Tropical Food Forest Tour

[@CatherineandRob]

Thanks for being honest about trees that haven’t grown as much as hoped and seem to be just sitting there: we all have some of those.

[@caretechnicaltv2699]

The landscape in your way oh is so beautiful

[@BullsFoodForest]

That is so cool to see other people food forest. Mine started in 2020 and the growth is surprising. I also use that types of grass as chop and drop

[@AgroecologicalSystems]

Wow that ho’awa is huge now. So cool to see how big everything is getting. That’s interesting about the ma’o hau hele and insects, I agree itll hopefully stabilize over time and maybe you’ll see more spiders / generalist predators that can keep things in check. Super cool joe thanks for the update.

[@wMerlinw]

I remember when you just started. Looks like some good progress. Give it 5-10 years it'll be amazing.

[@SymbioticJoe]

Looks great! Tough going against that kind of grass but you're making headway. Lanzones and soursop tend to do better with some shade, especially early on. Our happiest ones grow under narra (Pterocarpus indicus) which only drops it's leaves in our cool rainy season. Could put some moringa stakes or other support trees with dappled shade close (1m) to them.

[@ainabearfarm8075]

Thank you. The weird thing is that the Lanzones was heavily shaded for a long time and I opened it up hoping that it would help. I’m wondering if there’s a negative relationship with the Tithonia. Maybe I will try some nitrogen fixing shade instead. Mahalo nui!

[@ivanvazquez3736]

Looks amazing!

[@VirginiaFruitGrower]

Such a cool property! Thanks for the tour. Yummy harvests before too long!

[@ainabearfarm8075]

Thanks so much! Happy New Year!

[@leonshomegrown]

Looking good 😊😊😊

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy26]

What elevation are you grow in?

[@ainabearfarm8075]

Around 1000 feet or 300 meters

[@dawienatral7083]

how do you cut that thick grass brush cutter or scythe:)and does constant mowing eventually weaken the grass?

[@ainabearfarm8075]

When it’s thick I cut it with a BCS tractor with a sickle bar mower but it does weaken. The section in the middle I can cut with a standard lawn mower now

[@dawienatral7083]

have you planted any metrosideros?

[@ainabearfarm8075]

I have planted a lot of polymorpha species which is our native ʻOhiʻa. I have at least one more species which is variegated but I’m not sure what exactly it is.