07-28-2007, 11:58 AM
That's the Loeffler folks who grow the sweet corn and it's really good stuff! They have several different fields they grow it in and they plant several different varieties of seed from what I've heard. Try ask when you go get some, they will probably know exactly where that day's corn was grown. I think they get up and pick corn in the morning to be sold later that day from the trucks.
If you plant your lavender in a dry spot, Glen, you may be able to keep growing it. I can keep it growing in containers on the porch where I can control the amount of water it gets but lately a hen, Buffy, has taken to roosting in it at night so the lavender is suffering. Doesn't seem to make lavender flavored eggs, either. Rosemary, which seems like some sort of close relative to lavender, grows really well here. Lavender grows really well up in Waimea and I would also suspect it grows well up past Glenwood, too, but I don't know that for sure.
There are several varieties of apples which can be grown in Hawaii. There are also several varieties of peaches which can be grown in Hawaii. I have "Florida Prince" and "Ana's Pride" planted. The FP does well however the AP is still too new to tell.
http://www.davewilson.com/ is the website for the Dave Wilson Nursery in California. They have things selected for "low chill" requirements which is what we need to grow fruit trees in Hawaii. They are a wholesale nursery, but there are links on their page to folks they sell to and some of those folks will ship plants retail to Hawaii.
If you plant your lavender in a dry spot, Glen, you may be able to keep growing it. I can keep it growing in containers on the porch where I can control the amount of water it gets but lately a hen, Buffy, has taken to roosting in it at night so the lavender is suffering. Doesn't seem to make lavender flavored eggs, either. Rosemary, which seems like some sort of close relative to lavender, grows really well here. Lavender grows really well up in Waimea and I would also suspect it grows well up past Glenwood, too, but I don't know that for sure.
There are several varieties of apples which can be grown in Hawaii. There are also several varieties of peaches which can be grown in Hawaii. I have "Florida Prince" and "Ana's Pride" planted. The FP does well however the AP is still too new to tell.
http://www.davewilson.com/ is the website for the Dave Wilson Nursery in California. They have things selected for "low chill" requirements which is what we need to grow fruit trees in Hawaii. They are a wholesale nursery, but there are links on their page to folks they sell to and some of those folks will ship plants retail to Hawaii.
Kurt Wilson