On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:15:22 -0600, Gloria P >
wrote:

>pure kona wrote:
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>They have a real problem with the encroachment of some kind of
>wild papaya that takes over if they are not vigilant. And it
>produces very small, unsweet fruit that aren't suitable for
>anything but bird and pig food, and the birds spread the seed
>everywhere. The undeveloped lots in the area are papaya jungles.
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>gloria p

Too bad. Junk papayas are horrible. But my husband tells me, "Weeds
are just a plant out of place" <g>. Yes managing the land is time
consuming, but in the Kurtistown case, I bet the birds are happy! Our
biggest weed is coffee seedlings (!) and others, so lots of time is
spent on weed whacking the whole farm. (We don't get as much rain as
Kurtistown does, as we are on the other side of the mountain.)

aloha,
Cea