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Next Plant Exchange, December 12, 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023

Join us at our monthly plant exchange, second Tuesdays in Hawaii Kai

Wow, what an incredible plant exchange!

Posted on November 14, 2023

Today was windy, overcast, and at times, rainy. Still, everyone showed up with armloads of donations and ready to help set up and make the event a success. And what an incredible…

Christmas Lima Beans

Posted on November 11, 2023

A Twitter friend sent me my first Christmas Limas, and I’ve been growing them regularly. They’re easy to grow here in Hawaii, and they taste good — a little like chestnut, hence…

Verbena, a butterfly attractor

Posted on November 11, 2023

Recently, I splurged on some seeds. I’m expecting a shipment of Verbena Compacta, a flowering shrub that can also be a ground covering. Normally it’s an annual, but I think with Hawaii’s…

More items to be added to allowable green bin composting on Oahu

Posted on November 6, 2023

The Honolulu City Council voted 8-0, with Council member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam absent, to approve Bill 47 on November 1, allowing “manufactured compostable material” to be added to city green waste bins…

Artemisia Silver Mound in Hawaii

Posted on November 6, 2023

It’s really pretty — a huge mound of soft silvery tufts in a mound. It’s also a little like lavender: possible to grow here in Hawaii, but be sure not to overwater…

Time flies, and so do 3-week old quail

Posted on October 20, 2023

I hatched these at the beginning of October and they’re beginning to try to fly. Coturnix quail typically don’t really fly. Mostly they can go short distances airborne before falling back down…

A plant I want from the tropical plant database

Posted on October 18, 2023

By chance I happened upon an interesting tropical plant database called Tropicopia.com. Many of the plants in the list are plants are already familiar to Hawaii plant lovers, but there is one…

Panax? Variegated Ming Aralia

Posted on October 17, 2023

Recently, I had the opportunity to learn of a popular landscaping bush. It’s called Ming Aralia, and it’s quite versatile. It can be grown both indoors in full shade and outdoors in…

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