January In Puna - Things to Eat in My Garden Now

[JayJay]

Right now I'm taking advantage of the cool wet weather to take cuttings, i.e., Samoan spinach, various key plants (food producing vines and bushes), and constructing another growing bed with a trellis on the north side, and when that system is completed I'll be o to the next following a 'garden plan' which I drew up years ago.

The ground is denuded, then broke up using a heavy pick and when necessary an o'o,'and racked out, - then the various leaves (and what ever I can find which will decompose, plus vermiculite), are spread out and covered with either red or black cinder over this composition of organic matter. Come early Spring I'll simply transplant the rooted cuttings into this medium along with seeding, i. e., peppers, eggplant etc. and I like to use 'Osmocote,' Weeding is necessary always, whether using a mulching system or not.
Today I was really 'sticker shocked' at the cost of powdered garlic at Malamalama Market in Pahoa so I'm going to start growing garlic in large black plastic pots as soon as I can find some cloves and if I have to I'll simply try using the cloves from the store. I was also shocked at the price of ground black pepper (which I've seen grown here and I'll be looking for cuttings.) Also very shocked at the price of Vermont maple syrup and olive oil.


JayJay

[JayJay]

900 ft-

Correction, the red berry plant I've been calling 'Ohelo' are actually 'Akala' berries. They are still fruiting (this is February 25h), and delicious but not many. Avacodos, lots, Taro, some, the bulbs are getting big (most of mine is the Chinese taro,some passion, both yellow and purple, basil still, I have a tangerine which is loaded now, a few grapefruit, naval orange, some, Korean peppers, bell peppers are just starting grow - they are about th size of a golf ball, Ko'oko'o'lau, for tea, and Mamaki, but no berries yet, pepanolie (sp).

JayJay

[gtill]

One of the best growers mauka (to Volcano) is manoa lettuce and other lettuces! Be real cautious after harvest with snails and slugs (little tiny ones). UH addresses this I believe! Some can cause major illnesses, check between each leaf!