Category: Farm Diary

The days are getting slightly shorter in Hawaii. Today I planted another cacao tree in the dark. I pre-dug the hole earlier today and I planted the tree…

Today I planted two konjac in the garden. One I got from Ken and the other one from Shinobu. I was initially surprised to find out that it is an…

Today I planted a titan arum also famously known as the corpse flower. My mentor Tom over at Hawaiian Crown gifted me one. He’s been growing cacao in…

Today I did some weed whacking and found a perfect spot to plant another cacao tree. We planted around 170 cacao trees all together by now. I wish we…

So… I ended up leaving the house today too, to pick up a free ma’afala ‘ulu tree at the East Hawaii Outdoor Circle drive-thru tree giveaway event in…

If you ever wanted me to leave the house these days there are two magic words – “plant sale”. We left the house early this morning for Julia’s…

I managed to find a spot to plant a santol tree that I got from Joe. These trees can get pretty tall and I’ve been always searching for one to plant. It’s…

I potted up some freshly picked plant cuttings that I got from Adam this afternoon. A bunch of colorful ornamental perennial shrubs that can be planted as…

Today I planted a Garcinia subelliptica aka fukugi or happiness tree. It’s a popular ornamental tree in Okinawa, Japan and the people of the Ryuku kingdom…

Today I potted up a bunch of vanilla cuttings that I got at Ken’s. I placed four of them under trees that they will start to climb up. Vanilla loves…