The next regular second Tuesday plant swap will take place on February 13, 2024 from 4pm-6pm at the Kaiser HS parking lot. We are located on the Mauka side of the farmer’s market in the second row.
List of Plants
Plant Exchange Volunteer Dr. B has informed me that she’s started a tray of cacao seedlings in honor of Valentine’s Day. Nothing says “I love you” like chocolates!
Some of the plants I’ve started for February are: Alaalawainui Wahine, Teddy Bear Sunflower, Dill, Mint, Dichondra Silver Falls, Jalapeño, and Shishito Peppers.
A February 12 update from Dr. B:
22 cacao with leaves
15 cacao sprouts
27 soursops ~5-7″ tall
1 purple star apple
1 abiu
3 grumichamma aka Brazilian cherry
2 gardenias
1 Cup-leaved Aralia cutting
1 maka orange aka mock orange
5 bittermelon, 3-6″ fruits
1 kabocha
1 mitsuba
3 Evil Olive tomatoes
Yellow walking iris, rooted in water
Green ti, potted
Red with green ti, rooted in water
2 big bags of St Augustine grass aka “lawn in a bag”
A February 8 update from Santa G:
| Plants for Plant Exchange Feb 13, 2024 | ||||||
| Type | Name | Days | Height | # | Comments | |
| Chives | Common | 80-110 | 16″ | Op | 13 | Excellent for cooking The thin, round leaves of chives are commonly used in sauces. |
| Cosmos | Rubenza | 75-90 | 36-48″ | Op | 6 | Deep cranberry to rose. Blooms for weeks if cut or deadheaded. |
| Cucumber | Lemon | 65-75 | 36-60″ | Op | 1 | Round, yellow size of tennis ball. Mild & sweet crispy Ideal for salads and pickling. |
| Dragon Fruit | Red-Susan | 72″+ | Op | 42 | Cuttings-Rare and tasty this variety is extra sweet. | |
| Eggplant | Rosa Bianca | 78-83 | 24-36″ | Op | 4 | Mild & tender, creamy ivory base, pink & purple stripes on teardrop-shaped fruit. |
| Fern | Kupukupu (Nephrolepis cordifolia) | 12-24″ | Op | 15 | Either full sun or partial shade. It looks great as an accent plant around landscape | |
| Lilikoi | Yellow Passion Fruit | 6-10ft | Op | 20 | SEEDS 10+ – Provide a trellis for vines to climb. Harvest March to September. | |
| Okra | Clemson Spineless | 55 | 48″ | Op | 1 | Best 3-4″ long. Great in soups, stews, canning, frying, roasting, pickling & boiling. |
| Pak Choi | Rosie – (Bok Choi-Purple) | 21-45 | 12″ | Hy | 5 | Round leaves on a light-green stem. Mild flavor. |
| Panax | Ornamental Bonsai | 1 yr | Op | 11 | Cuttings-Erect shrub with dense, upright crown. Excellent windbreak & hedge. | |
| Pepper-Hot | Shishito | 80 | 60″ | Op | 4 | 50-200 SHU, 3–3 1/2″ fruits are thin-walled and have little heat. |
| Tomato | Bushman (D) | 100-110 | 15-20″ | Op | 4 | Flat-round, smooth, bright red 3.5-4.5oz. Heat resistant. |
| Tomato | Cherokee Purple (I) | 80-90 | 72″ | Op | 10 | 12-16 oz purplish-red |
| Tomato | Red Camel (D) | 100-110 | 20″ | Op | 4 | Flat-rounded 3.5-8oz. Excel diseases resist & adaption to hot climate. |
| Tomato | Tess’s Land Race Currant (I) | 55-68 | 72″+ | Op | 15 | Lots of Tiny Fruit |
| Tomato | Velvet Night (DF) | 70 | 36″ | Op | 9 | 1-3 oz. purple cherry |
| 164 |
List of Seeds
Expect 48 different varieties as usual. I’ll have to look over what’s in the box before updating this list.
Questions? Contact Auntie@EastOahu96825.com