Category: Farm Diary

After a long day in Hilo, I ate dinner and planted a cacao tree in the moon light. Biebrich helped too, kind of…

Today I planted an ohia tree under an ice cream bean tree that will be phased out eventually. Also started a monstera deliciosa patch here as well. It was…

It’s a sign that spring is here now that we’re getting a few big blackberries. I planted three more cacao trees today. It’s still very wet out here. The…

Today I planted an Envira cajú tree that I got from Joe Hewitt. There is not much information online about this fruit except that it’s one of the most…

The other day I bought a durian in Hilo and to my disappointment there was only one tiny aril with a big seed in it. This must be some sort of right of…

Today is spring equinox. Julia and I baked a matcha cherry cake and I planted a durian tree. It’s still very wet and rainy but the days are getting…

Today I planted a grafted ‘meiwa’ kumquat tree. Kumquat is a mini citrus and you can eat the whole fruit, skin and all. It has a very tart, sweet and sour…

Today I planted a cacao tree. We also got some cacao pods from Julia’s sensei. I planted 10 seeds and hopefully I can graft onto them or plant them in the…

Today I planted a loquat tree in the middle of a crazy squash patch. This loquat is a grafted variety called Obusa. In Japan it has been cultivated for…

Today I potted up a bunch of seeds that my friend Adam Crowe shared with me. Cassabanana, pomegranate, giant lilikoi, and fiberless soursop! Theres a…