Gardening For Life….what we love about Gardening
Your garden, no matter how large or small is your refuge and sanctuary. It could be a place to relax, to exercise, to bask in the sun,...
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Glenn Teves
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Autumn, The Best Time of Year
By Glenn I. Teves Projecting down the road and planning for tomorrow are important aspects of growing food for both farmer and gardener....
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jun 17
- 3 min
The Summer Solstice: Turning Point of the Garden Year
‘Small plants, leaves and buds, growing in the soil. O fiery sun, may your rays of light and warmth bless us with abundance, and allow...
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Michelle Carrillo
- May 27
- 10 min
Planting for the Season
The days are lengthening, mornings are starting earlier in the day and sunsets are lingering in the evening sky. Daytime temperatures are...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Happiness Held in the Seed is Shared in the Flower: Spring Ideas for Hawaii’s Home Gardens
Spring. A season as beautiful as its name. A season that reminds us to embrace joy and love. A season that reminds us that change is the...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Feb 26
- 6 min
It’s Time to Grow Corn in Hawaiʻi: Tips on Growing Popcorn, Sweet Corn, & Flour Corn in Your Garden
If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy it’s...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Dec 10, 2021
- 6 min
Cool Season Planting Tips & Challenges of Year Around Gardening Plus...Take Back Your Salad Bowl!
December 2021 The change of seasons is upon us as cooler weather and more rainfall in most of the state signal the beginning of our most...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Oct 22, 2021
- 6 min
Saving Seed in Hawai’i: Processing, Drying, and Storing Seed in the Subtropics
October 2021 Keeping seeds dry and able to reproduce into the future in our subtropical climate is quite challenging. Seeds grown and...
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Glenn Teves
- Aug 27, 2021
- 7 min
Growing Tomatoes
by Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Service August...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
Gardening in Small Spaces: Inspiration for growing in containers on lanais and windowsills
By Nancy Redfeather, July 2021 A time long ago, when I first began teaching, I realized I wanted to start growing some of my own food,...
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Glenn Teves
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
Hawaiian Bred Pole Beans
by Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent UH CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service In the 1940’s, the main pole bean variety in Hawaii was...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Apr 13, 2021
- 6 min
Three Sisters in the Hawaiian Garden: Warm Season Abundance
By Nancy Redfeather April 2021 Spring is here again, and it’s a perfect time to plant the Three Sisters in your home garden. This year, ...
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Nancy Redfeather, Jay Bost and Glenn Teves
- Mar 14, 2021
- 6 min
Seed Diversity is Vital to the Future of Food
Every seed tells a story, and the story of how seed, people and place are connected begins a long time ago, around 10,000 BCE, when our...
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Glenn Teves
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Kaulua: the month of two minds.
February 2021 In the Hawaiian Lunar Calendar, February is the month of Kaulua. Kaulua means two minds, and is a rightful name for this...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jan 20, 2021
- 5 min
Tropical Corn Varieties for the Home Garden in Hawai’i: Growing Information, Recipes, and Lore
January 2021 If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Dec 20, 2020
- 7 min
Gifts from the Garden: Nurturing & Connecting Us to a Greater Rhythm, Wellness, and Contentment
December 2020 Tis the season once again, when our thoughts naturally turn to family and friends, as this challenging old year wanes,...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Nov 19, 2020
- 7 min
Feeling Grateful, Giving Thanks, Looking Ahead, Sharing Resources
The Fall Garden is in Full Swing! Long ago, I used to think about what would it take, how would the world have to change in order to...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Oct 20, 2020
- 11 min
Using your Garden’s Fall Herbal Bounty: Drying Herbs & Flavoring Salts, Vinegars, & Oils
Aloha Gardeners of Hawai’i, By the beginning of Fall, I usually have some pretty large herb plants of various varieties in my home garden...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Sep 21, 2020
- 6 min
It All Begins...and Ends With Seed
Close your eyes for a second and think back...what is your earliest memory of placing a seed in the soil? Maybe it was in your families...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Aug 16, 2020
- 6 min
Making the Big Transition: Getting Ready for Fall & Winter in Hawai'i Home Gardens
August 2020 Blog – Hawai'i Seed Growers Network Hawai’i has seasons. Gardeners in Hawai’i, through their observation over many years,...
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