There was a native plant sale at Ka Ha ʻO ka ʻĀina today. I bought an ʻEleʻele Kalo & an ʻAlaheʻe. I will be using the native ʻAlaheʻe (Psydrax odorata) to replace the non-native mock orange (Murraya paniculata) that was originally used as a hedge between our house & Jessie's house. Isaiah at the plant sale said they believe the Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) I bought is the ʻEleʻele variety which is good for lūʻau. I will have to gather more information on the identifying features & use the kalo identification key to figure out exactly which ʻEleʻele variety it is; there are at least 9 that have ʻEleʻele in their name.
When I saw Jeremiah today we talked about the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Zoom lecture that I attended on Wednesday; he was unable to make it. I was able to fill him in on the State & County's coordinated plan to eradicate the CRB. Our kūkākūkā also turned to Little Fire Ants; I told him I had picked up a test kit for them but had not put it out yet. He said don't bother, just treat for them since they were on his place last year! He told me to get Amdro that is now on sale at Home Depot; I told him I was going to be in Kona next week & would take his advice! I don't want them to get established here & start causing problems for Moʻo & the cats; if they bite them around the eyes it can cause blindness!
This is what Hoʻokoa & ʻAlani look like most of the time when they are eating. They tend to come in to eat at the same time. Hoʻokoa is almost always on the left.
The start of the next eruptive episode at Kīlauea is still anticipated to be between the 19th & the 23rd.
Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Marcie, Sweet Danny Ray, Duane, Bryan, & Mitchell!
No comments:
Post a Comment