Bestek also makes a 2,000 watt inverter for $220.00

Is this more effective than the pressure treatment method?

Cool as long as your p isn't full of pharmaceuticals.

What variety of bamboo are you growing??

You can force a temperate fruit tree to fruit even in a lowland tropical climate. You spray the tree with a hormone that's responsible for making trees drop their leaves. This technique is called artificial defoliation and this causes the tree to flower after a short dormant period. Even removing all the leaves of a tree manually creates the same effect although this is extremely laborious. The greatest limiting factor to temperate fruit cultivation in the tropics is the extreme rainfall patterns, clayey lateritic soils being quite infertile in the subsoil layers and poor in drainage, and of course, sunscald. Worst thing ever in my opinion. So far this has worked on apples grown from seeds. The other temperate fruits are quite finicky but some brave souls should make it possible.

Right on. I have family that has moved to Kauai and the Big Island both have been living on the islands for over 10 years. I love visiting, but feel so bad for the people of Hawaii. My family works hard and does gives great care for the land. But I will only visit. I can’t morally move to the island. Because I would be taking from the people. Mexico is closer to Oregon and has great weather and a lot cheaper.

It takes too long. Get a good video guy to make it less boring! Too much blah, blah, blah ... You can improved ... Good luck!

How can you determine if you have running or clumping bamboo? I just got black bamboo, and I heard there are many species of it.

okay.. so... i'm all for composting human poop. your poop. for a while now iv been questioning this thing about not using human poop and leaving our poop above ground etc. like any other animal that poops above ground, the elements of the sun steralise and it all gets broken down and composted anyway. nothing wrong with it. on another note, im not a fan of using commercial products to do somehting that nature already does. so imma gonna say no to the rooting hormone powder.

Sean. You mentioned your solar power setup, didn’t say what size panels or batteries.

Really appreciate the info. Thank you.

Thank you for the video, I live in Hawaiian beaches and looking for pomegranate three. Do you have any idea which nursery has them?

What's your take on Orchidland Estates?

You explained very clear and driven without any commercial purpose. Helpfull ! thank you !

What do you use to attached your galvanized metal roofing to bamboo? Screws? Nails? I've looked it up but the bamboo channels and sites don't seem to have that info.

You know somebody selling land for offgrid in the area?

Start with leaf beaters on your down spouts. Seal your cover with the same kind of cable they used to hold the liner in place( green plastic coated wire) and fill any gaps around the inflow and overflow pipes with expanding foam. Now you have a nice sealed system that won't allow too much to get in to start with. I put a Y connector on one of my downspout with a screw in cap so I can add bleach without going out and pulling the cover off the tank. Every year or so , just vacuum the bottom using a 25' pool hose and siphon method.

Thank you!

Where can we get listing of land in fern acres/big island for offgrid except MLS?

Don’t add bleach or baking soda in the amounts given. Your example of 3000 gal/ 10 cups is 1 cup/300 gals. 1/2 cup for every 10 gallons in a 3000 gallon tank would be 150 cups of baking soda. But, a tablespoon / 10 gallons would yield closer to 10 cups in 3000 gallons. It would actually be just over twelve cups.

I think Fern acres is good. Where can we get this listings of for sale land?

Where in Hilo has the safest and best place to go offgrid?

Thanks Sean🤙

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Please make a video how to make first flush diverter. Thank you God bless you MARANATHA.

Good luck with the new business!!!

I see you in town sometimes, but I tend to assume you don't wanna be bothered haha. Aloha from hilo town.

Couple of things I might include; check your catchment surface (I.e roof gutters, general condition, debris, bird or fruit bat droppings, excessive vegetation build up, dust or ash) Where I live that plastic tarp cover you have would only be suitable for non potable water supplies for many reasons primarily it won’t effectively keep out visitors mosquitoes, possums, rats, snakes, or frogs ..... if we were to use that type of cover in the drier periods we would definitely find snakes and frogs residing in the tank ...... the other place these animals typically like to hang out are septics or sewage systems ...... and potentially travel between the two. Faecal contamination is definitely something I try to avoid in my potable water supply.

Do you depend solely on rainwater? When I started building I was thinking about relying on rain water. Not much later we had a 30-meter-deep well installed that has never let us down, while the rain lets us down regularly. The promised communal water supply that was said to be ready eight years ago is still going to be rolled out.

My favorite on the leeward Coast?😮😮😮

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How long is the soaking period.. this guy is leaving the most important items out of his videos...

Seems to me that hollowing thr bamboo is also loosing its strength, thus would prefer all other methods to keep its strength.

Is that the tape measure jesus had? 🤣. Na that cool youve had it so long and its still working. I go through tape measures like i go through toilet paper 😅

I thought that taro/kalo needed to be in mud with water, is that true?

Honestly those dogs at Eden ROC didn’t look too unfriendly to me 👀

What do you do about that snail bacteria issue?

What about gaming were you able to try it on there

Your politically correct efforts at the beginning were pretty lame. Trying to keep from locals accusing you of encouraging people to move here. Lame. Just ignore those complainers. Americans have the freedom to live where they please…just as Hawaiian activists can move to Las Vegas and anywhere else they please.

How did you build the panel section at the bottom of the door of the bungalow seen at 0:27 ? That’s awesome! Love the work and your overall vibe. Solid work all around brotha!

How long can we expect the borax soaking 2 weeks method to last? 10 years, 50?

How much boric borax we need to put per litre of water

We love you sir

You don’t KNOW Eden Roc. Please go up and actually talk to some long time residents. There are great people that have been up there for 30 years. I’ve been up there for 17 years and have great neighbors. Yes, there are issues, but they are the very same issues you find all over the island.

U a bum

Fern Acres has only 2 acre lots

Do you sell your bamboo

Well… you end up with a very stable footing into bedrock.

If I weren't disabled, this rugged lifestyle working the land would be my dream 😢😢

Not being mean but you look exactly like Wee Man if he didnt have Dwarfism, lol. Same facial structure without the enlarged head, its uncanny, lol.