Homesteading in Hawaii

All's well on this end. Been checking on the stay-at-home people, dropping off groceries and prescriptions to them. Been helping out peo...

Now that I'm on a roll with the pineapple scene, I have a strong desire to get more of my pineapple tops into the ground. Last week as a...

For my square foot accountants, here are my recent plantings....  Comfrey - 21 new starts.  Beans - 16 sq ft , variety : Royal Burgundy     ...

I last reported on July 6th. Since then I've added:  Pineapples - 221 Green beans (assorted colors)- 10 pallet boxes (36 plants per box)...

Since the last time I listed the planting statistics, I've added....... Potatoes - 15 grow boxes = 328 plants  Tomatoes -20 plants  Cucu...

Did some more seed sowing and added some more items to the list ....... Onion (yellow spanish)  Tomato (black vernissage) Squash (black beau...

There's so much I want to get done, but it's been tough. Things have been too wet again. Lots of rain and little sunshine between th...

One final push to get things planted this year..... ...1/4 acre of oats for pasture grazing ...10 banana trees ...126 sq ft taro ...14 pinea...

Recently I've planted : 16 banana trees 60 sq ft of sweet potatoes 20 pineapples  This makes the totals for the year so far.......... Si...

Today I added 18 more baby white pineapples to the gardens. I'm hoping that next year I'll be drowning in pineapples. That would be ...

This is pineapple season, so as I'm harvesting pineapples for home use, as gifts, or to trade, I'm getting a lot of pineapple tops. ...

Not so chatty on the blog lately, but I've been busy with community life and working on the farm. One day was dedicated to a local spay/...

My weekends are usually non-productive farm days. Since hubby is still working a job, I let him dictate how we spend the weekends, and you c...

After a weekend, Monday is always catch-up day. Today was no different. After the routine daily chores, I spent the morning preparing anothe...

First an update on the Maxibel beans. Seeded on July 15, they've germinated and seem to be growing well. Today I added a 2 inch layer of...

Ok number counters, here's some more square footages for you.  Bed ..... 36 sq ft .....taro Bed ..... 60 sq ft .....taro Bed ..... 56 sq...

Plenty of readers have been asking about how much land do I have in growing spaces. Truthfully I can't say exactly. Some of my garden be...