Category: Farm Diary

When I first saw cassabanana growing at Adam Crowe’s orchard I thought what kind of a tree is that? But it turned out that the hanging fruits were…

Grow bananas! it’s easy as 1, 2, 3. Dig a hole, put fertilizer/organic material in and plop the banana keiki in the ground. Its that simple. If you live…

Today was a fun filled day with friends, food, and farming. We harvested and processed cinnamon for the very first time, harvested enough turmeric to fit…

Let me take you back to 1991 Wilson elementary school May day celebration. That’s me on the right and my friends Michitaka and Yoshitaka. Each year all…

I finished the line of queen palms today by planting 3 more clusters. It will take some years but I’m hoping we’ll have a nice row of palms growing along…

I had a difficult time choosing a spot for the Ylang-ylang tree that I planted today. I searched around for a sunny spot for a large-ish tree that’s not…

Today I planted an ʻŌhiʻa tree that Tim sprouted from seed. I should’ve could’ve would’ve planted it three days ago on official ʻŌhiʻa lehua day which is…

Today I planted a san pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) and a variegated awapuhi ginger which are quite the opposite extremes. The cactus was planted on…

The white pineapples are developing very nicely and here we usually start harvesting them in early June. The seasons and changes are subtle in Hawaii but…

Today I planted a Caroline ivory nut palm aka Metroxylon amicarum, a magnificent looking palm tree that can grow up to 80 feet tall. It is endemic to…