Tag: Ha’a Chocolate Farm

So it turns out that what I planted on day 39 wasn’t a Hau tree but it was a Ma’o hau hele or native yellow hibiscus which is our state flower. So today I…

I planted cacao tree #127 today and caged most of the ones that I recently planted. Cacao can be planted very close to each other. You can fit about 1000…

Today I planted a birds nest fern. They’re usually found growing high up in the tall trees in Puna. A couple months ago I planted a really big one in an…

Our friend Kekoa Lee Benjamin passed away yesterday morning. I found out that he was battling stage 4 cancer about a month ago. To my friends that knew…

Today I planted 5 Sesbania sesban trees that will grow fast to provide shade and wind protection for other trees. In permaculture these are called nurse…

Yesterday we had over 7 inches of rain in Laupahoehoe!!! Today I was smarter and went out before the rain started up again and planted three more cacao…

I thought I outsmarted the weather by predigging a planting hole for today’s tree. I wore my board shorts and slippahs out in the pouring rain and found…

It’s getting pretty soggy out there. Starting tomorrow we’re expecting it to be exceptionally rainy. Today I planted another cacao tree and I harvested…

Today I planted a strange quince tree into a larger pot. What’s odd is this root cutting ended up growing like a vine. At one point I started braiding it…