10-10-2017, 12:51 PM
Some things like potatoes grow best here in the winter. (Some types of potatoes will only make tubers here during the winter) But this has to do with temperatures.
FWIW, most of the seed packets they sell at the local big box places don't do well here in any season. We found out the slow way that there are two main variants of corn, tropical and non-tropical. The non-tropical variety only grows well here if it's constantly doused with insecticides.
Gardening or farming here is an adventure, meaning that you will have to grow lots of experiments that test what will do well in your specific micro-climate. One suggestion for shortening the learning curve is to try and grow things that have already been proven. The UH Seed program is a good start ( you can buy online https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/SEED/ )
If you are buying from seed catalogs it's going to be hit or miss even if you are getting stuff that does well in similar climates (Florida, California, etc). There is no way to account for all the variables like hours of sunlight, rain, and pests.
Our best technique thus far is to grow small experimental crops first. If it's something that you REALLY want to grow, plan on repeating your experiment 3-4 times to see how it does with each season. And plan on fertilizing a lot. Most feeding guidance isn't assuming 150 inches of rain per year.
FWIW, most of the seed packets they sell at the local big box places don't do well here in any season. We found out the slow way that there are two main variants of corn, tropical and non-tropical. The non-tropical variety only grows well here if it's constantly doused with insecticides.
Gardening or farming here is an adventure, meaning that you will have to grow lots of experiments that test what will do well in your specific micro-climate. One suggestion for shortening the learning curve is to try and grow things that have already been proven. The UH Seed program is a good start ( you can buy online https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/SEED/ )
If you are buying from seed catalogs it's going to be hit or miss even if you are getting stuff that does well in similar climates (Florida, California, etc). There is no way to account for all the variables like hours of sunlight, rain, and pests.
Our best technique thus far is to grow small experimental crops first. If it's something that you REALLY want to grow, plan on repeating your experiment 3-4 times to see how it does with each season. And plan on fertilizing a lot. Most feeding guidance isn't assuming 150 inches of rain per year.