#Gardening in Hawaii
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: How to eat a tree
In the latest Big Island Now gardening column, Master Gardener Tom Timmons explains how to eat a tree. Yes, a tree. And he says it’s yummy.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: The evil web of an avocado lace bug
To the naked eye, they may look like course ground pepper, but through a magnifying lens you will notice the edge of the wings have a lacy appearance — hence the name, lace bug.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: Getting under the skin of bulb onions
Onions have their own sun clock. It is important when purchasing onion seeds to grow in Hawaiʻi to select a short-day variety.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: Choosing a fertilizer for your lawn and plants
Master gardener Tom Timmons never realized that plants were fussy eaters until he was lollygagging in the garden shop rather than cleaning the garage like he promised his wife and discovered shelves piled with every imaginable kind of fertilizer.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: The KISS method of composting
Composting requires four basic components: carbon, nitrogen, water and air. There is not a shortage of these in Hawaiʻi.
Tasty Ginger Grows Wild on the Big Island
I am often asked if the ginger plants that spring up along Big Island roadsides are the same kind of ginger that is used in cooking.
The Barefoot Gardener: Japanese Eggplant Fruit Makes Great Meat Substitute
Japanese eggplant is an easy-to-grow favorite of local gardeners.
Miracle Fruit: Making Parent’s Lives a Bit Easier
Miracle fruit is an amazing berry-type fruit with practically no taste, but for an hour or two after eating it, everything tastes deliciously sweet.
