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Gardening with Blood and Bones: and it’s not even Halloween yet

Posted on September 20, 2023

Bone meal and blood meal are organic fertilizers used in gardening, but they have different compositions and purposes. Bone meal is for plants that require a phosphorus boost for root health, such…

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…

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…

Poor soil? You’re in luck. Try cosmos flowers.

Posted on July 18, 2023

Both my mom and I tried growing cosmos flowers in the nitrogen-rich mulch soil mixture we usually use, but the flowers didn’t seem to like it. Then, we tried again using ordinary…

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones for Hawaii

Posted on May 7, 2023

One of the biggest mistakes one can make when buying plants or seeds, is buying them for the wrong climate. Many plants require cool nights, or even a period of frost in…

Planting seeds, new packaging with QR codes

Posted on December 19, 2022

It is amazing how many different varieties of the “same” seeds there are. Even after descriptions and Latin names, each plant has different characteristics from their relatives. Beginning in November, plant exchange…

Cilantro and successful milk carton gardening

Posted on January 24, 2022

Cilantro can be quite temperamental. It takes a good spell to finally germinate, only to be quickly consumed by Hawaii’s vast array of bugs. Always up to a challenge, I wanted to see if I could finally make it work.

Closet Gardening with LED Grow Lights

Posted on September 27, 2021

There’s no need to read about indoor farming as the wave of the future. It’s here now and is available to everyone.

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