By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 5, 2019 • Updated on January 8, 2019 at 2:34 pm
By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 5, 2019 • Updated on January 8, 2019 at 2:34 pm
Like all living beings, trees will thrive with proper care. Whether planting a new tree in your garden or maintaining an old family heirloom, follow some basic guidelines to care for trees.
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By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser on June 3, 2018
By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on June 3, 2018
At the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, University of Hawaii master gardeners offer a help-line service. Often, we get a picture or a sample of a plant with the question, “What is eating my plant and what can I spray?”
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By Cynthia Nazario-Leary, Special to the Star-Advertiser on March 11, 2018 • Updated on March 10, 2018 at 5:55 pm
By Cynthia Nazario-Leary, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on March 11, 2018 • Updated on March 10, 2018 at 5:55 pm
Most flowering plants in our gardens rely on pollinators to produce fruit and seeds. These plants depend on insects or other animals to move pollen from one flower to another.
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By Jayme Grzebik, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 7, 2018 • Updated on January 7, 2018 at 6:38 pm
By Jayme Grzebik, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 7, 2018 • Updated on January 7, 2018 at 6:38 pm
Fungi and bacteria are highly prevalent in gardens and soil. Although a few hundred bacteria show themselves as plant diseases that wreak havoc on manicured lawns and prized plants, millions of beneficial bacteria exist to create a healthy soil food web.
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By Jayme T. Grzebik, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 1, 2017 • Updated on October 2, 2017 at 6:20 pm
By Jayme T. Grzebik, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 1, 2017 • Updated on October 2, 2017 at 6:20 pm
Hawaii’s home gardens and landscapes are revealing signs of stress, signaling just how much high summer temperatures have taken a toll on plants in our backyards.
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By Richard Ebesu, Special to the Star-Advertiser on September 3, 2017 • Updated on September 3, 2017 at 4:17 pm
By Richard Ebesu, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on September 3, 2017 • Updated on September 3, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Local gardeners have noticed their cucumbers are being attacked by pests. One culprit is the melon fly, which is a type of fruit fly. Another possibility is the pickleworm.
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By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser on August 6, 2017 • Updated on August 6, 2017 at 4:48 pm
By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on August 6, 2017 • Updated on August 6, 2017 at 4:48 pm
Originally from Central America, chayote is grown and eaten traditionally in many cultures throughout the world. In Hawaii it is called pipinola.
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By Joshua Silva, Special to the Star-Advertiser on July 2, 2017 • Updated on July 2, 2017 at 4:52 pm
By Joshua Silva, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on July 2, 2017 • Updated on July 2, 2017 at 4:52 pm
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are single-celled bacteria that can photosynthesize like plants and are thought to be one of the oldest organisms on earth.
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By Cynthia Nazario-Leary and Kylie Wong, Special to the Star-Advertiser on June 4, 2017 • Updated on October 3, 2017 at 5:31 pm
By Cynthia Nazario-Leary and Kylie Wong, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on June 4, 2017 • Updated on October 3, 2017 at 5:31 pm
To minimize your risk of rat lungworm disease in your garden, it is important to control and exclude all hosts of the parasite — rats, snails and slugs.
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By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser on April 2, 2017 • Updated on April 2, 2017 at 4:02 pm
By Kalani Matsumura, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on April 2, 2017 • Updated on April 2, 2017 at 4:02 pm
Agroforestry is the integration of trees and shrubs into farming systems for economic, environmental and social benefits. You can use tropical agroforestry practices in your garden to provide shade, recycle nutrients and grow nutritious food.
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By Cynthia Nazario-Leary, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on March 5, 2017
The amount of time needed to sufficiently water your plants depends on how much and how often you water, the root-zone depth, the weather and the type of soil.
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By Joshua Silva, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on February 5, 2017
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, flowers will be seeing one of their busiest seasons, as colorful blossoms are one of the most widespread ways we show affection.
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