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@ robguz
Where can I acquire an o'o?
I don't remember seeing any while perusing the local ag and gardening suppliers.

I stopped by BEI a couple of weeks ago and browsed around.
They seem to be aimed at commercial ag operations.
I saw a notice on the door stating a minimum purchase, $200 if I remember correctly.
I have made a lot of major expenditures lately and have a few more to make soon.
I find it hard to justify a $200 acquisition just for bananas right now.
In a few months, maybe.
Right now, not so likely, too many other things with a higher priority need to be done first.

I didn't buy any more banana plants at the market.
I just browsed around and spoke with him a bit about my banana plants and their situation.

The only thing I've been acquiring as additions around the property are $5 orchids to tie onto my Ohias and Hapu'us.
I grew orchids in my home in Alaska for many years.
My greatest priority is to get as many growing in my yard as I can.
Bananas are in the #2 slot right now.

Then, all my citrus and other fruit trees are infested with scale.
Some appear to be on the verge of dieing.
They need immediate care if they are going to survive.
I'm applying Neem Oil to everything right now.
We'll see how they do.

I have been pulling and cutting weeds off and on for the last few weeks.
I've taken 1 load to the transfer station already.
I wanted to use it as mulch, but was worried about it re rooting and growing from the piles of cut pieces.
What I've been mainly removing is:
Clidemia hirta [Kostner's Curse]
Melastoma candidum [Asian Melastome]
Tibouchina herbacia [Cane Tibouchina]
Ulu'he
Can these be "safely" composted here in piles on the ground without starting a new thicket of weeds?

I've also got quite a few weed trees that I'll be removing:
Cecropia obtusifolia [Trumpet Tree]
Trema orientalis [Gunpowder Tree]
and a few small Albizias that have seeded from neighboring lots.

I know the Albizias will regenerate from cutting and stumps, and the Cecropias look to be easy re growers from how they have grown around the lot. The Gunpowder Tree is an unknown to me.
I consider it to be extraordinary luck that I do not have to deal with Strawberry Guava.

Bust, busy, busy ... No rest for the wicked.