Join us at our monthly plant exchange, second Tuesdays in Hawaii Kai
Year: 2021
Layering is a way to grow new plants from existing plants without having to take any cuttings. In a nutshell, bury part of a stem or branch in the soil and new roots and shoots will form. This method is often more successful than propagating from cuttings, because the new […]
This upcoming plant exchange on July 13, 2021 will have a wide variety of tomatoes to choose from. I’m bringing three types, our plant exchange friends “G and L” will be bringing six more. Here’s what we’re expecting: Tomato (I) – “Brandywine” – Tomato (D) – “Rutgers” – Tomato (I) […]
Since last month’s quail hatch yielded only eight chicks and because all that hatched were spoken for beforehand, I started another incubation on July 1. The new chicks are set to hatch around July 18. Just before I set the eggs, the tilapia in my new aquaponics set up decided […]
We got these beauties in June of 2020, several months before the temporary farmer’s market shutdown. I have to say that I was never able to get the same rainbow of colors shown above. Mine were red, purple and green. I waited and waited, hoping to see some yellows and […]
I’ve tested these out for Hawaii’s climate. They’re fantastic. The Cherokee Purple tomato is classified as a medium sized variety and the one in the picture weighed a pound. The variety is indeterminate and will continue to grow until first frost, which in Hawaii, is never. After a yield of […]
One of my fondest memories growing up in Hawaii was coming home and finding a giant bag of something good from someone’s yard on our doorstep. It reminds me so much of this Japanese game I used to play: Harvest Moon. In the game, you grow fruits and vegetables, tend […]
I’m going to miss these guys. They hatched a day and a half early, strong and ready to face the world. I had the privilege of keeping them for five days before selling them to a pre-hatch buyer. I know they are in good hands. I had hoped for more […]
Five of a new quail hatch hatched two days early, on Day 15, exactly one year since my first hatch. Yes, that’s a bottle cap. Coturnix quail are amazingly small but they’ll grow quickly to full size within 2-3 months. Our friends with young kids are visiting so I started […]
The Bright Idea: Raising Quail At the start of COVID shutdown in March 2020, I had the bright idea of making sure our food supply was fully sustainable. For my daughter and me, that could mean growing our own food and becoming vegetarian. For my son and husband this wouldn’t […]
