05-07-2025, 10:51 PM
Norris Wrote:Video tour of the site (thanks Peter!) - https://youtu.be/Dh1sA1KfjKM
(04-07-2025, 04:51 AM)kalianna Wrote: I enjoyed your video. Thanks for posting it but I don't think i'll ever be able to not pull out my fireweed.
Haha! Though you can pull it *and* eat it if you like it.
Blurb for this month: Water is a critical resource for homesteaders and gardeners. Learn how to improve yields with strategies & techniques for smart use of graywater & rainwater, and see examples of simple projects anyone can implement.
DAY: Sunday, May 11
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Using graywater and rainwater
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: Suggested $10 donation in time/cash/LFA-free trays/pots/materials/plant keiki
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, June 8 - Ornamental edibles & edible ornamentals
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Rollinia - *Rollinia deliciosa*
Canary nut - *Canarium indicum* - similar to macadamia in tree form and in nut use
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Soursop - *Annona muricata*
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Kukui - *Aleurites moluccana*
Ice cream bean - *Inga sp.* - chop and drop N-fixer, yummy pod pulp
Achacha - *Garcinia gardneriana*? - AKA Bolivian mangosteen
Gamboge - *Garcinia xanthochymus* - sour fruit. Good rootstock.
Elderberry - probably *Sambucus mexicana*
Wampee - *Clausena lansium* - distant citrus relative, nice fruit
Mulberry - *Morus alba* - Unknown variety, but great for fruit and for leaves
Yellow waiawi / strawberry guava - *Psidium cattleianum cattleianum* - yummier fruit than the standard red
Marang - *Artocarpus odoratisimus* - fruit and staple seed crop
Ulu "Ma'afala" small seedlings - *Artocarpus communis*
Longan seedling - *Dimocarpus longan*
Silverberry 'Maculata' - *Elaeagnus pungens* - N-fixing ornamental shrub with edible berry
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Inca nut / sacha inchi - *Plukenetia volubilis* - staple nut from a vine
Perennial lima bean - *Phaseolus lunatus* - locally adapted cultivar
Lablab bean - *Lablab purpureus* - locally adapted cultivar
Oaxacan lemon verbena - *Lippia alba*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
Achira - *Canna edulis* - vigorous ornamental root crop
Uhi (yam) - *Dioscorea alata* - vigorous vine, staple root crop
Yacon - *Polymnia edulis* - Productive root crop, edible raw, crispy & mildly sweet
Chinese lantern - *Abutilon* hybrid - productive ornamental flower crop
Sweet pepper bush - *Capsicum sp.*
Hot pepper bush - *Capsicum sp.*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot* - standard non-flowering vigorous green variety, and an ornamental variegated leaf form
Cranberry hibiscus - *Hibiscus acetosella* - sour leafed, ornamental, self-seeding short-lived perennial
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...