tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post5384631805505465963..comments2024-03-27T15:54:10.505-07:00Comments on Homesteading in Hawaii: Tillering With Pigs - part oneSu Bahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-35609722167909934012015-09-01T10:04:27.687-07:002015-09-01T10:04:27.687-07:00I hope those "bacon bits" do a good job ...I hope those "bacon bits" do a good job of simultaneously cultivating and fertilizing the soil. Is the main grass they are on composed of Cynodon dactylon ( aka devil/couch/Bermuda/kweek grass? If so, the stolons can extend as much as 6 feet down, so regrowth even months later is common. I know - many years ago, I double-deep-dug a garden bed in a high desert area, sifting out every last twig and stub of that bermudagrass, building "perfect" compost-rich sandy loam for vegetable growing. It was totally grass-free the first year, but two years after we moved, I learned that it had reverted to weedy bermudagrass, as the new tenants were non-gardeners. (I'm just happy to be out of the desert...)Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.com