No one should step into a project involving 20,000 honeybees without some preparation. As much as I like to just dive right in, a sense of self-preservation spurred me to slow down and take things step-by-step and make sure I have what I need to accomplish my first honeybee cutout. This article describes that preparation in detail.
http://bees.taroandti.com/2008/05/07/first-honeybee-cutout-the-preparation/
I’ve been drooling over the prospect of generating my own honey for years. I finally have a property where I can put few hives but until recently, the cost of hives was prohibitive. However, I found Top Bar Hives and that all changed. In short order, I got my first one built - and will be populating it this month with plenty of bees. Here is the first article covering my entry into this exciting hobby.
It has certainly been challenging growing some of the taros I have - many are single specimens with no backups. Up until recently, if a taro was declining, I knew of no way to rehabilitate it - and several of the specimens I started out with years ago have ceased to be. Now, I have formed a Taro ICU to address this issue - and it is working wonderfully. Not only that, but it also is extraordinarily simple to the point of… why didn’t I think of that before?
Here is a brief essay on my entry into growing bananas. None have fruited yet - tho many are very close to fruiting currently. These make for a very easy jungle in any garden bed, and tasty bananas in a greenhouse or where their stems are protected from freezing.
My journey into aquaponics has been a lot of tentative baby steps, and revolves around my taro. It is a necessary step for me to get the full potential I can from some of the taro I grow, as well as enhance the production of the rest. This article describes that tentative beginning - and what the future holds for the path I have undertaken.
http://aquaculture.taroandti.com/2008/03/02/entry-to-aquaculture/
I’m pleased to announce the publishing of the latest article about my greenhouses - this one about my current pit greenhouse. It’s a modest hole in the ground that protects my tender tropical plants from the extremes of winter and summer without costing me an arm and a leg thanks to the miracle of earth-mass heating.
http://greenhouse.taroandti.com/2008/02/28/earth-sheltered-pit-greenhouse/
I have recently updated the recipes section with a LOT of new recipes. Cover your keyboards with drool-protection as you peruse these delicious recipes. And be sure to return frequently as I’ll be adding many new recipes to combine my horticultural habits with the need to eat.
I have been busy uploading useful information for you kalo growers over at my Taro section. I still have a great number of taro varieties to list, complete with descriptions courtesy the 1939 CTAHR Bulletin “Taro Varieties in Hawaii”. As time goes, I’ll flesh those descriptions out with plenty of photographs and reviews. Be sure to visit the Glossary and naturally, don’t neglect to read The Taro Disclaimer - very important!
I am embarking on a new adventure - growing my own avocados. This post begins my documentation of that adventure; the purchase of my first avocado plant. And, are those flowers already? This adventure could get interesting very quickly.
Here’s a little inspirational post I wrote to express the need for us gardeners to grow something, anything, at all times - even in the chilly grips of winter. Nothing is too small, nothing is too humble - get something growing to keep the flame lit and perhaps relieve your cabin-fever while you wait for the ground to thaw.
I'm a horticultural enthusiast. My life is deeply shaped by my plant passion. I am decidedly tropical, influenced by having lived on Guam, by life on Hawaii as a child, and a deep infatuation for fruit common in the tropics..
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