Cucumber

Living at 1,760 ft in Ocean view HI we're trying to start growing our own everything! One thing we've been trying to grow is Pickling Cucumbers. We managed to get a few off but so far its been one per plant or so which certainly isn't enough to make pickles out of!

11/3/2017

10/8/2017

Birdhouse Gourd

Trying to start a garden here in Ocean View HI at elevation 1,760ft. I've always been interested in history. One of the ways that water used to be transported is using birdhouse gourds. So I thought I'd give it a go sadly of the 6 seeds planted only one of them grew! and its been going well ever since.

10/8/2017
Left: Birdhouse gourd
Right: Zucchini

Onion

Im working on growing Onions here in Ocean View Hawaii I'm at 1,760 feet in elevation with an average of 12 hours of sunlight daily. SO far I've mostly been trying Granex onions from seed (Aina Ola Seed), Spanish Onion from seed, Green onion from seed, and American Flag Leeks from seed. So far most of the seed has not sprouted I've gotten one Granex so far after 3-4 months of trying. Granex according to the package is the "Maui onion" so I should be able to grow it just fine. The Spanish Onion I have learned is a long day onion so will likely not work. The American Flag leeks have easily been the most successful they still seem to have a long way to go though. Im hoping to get some more seed or try some other methods of sprouting.

10/8/2017 most are leeks towards the back are green onions re grown from the grocery store. 

8/5/2017

6/14/2017

November 2017

Night Blooming Jasmine

Belle of India Jasmine

Knights of Arabia Jasmine

Pikake Jasmine

Sunflower!!!

Fig

Brown Turkey Fig

Chayote

Tumeric

Orange Dragon Fruit

Yellow Dragon Fruit

Cotton

Red Dragon Fruit

Moro Blood Orange 

Red Mountain Apple recently got attacked by a mysterious something that ate holes all over!

last remaining zucchini

Birdhouse gourd still needs a trellis!

Flame Grapefruit

Moon and Stars Watermelon! We have a Melon!

Coconut Tree

Dwarf Minneola Tangelo

Mystery Squash

Asparagus! honestly I planted these seeds thinking "what are the chances of this actually growing!" boy was I wrong its been the only thing i've planted with a 100% success rate so far!

Herb bed on the right getting started my Oregano is just not wanting to grow though

odd angle but you can kind of see how happy the new Cucumbers are

Back is corn and cabbage

Raspberries are taking over!

We actually have some little green berries!

Raspberry box number 2

Egg plants and peppers as well as a carrot and radish I'm trying to let go to seed

Baby broccoli

Lettuce I'm also letting go to seed as well as some banana peppers and cabbage. I did get 2 banana peppers off of two of these plants. I need to do more research on how to get more peppers per plant!

little baby lettuce

Black raspberry that hasn't been looking very happy lately. I don't think it liked the flood we had last week. 

Strawberries! Best investment I've made!

These plants are super producers I cannot believe how many strawberries I've been getting in such a short amount of time!

another one will likely be ready by tomorrow! they ripen very fast!

First quinalt strawberry blossom

Onion bed I think I might have all green onions and leeks trouble is I cannot remember when I planted them so not sure when they are done or even what they are!

New tomato box slowly growing

established tomato box has some super growth. The back right picture is my same golden tom plant from six months ago its still producing!. I planted some Cinnamon Basil in here after reading that basil is a good companion for tomatoes. But now its taking over! its so tall! does anyone know of a shorter basil variety?

beautiful Cinnamon Basil blooms!

Mystery Tomatoes

Bananas still growing. I trimmed off some yellowing leaves and the trees responded by growing a ton!

Ginger looks like its about done

very tired looking ginger

New watering system! I have 3 200?gallon tanks hooked too a hose and everything! Its only a gravity fed hose at this point but it sure makes watering go a lot faster! 

Ota Avocado

White poppy

White Poppy

Yellow Poppy

Plumeria

another plumeria I rooted in a plastic clear cup before transplanting.

The "Pineapple" I purchased from the market I forget what mom said it was a big bush that gets to be 10x10 I think she said needless to say NOT a pineapple!