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 Cross Fencing

So far, the most we have gotten done on Cross fencing the property is to get a rough idea on where the fence is going to go. I have the materials, but will need to jackhammer the post holes into the lava, and right now I have an injured hand. Banged it up trying to drive posts in for running some temporary fencing to get the sheep and goats out into  a small, but contained area that is larger than their pens alone. We will try to get the posts dugs ASAP, as my hand allows. 
In the mean time, I was able to purchase a new Banana variety! It is a Red Tiger, Musa sikkimensis Grows to about 15 feet in about 2 years and the fruit is said to be a deep, almost blood red. Fruiting occurs at 2-3 years. I prefer the dwarf varieties, but some that are dwarf can still grow over 10 feet. 





I am saving my extra cash to buy a really cool variety, known here in the Islands as A’ea’e. 
In Hawaiian it means to climb up,  the leaves are variegated, and the fruit is too. It is listed as Manini, Musa paradisiaca on an Etsy offering and further known as the  Dwarf  Hawaiian Variegated Banana.

Next: Who knows?









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