I love your channel eventhough I'm 2 years late lol. Aloha from maui

@HomesteadinHawaii

5 ай бұрын

Never too late, more videos coming

@MandaHawaii

5 ай бұрын

@HomesteadinHawaii yay!!! I'm a fan! Mahalo nui loa for all the good info brother!

What you call edible hibiscus, we call sorrel in the Caribbean. It's fruit skin is boiled with cinnamon and cloves, then sweetened to make a delicious drink.

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. I've had the tea and it is delicious

The pigeon peas don't need to be cut before flowering the only flower late in the season. I harvest the peas and chop and drop when the session is over.

@HomesteadinHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Problem is when you do that they’ve already taken the nitrogen back out of the soil and put it into seed production. For peak nitrogen fixation you need to chop them at 75% flower.

Surinam cherry is funny, people either love them or absolutely can not stand them.

@HomesteadinHawaii

Жыл бұрын

For sure. My kids love them. Me…not so much

Aloha ! You're living my dream. I started watching your channel because I am planning on moving to the big island for health reasons, I love your videos on bamboo, if I ever make it , I'd love to sit down and pick you brain .

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

For sure. I'm about to do a big video series on bamboo too

Aloha! I'm loving your videos, moved to Big I three years ago or so, have been clearing my land by hand and planting lots of trees and stuff... somewhat haphazardly with lots of trial and error. Mahalo for the manono!! I need these tips.

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you found the channel and that there’s value for you here. Hope I can keep delivering

Great video Shawn! As with all yours you are a artist. Warm mahalos for showing us this wonderful info! Aloha

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for watching

Edible hibiscus is called sorrel in Jamaica and it can be used for teas (hot and cold) and even a marmalade

G'Day from Down Under! I have lived in my house with what I suspected was a food forest inspired garden. I have identified the different layers and now have you to thank for helping me identify a plant that has been growing here for many years before I purchased the property. The plant is Surinam Cherry! This is the first time I have seen one of your videos and you have helped me straight out of the gate. In return, may I suggest considering Black and/or White Sapote. It is a fruit that you would swear tastes just like dark or white chocolate. I don't have it growing but I have tasted it and it is on my To Plant list. Cheers!

@HomesteadinHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I will try a sapote. I've had mamey sapote but not those others. I'm glad the video was helpful for you. I have a few more in the food forest series.

Lots of good information! Keep the videos coming. You are getting close to 6k subscribers.

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Mahalo. Slowly growing!

thank you for upload

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

amazing, thank you

Awsome !!!

@HomesteadinHawaii

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

informative vid! really glad i found your channel. it's so chill :)

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for watching

Can you make a video about growing veggies at different climate zones and elevations in different areas of the island. volcano, mountain view, nalawale estates, kalapana, and ocean view. please please pretty please. great video btw. i am taking notes ;)

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Iʻll try, that is not an easy video to make

Great video, but I am surprised you did not include Tongan spinach or bele. It makes a medium sized shrub, like chaya, and grows like crazy in Puna (HPP). Reportedly it is a nutritional powerhouse with twice the protein of spinach, etc. Like chaya and katuk it grows easily from cut stem pieces. It is related to okra, but it very rarely flowers.

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Your right. I even have it growing. Another awesome shrub to add to the list

Hey I really like these videos! I am moving to Belize and plan to start a food forest there!

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck and thanks for watching!

I really need some katuk seeds

@HomesteadinHawaii

9 ай бұрын

I can mail you some. Or cuttings. Email swjennings@gmail.com

Yes.. a tea bush for my container garden project to be overwintered indoors 😀 it wont survive otherwise the Finnish winters 😋 but hey, i could produce some homegrown matcha 😎

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Iʻve seen tea handle the snow in India Himalayas so maybe youʻll get lucky.

@tiarianamanna973

2 жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadinHawaii but Finnish winters are just too much (like -25f or so) 😉 however carrying a container into the livingroom over the winter definitely could be an option 🤗

Thanks Shawn from a new subscriber in South Africa. I have plenty of pigeon pea seeds but getting it to you could pose a problem.

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Aloha. Thanks for the offer. I just got my hands on a bunch of seeds yesterday. I'm going to make sure they get spread far and wide!

I absolutely love your channel I watch every morning so I can start my day In Florida with the intention of soon moving back the Hawaii. This time off grid. Do you have classes about plants? We’re coming in October for a week. I’d like a tour and learn stuff.

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Hawaiian sanctuary in Pahoa has plant classes every Thursday at 9am. Good place to learn and meet people

Awesome stuff. Do you have a video on how you prepared your land to grow grass? Mahalo nui!

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t but after land was ripped, we spread some cinder soil in a 1” layer and the rest is history.

@kehaulanipuou3644

2 жыл бұрын

Mahalo nui! Look forward to watching all your videos🤙🏾

Great video! thanks so much. I'm on the Hamakua....where can I get cuttings for these shrubs??

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Can try go on the homesteadin Hawaii fb group and ask there. I bet you’ll find all you need.

Aloha Brah, loved the video! Great info! RU using the green Poha berries to make food with like Salsa?

@HomesteadinHawaii

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Sometimes it makes it to the salsa stage but mostly kids eat em as they ripen

What is your location because I heard some part you can’t grow any fruits.

6:40 You could use any legume to fix the nitrogen in the ground using the method you describe here. But you could let 1 or 2 of the plants go to seed for eating and reproducing and use the rest for nitrogen fixing your ground. It should take about 9 month from seed to harvest, with flowers starting just after 5 months more or less. Pigeon Peas like a very well drained soil.

@HomesteadinHawaii

2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@warrenokuma7264

2 жыл бұрын

Or for Pigeon Peas practice trim and drop.

go to a south asiann departmental store and ask for toor daal, you will get pegion pea

@HomesteadinHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I finally got my hands on some and it’s growing nice. Thanks!

@Bathroomsingaaa

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadinHawaii you're welcome! keep going, really like your content