Today… or I should say tonight, I planted another Black Mission fig tree. Julia said I might turn into a pumpkin if I don’t plant something by midnight….
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Day 43: Today I planted a fig tree and they are really hard to establish here
Today I planted a fig tree and they are really hard to establish here. We tried a couple times already but they really don’t like wet roots. Since they…
Day 42: I planted another seedling Durian tree
I planted another seedling Durian tree. This is durian #15. It’s kind of a crapshoot but I’m hoping at least one or two of them will turn out to produce…
Day 41: Today I planted another Chuo ume plum right before the sun went down
Today I planted another Chuo ume plum right before the sun went down. My grandmother’s garden in Yokohama had a ume tree, along with roses, water lilies,…
Day 40: Today we planted a Mountain Apple tree
Today we planted a Mountain Apple tree. When I was a kid, there was a mountain apple tree in the backyard of the house I grew up in. I remember picking…
Day 39: Today I planted a Hau tree
Today I planted a Hau tree. These iconic trees create a canopy over the outdoor dining area at The Hau Tree Lanai which is located at one of my favorites…
Day 38: Today I transplanted two hapuu tree ferns
Today I transplanted two hapuu tree ferns. They were growing too close to a walking path. Not sure if transplanting counts but I’m just making things up…
Day 37: Today we cleaned up the ‘hapuu forest’ and I planted about 10 orchids
Today we cleaned up the ‘hapuu forest’ and I planted about 10 orchids. I recently learned a new trick to secure orchids on trees using pantyhose. As the…
Day 36: Today I planted another Chuo ume plum
Today I planted another Chuo ume plum. Lots of fungal activity around the farm with all this rain and cool weather.
Day 35: Today I planted a cacao tree
Today I planted a cacao tree. A really sad looking one but it’s a grafted tree that should’ve been planted a while ago. Seedling cacao trees can take 5…