Category: Farm Diary

Watering, watering, watering… This is my life right now. Today I planted another maile vine next to a solitary one I planted a while back. As I…

Today was the longest day ever but I had so much fun. I cooked and served breakfast, lunch and dinner at an all day birthday celebration for a nice family…

Today I planted another duranta, a flowering shrub near the bee hive. This duranta got fried in the hot sun a while back in it’s pot but its making a…

Today I planted our second cut nut tree. It’s so hot and dry right now, I planted it in a fairly shaded spot where I can give it more direct sun light…

We had a nice pre-solstice bon fire and mini jam session tonight. Today I planted a white sage in the garden. It can grow into a small shrub but they are…

I planted a cacao tree today. Yesterday while I was cleaning, I found my calendar from last year where I wrote down my plantings and it turns out that I…

Today I planted a guayabilla aka Eugenia victoriana which is a relative of grumichama (often referred to as Brazil cherries). Guayabilla is a small tree…

The small seedling Alii‘poe (canna) we planted in the vegetable garden on day 22 is way too big now. I transplanted the clump to the spot we call the…

Enjoying tonight’s sunset as I write this post. Today I planted a black turmeric. There is a dark stripe going down the middle of the leaf unlike normal…

Today I planted a Myrciaria strigipes, a nice looking tall shrub with weeping leaves in the same family as jaboticaba. This rare plant is from Joe and if…