Category: Farm Diary

Today I planted another sandpaper vine on the left side of the garden entrance and built a trellis/torii for the vines to climb on. We had some decent…

The cacao beans are on the racks to dry with just enough space. I’m hoping that we get a little bit of sun tomorrow. It would help a lot. Post…

Today I brought out the tools and lumber and built racks so we can dry more cacao beans. Ten years ago I could barely swing a hammer. These days thanks to…

Today I planted a Casturi mango that I got from Adam Crowe. This is the 2nd casturi that I planted. This mango is resistant to anthracnose so it can…

There are aphids, leafhoppers, and cut worms, but our greatest garden pest is actually our cats. Especially this one because he will gnaw on the tops of…

Today I planted a cacao tree. I decided not to open up the ferment box today and just let it do it’s thing. Judging by how much alcohol is dripping out,…

Today I planted a cut nut tree (Barringtonia edulis) that I got from Joe Hewitt. This tree makes showy flowers and produces edible nuts. People in Vanuatu…

Most people never heard of jaboticaba before, but how about watermelon white jaboticaba? I got this unusual Plinia from Joe Hewitt and I had no idea that…

Today I planted another Keledang (Artocarpus lanceifolius) next to the other one I planted. Joe Hewitt and Mike Parker said that it’s better when there…

Today I planted another cacao tree. I harvested cacao pods from Roy and Leslie’s fruit orchard which is two gulches away. This is from about 20 mature…