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Next Plant Exchange, September 12, 2023

Posted on August 10, 2023

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

Windward Community Meeting on Invasive Species Prevention, Control, and Eradication Efforts for Little Fire Ant, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, and Coqui Frog Infestations August 21, 2023

Posted on August 10, 2023

It’s a mouthful of a title, but that’s what the Waimanalo Neighborhood Board and elected officials are calling this community meeting. Here is the flyer: Concerns over these invasive species have reached…

August exchange: Rau Ram (Vietnamese cilantro)

Posted on August 7, 2023

I’m bringing rau ram to tomorrow’s plant exchange. Lots of rau ram. Turns out, rau ram loves aquaponics systems and like ong choi, just keeps growing and growing. I’m also cooking rau…

Revisiting Kiwano, part two

Posted on August 3, 2023

If you recall from [this post], I had just started harvesting African Horned Cucumber, also known as Jelly Melon and also known as Kiwano. Then there was my own nickname for them,…

Plant Exchange for August: Santa G strikes again!

Posted on August 2, 2023

The plant exchange runs on an amazing team of volunteers. One of them is G, half of the G&L couple I occasionally blog about. Today, G sent me a list of what…

Costco Product Review: Sun Tropics Tapioca Boba Pudding with Coconut Milk

Posted on July 29, 2023

This one is a buy-again five-star find. When I saw it yesterday at Hawaii Kai Costco, I wasn’t sure whether to buy it or not. The thing with Costco is that if…

You don’t need a lot of land to plant a garden

Posted on July 27, 2023

Check out this post from Oregon State University (OSU), “Things to consider when starting your vegetable garden.” It’s probably the best checklist I’ve seen so far: short and actionable for those interested…

Sometimes the best food has no recipe

Posted on July 25, 2023

I had to blog this while the feeling is still in my mouth. Humble brag here, I went out to prune the plants and came back with a basket of vegetables that…

Gardening 101: Deadheading isn’t just for heavy metal fans

Posted on July 23, 2023

On a visit to a local nursery, I bought an already established coreopsis plant. The plant was so well established it had more dried up flowers than new blooms. No problem, I…

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