Eco-Hut
• Avocado Campground
• Guava Hale
• Aloha Bus

This MIXED Garden has the following decorative plants:

• Avocado
• Mango
• Bamboo (6/7 varieties)
• Citrus
• Mountain apple
• Awapuhi
• Monstera
• Cat Whiskers
• Ginger

This MIXED Garden has the following trees: 

• Lemon
• Mango

Maintenance Activities For This Garden:

• Main Weeds: Cane Grass, Stink Maile, Fire Ants, Mexican Sunflowers, 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 a Kama and pickax out if accessible
  • Use a Kama to cut the climbers and the chokers at the plant base to kill them. Remove off 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

• Identification and Labeling:
  • Tag and label  transplanted trees with bright color tree ribbon
  • Date the tree with date it was transplanted
  • Update plant pages if any are added or deleted removed from the garden.
• Borders & Maintenance:
  • Pig proof border by adding sticks and logs around to deter them from entering
  • Plant Ginger on border planting closer to create a natural pig border - remove Mexican Sunflowers
  • Remove/harvest Guava trees (dig and get the root) next to Guava Hale - plant on slopes and trails for safety and erosion control
  • Remove plants and weeds in back and the sides of Aloha Bus and replace w/ Ginger and low decoratives - open airflow
  • Keep sides and underneath the Aloha Bus clear of weeds, sticks, and rubbish
  • Keep all walkways clear of leaves and sticks to avoid any slips or falls
  • Weed wall of decoratives by the bus walkway (towards neighbors property line behind bus) neat and tidy to avoid overgrowth
  • Find, and identify, all Bamboo on border
• Harvesting:
  • Harvesting Bamboo regularly promotes a fuller Bamboo stand. Keep an eye to see if it's needed
  • Harvest the Citrus regularly in season
  • Some trees need topping or harvesting is difficult.  Check with the director first about topping a tree or if you have any ideas for new red plants in this area.