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Category: Plants in Hawaii

This section holds an encyclopedia of plants that are seen and grown in Hawaii. There are also anecdotes about permaculture: composting and aquaponics in particular.

How to Identify Plants Using your Smartphone

Posted on March 21, 2024

There are a number of apps available for identifying plants, but none is as accurate as Google Lens. Best of all, it’s available on all devices. If you use an Android device,…

March 22-24, 2024: Two Plant Sales and Orchid Society Events

Posted on March 11, 2024

Coming up soon, two Orchid Society events. From March 22-24, Windward Orchid Society show and sale at King Intermediate in Kaneohe. From March 22-23, Kunia Orchid Society show and sale at Leilehua…

Teaching an old auntie new tricks: a vlog post about Wahiawa cherry blossoms

Posted on February 7, 2024

Yes, you can teach an old auntie new tricks. Here’s a YouTube short from my visit yesterday to the Wahiawa Botanical Garden. I was in the area and stopped by to see…

Aquaponics, Building the Basics

Posted on February 3, 2024

The concept of aquaponics is simple. Water from a fish tank pumps through a grow bed filled with plants. When the grow bed reaches a certain water point, the water drains back…

Alocasia, Taro’s Useless Cousin

Posted on January 12, 2024

Just kidding. Alocasia are popular houseplants with beautiful heart-shaped leaves. Although they look strikingly like taro, they are not edible. They are also not entirely like one another either. Some can tolerate…

More Edible Flowers: Nasturtium

Posted on December 7, 2023

I just found a [website with a full list of edible flowers] along with a description of the flavor. Back when I lived in San Francisco, there was a farmer’s market vendor…

Edible Flowers: Sweet Alyssum

Posted on December 3, 2023

There are edible flowers, and there are edible flowers that taste good. Sweet Alyssum is the second type, a generously blooming carpet of small buds that tastes like mustard greens. The variety…

Nuuanu Plant Exchange, Dec 9, 2023

Posted on November 18, 2023

This one is hosted by Albert Fung. Info below: Nu‘uanu Valley Park 2925 Pali Hwy Honolulu HI 96817 Duration: 1 hr Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook December 9th, 2023, Saturday from 10am…

New 2023 Plant Hardiness Map Unveiled

Posted on November 17, 2023

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its new [Plant Hardiness Zone Map], the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive the coldest winter temperatures…

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