Subject: Re: [permaculture] Perrenial Ground Covers for Hawaii...
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 02 09:24:38 -0000
>Why not graze under the trees and keep down what's growing. Ya know, work
>with what you have, stack in the existing system? Are the mac nut trees
>tall enough to do this?
There are several local organic maca-nut growers around here who use
sheep to graze under their trees.
Maku Lotus is a popular low ground cover used under macas - the Ag
department's been recommending it for years and can handle a fair bit of
shade.
Robyn
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