tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post8804278562494096819..comments2024-03-27T15:54:10.505-07:00Comments on Homesteading in Hawaii: From Pasture to Garden - The Final StepSu Bahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-60367950064162434902014-05-14T11:04:31.824-07:002014-05-14T11:04:31.824-07:00The pcv pipe is the community garden's. They u...The pcv pipe is the community garden's. They use it to outline the beds and aisles. When working with a loose knit group of volunteers, the KISS principle becomes highly important. So the outlines have to be highly visible, not apt to cause people to trip, easy to move around. The old recycled pipe seems to fit the bill. <br /><br />Aloe grows great here. The community garden group has a variety that is supposed to be "edible aloe". They started with one scrawny plant two years ago and have produced about 100 keiki so far. No on has tried eating it though. It has just been transplanted to the new location, so I'll show it to you soon. Su Bahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-34893289341656968242014-05-14T07:00:46.206-07:002014-05-14T07:00:46.206-07:00Rock on, Su Ba! The PVC go back to the community g...Rock on, Su Ba! The PVC go back to the community garden for re-use? It could be nice for trellis-making, I think. Where I grew up in Aruba, the rocks were used to make perimeter fences, along with some pipe cacti, which doubled as a clothes-drying apparatus. And everyone knew just how precious the soil beds were. Very dry island, so plants like aloe were common. At one time, about one eighth of the world's supply of aloe came from Aruba! Maybe that would grow at the other property?Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.com