Ready, Set… Grow! – NATIONAL NATIVE PLANT MONTH: HINAHINA
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
On March 27, Senators Mazie Hirono and Mike Braun introduced a bi-partisan resolution to designate April 2023 as National Native Plant Month. This annual resolution helps to bring nationwide awareness to...
Ready, Set… Grow! – HOME GROWN VITAMIN C
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Acerola (Malpighia emarginata sometimes referred to as Malpighia glabra) is an attractive large shrub to small tree that produces flowers with bright pink ruffled petals and red fleshy fruit. This plant...
Ready, Set… Grow! – HAWAI‘I’S STATE FLOWER
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
The native yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as ma‘o hau hele was officially designated as Hawai‘i’s state flower in 1988 (HRS §5-16).
This native endemic hibiscus is only known...
Ready, Set… Grow! – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
January 22 is the start of the 2023 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit. During this time, narcissus are displayed as symbols of new beginnings, rebirth and hope. The...
Ready, Set… Grow! – GREEN GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Christmas is right around the corner. Did you make your gift list and have you checked it twice? If you are stumped on what to give your loved ones this year,...
Ready, Set… Grow! – MEALYBUG DESTROYER VS. MEALYBUG
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
One day you are checking your plants and notice white fluff. Upon closer inspection, you notice some of the white fluff is traveling up and down the stem while other white...
Ready, Set… Grow! – ARBOR DAY & SQUASH UPDATE
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Trees and other plants provide many benefits like cooling shade, green space and clean air. They also provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Arbor Day was created to...
Ready, Set… Grow! – AVOCADO TREE CARE
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Have you been digging around in your compost pile and uncovered huge, fat, white wriggling grubs that crawl on their sides and curl up into a “C” shape? If you are...
Ready, Set… Grow! – AVOCADO TREE CARE
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
If you have an avocado tree, I’m sure you have noticed the leaves with yellow and brown splotches. When you flip over the leaves, you’ll find the culprits causing the damage...
Ready, Set… Grow! – SQUASH FOR FALL
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
A while ago I was talking with a neighbor about plants, and she was raving about a delicata squash she had on the mainland. She said it was the best she...
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