Today I harvested a wheelbarrow load of cacao pods, cracked them all open and started the fermentation process. I planted an ashwagandha next to the naranjilla, it’s starting to resemble a nightshade garden. Ashwaganda is a medicinal plant from India used in ayurvedic medicine. We grow it from time to time, and Hilary makes a tincture from the roots.
It was a hot day today and the picture of the cats says it all. We ate the best tasting burger I had all year at Krystle and Barret’s tonight. Big island beef grilled in the smoker with aged cheddar, some garden grown onion, tomato, and peppers Mmmmm!!! Happy 4th everyone.
Originally posted on 2021-07-04, part of the daily planting journal behind Ha’a Chocolate’s food forest on Hawai’i Island.