Comments on: The Hunt http://eveningrainfarm.com/2006/11/the-hunt/ Big island hawaii Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jenny http://eveningrainfarm.com/2006/11/the-hunt/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Jenny Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:30:25 +0000 http://eveningrainfarm.com/2006/11/13/the-hunt/#comment-115 Hi, we have an 18 acre farm /ranch in Paauilo. We raise hair sheep 68, horses 4, dogs 6, hens 18, donkeys 2, pigs 2. We have a garden that is 3200 sq ft. We are at 2700 ft level. We have citrus, apple, pair, plum, and almond. I have used diatomacious earth for cut worms, slugs and ants. But you have to keep it dry- so thats not too practical here in Hawaii. So I bought dixie cups and cut out the bottom, and leave 1 inch out of soil and plant the seed directly. It saved us quite a few packets of corn and green bean seeds. Theres also an organic slug pellet that you can buy- that I sprinkled around the border of our garden. We did well with zucchini, butter leaf lettuce, green beans, sunflower, cucumber, snap peas, cherry tomato and grape tomato,soy beans (with rust), sweet potato, Fijian yams, and tapioca. The last three items are still in the works. We planted the corn too late, so it's 3 feet high and halfway finished forming ears ( with a new slug problem ). We tried onion and garlic which did well for awhile and then it got too wet for them. Our kobatcha pumpkin were small, and alot of them got stung by fruit flies. But I'm making pumpkin soup tonight with homemade bisquits. I also tried butternut squash, but the ones who made it were only 3 or 4 inches tall. So the pigs got to have them. We are amazed at how much work it is to grow your own food. And how long it takes to actually see the outcome. We started preping the soil in October, and didn't get to eat zucchini until April. Next year we will start some things in February. Also need to stagger things so we don't have huge crops that we can't eat right out of the garden without having to spend too many hours prossesing. I've heard some people talking about aquaculture alot. Theres a big local market for tilapia. To take care of your pig problem- a dog with a shock training collar is good. The pigs can't predict the dog's boundaries. The dog will keep them away. Also when you shoot a wild pig. Try rubbing baking soda all over the (skinned) pig. Then rinse it all off. It gets most of the gamey smell out. Also if you put ice on the freshly deheaded and gutted pig, it helps draw out all the blood. Have fun! Hi, we have an 18 acre farm /ranch in Paauilo. We raise hair sheep 68, horses 4, dogs 6, hens 18, donkeys 2, pigs 2. We have a garden that is 3200 sq ft. We are at 2700 ft level. We have citrus, apple, pair, plum, and almond.
I have used diatomacious earth for cut worms, slugs and ants. But you have to keep it dry- so thats not too practical here in Hawaii. So I bought dixie cups and cut out the bottom, and leave 1 inch out of soil and plant the seed directly. It saved us quite a few packets of corn and green bean seeds. Theres also an organic slug pellet that you can buy- that I sprinkled around the border of our garden. We did well with zucchini, butter leaf lettuce, green beans, sunflower, cucumber, snap peas, cherry tomato and grape tomato,soy beans (with rust), sweet potato, Fijian yams, and tapioca. The last three items are still in the works. We planted the corn too late, so it’s 3 feet high and halfway finished forming ears ( with a new slug problem ). We tried onion and garlic which did well for awhile and then it got too wet for them. Our kobatcha pumpkin were small, and alot of them got stung by fruit flies. But I’m making pumpkin soup tonight with homemade bisquits. I also tried butternut squash, but the ones who made it were only 3 or 4 inches tall. So the pigs got to have them. We are amazed at how much work it is to grow your own food. And how long it takes to actually see the outcome. We started preping the soil in October, and didn’t get to eat zucchini until April. Next year we will start some things in February. Also need to stagger things so we don’t have huge crops that we can’t eat right out of the garden without having to spend too many hours prossesing. I’ve heard some people talking about aquaculture alot. Theres a big local market for tilapia.
To take care of your pig problem- a dog with a shock training collar is good. The pigs can’t predict the dog’s boundaries. The dog will keep them away. Also when you shoot a wild pig. Try rubbing baking soda all over the (skinned) pig. Then rinse it all off. It gets most of the gamey smell out. Also if you put ice on the freshly deheaded and gutted pig, it helps draw out all the blood.
Have fun!

]]> By: charlie http://eveningrainfarm.com/2006/11/the-hunt/comment-page-1/#comment-114 charlie Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:10:23 +0000 http://eveningrainfarm.com/2006/11/13/the-hunt/#comment-114 hi there ! my family and i are on kauai and are just starting out . 7 acres, a small year round stream and some abandoned fishponds.we have started planting small trial areas of veges just to gauge the survivors so as not to waste energy on plants that wont do well.. pigs and cut worms are the biggest challenge to date . are there any worthwhile publications out there ? anything from raising chickens to raising fish . really any kind of advise would be great. your operation sounds worderfull. charlie hi there !
my family and i are on kauai and are just starting out .
7 acres, a small year round stream and some abandoned fishponds.we have started planting small trial areas of veges just to gauge the survivors so as not to waste energy on plants that wont do well.. pigs and cut worms are the biggest challenge to date .
are there any worthwhile publications out there ?
anything from raising chickens to raising fish .
really any kind of advise would be great. your operation sounds worderfull.

charlie

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