Growing edibles

GROWING EDIBLES IN THE  WARM-TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL ZONE

Popular types of fruit trees include mango, coconut, citrus, guava, avocado, papaya, lychee, breadfruit and banana. Macadamia, is also an attractive choice, but don't forget lesser known nuts like the Pili nut and Almond de Mer, or Tropical Almond. Besides the more popular edibles, rambutan, carambola, sapodilla, sugar apple, sour sop, loquat, longan and tamarind are others that are ornamental trees. You don't have to stop with these. Shrubs like the natal plum, ceylon gooseberry, surinam cherry or pineapple guava might be used. Vines often add the right touch on a fence. Passion fruit, ceylon spinach, winged bean and others will produce goodies to treat your appetite. Even edible ground covers may be incorporated into a garden. Many herbs are tough and attractive as are some of our tropical vegetables, like dryland taro, sweet potato, monstera, and Tahitian spinach. There are many publications available through the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service to help you with care and use of some of the plants you might select. Individuals with home garden questions may call the Master Gardener Growline at 322-4892 on Thursday mornings for answers. Answers are also available at the Kona Outdoor Circle, 329-7286. KOC has a great gardening library you can browse as well. AGROFORESTRY Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability  - http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824e00.htm Information Resources for Pacific Island Agroforestry; Abstract: Agroforestry is a traditional Pacific Island practice of integrating trees with crops and/or animals. http://www.agroforestry.net/pubs/Infores.pdf Hawaii Forestry Industry Association- Information on tropical hardwood species. http://www.hawaii-forest.org/ Agroforestry.net- resources with an emphasis on crops suitable for for the Pacific islands. http://www.agroforestry.net/ UH Forestry links  -  Sustainable Agriculture in Hawaii

GREEN ORGANIZATIONS The Rainforest Alliance Eco-Index Green-Organizations-and-Resources Sustainable Education Projects And Resources

EDIBLE PLANTS The Natural Food Hub has quite a bit of info. http://www.naturalhub.com/- and http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_fruit_and_nuts_in_subtropical_areas.htm Belieze survival plants and edible beach plants. Tropical edibles http://www.paddleasia.com/tropical_plant_edible.htm http://www.hawaiiantropicalplants.com/plantinformation.html California Rare Fruit Growers -Miscellaneous Links Cassava (manioc)  Perdue Crop INDEX  list of scientific and common names of crops with info WebGarden - Information on various vegetables fromOSU. (http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/vegie.html) - Glossary Sunset Garden Guide: :Plant Finder  -  Fruits and Veggies  -  Garden Basics  -  Climate Zones  -  Blog: Fresh Dirt Building Raised Beds

ORGANIC GARDENING  Why Plant A Vegetable Garden Guide to organic gardening sites and garden links Organic Gardening Tips and Links from Rodale Press (Organic Gardening Magazine)   More tips http://www.gardenguides.com/organic-gardening-tips/ Tropical gardening  -  Subtropical Gardening Successful Island Gardening   Books  - Garden Catalogs List  Organic Gardening Tips, Information, & Advice -   including plant list, soil management practices, and cultivation hints. Organic Gardening - Home Page  - Forums, archives, and principles Other organic gardening resources  -  more Effective Microorganisms

TILAPIA 7-29-08 Audrey Wilson wrote a Hawaii Tribune-Herald article about Tilapia in which she interviewed Wayne Oakmura (Kohala) who gave her phone numbers for East Hawaii tilapia growers Jerome Sasaki, Roy Tanaka and Larry Balberde. Tilapia faq - http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=tilapia+faq Tilapia - Hawaii Aquaculture - http://praise.manoa.hawaii.edu/software.php Aquaculture links - http://praise.manoa.hawaii.edu/links.php?soc Beginner's Page for Tilapia - http://aquanic.org/beginer/tilapia/tilapia.htm Aquaculture in Hawaii - http://www.hawaii.gov/hdoa/adp Tilapia hatchery - http://www.seafdec.org.ph/commodities/tilapia_hatchery.html Culture of Hybrid Tilapia: A Reference - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA012 Big Island Aquaculture Newsletter - Tilapia - http://biashawaii.com/bian/bian_2000_09.html Tilapia: Hawaiian sun fish - http://www.answers.com/topic/tilapia Pond Culture of Tilapia - Tank Culture of Tilapia Cage Culture of Tilapia - http://pacrc.uhh.hawaii.edu/bigisaquapg/Business.htm Tilapia Hatchery - Supplier of Quality Tilapia Fingerlings & Hatchery Products" P.O. Box 20608, Bradenton, FL 34204-0608 USA Phone: (941) 744-9698 Fax: (941) 750-9427 - www.Tilapiaseed.com American Tilapia Association Home Page - http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ata.html Oxygen levels and pond inversion - http://www.pondappeal.com/pond-water-chemistry/low-oxygen-levels.aspx and http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1124740 Pond liners - http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/5488.html Diagnosis And Prevention Of Fish Kills - http://ohioline.osu.edu/b821_11/b821_8.html and - http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/Home/fishing/pond/fishkills/tabid/6222/Default.aspx Books, etc.  http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=tilapia&category0=

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