Tag: Ha’a Chocolate Farm

I planted another Kwai muk so that it can mingle with the other one. Thank you again and again Joe for the trees! We haven’t had a good rain for more than…

Today I pulled out a stunted 4 year old cacao tree and planted a new one. Maybe it was just a weak tree to begin with, or maybe the spot was too dry, or…

Today I planted another jackfruit and breadfruit relative, Artocarpus parvus (not hypargyreus) known as kwai muk. This tree is from Ken Love’s nursery. In…

Today I planted a custard apple that I discovered in Ken’s nursery. There’s a lot of fruits out there that end up getting called a custard apple…. This…

Today I planted a bunya pine that I got from Joe. Bunya are found in Queensland, Australia and can grow to about 150 feet and make HUGE cones with edible…

Today I went on a mission to Kona to find more unusual trees. I visited the tropical fruit master himself, Ken Love at the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers…

I planted the third seashore mangosteen today, and I have one more for tomorrow. Seashore mangosteen is dioecious, meaning each tree is either male or…

Today I planted another seashore mangosteen in the shade where they like it. My friend Guy gifted me fresh mushrooms from the Locavore store in Hilo. I…

Today I planted the “Queen of fruits”, Garcinia mangostana aka mangosteen. Mangosteen is an excellent fruit that is refreshing with delicate sweet and…

Today I did some work in the nursery. I up-potted some durian and marang trees. I harvested some cacao pods from Leslie and Roy’s orchard and I decided to…