Tropical Perennial Vegetable Gardening in Hawaii

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Tropical edibles nursery on the Big Island of Hawaii. In this episode, John will highlight the fruits and vegetables that are easy to grow in a tropical climate such as Hawaii. You will learn the difference between perennial edible vegetable and regular annual vegetables that must be replanted every so often. During this episode, John will share his favorite tropical edible vegetables you should grow in tropical climates. You will also discover how you can landscape with edibles in your yard to allow you to grow your own food at home. After watching this episode you will have the knowledge you need to know what specifically to plant in Hawaii or other tropical locations to have an edible garden with minimal effort. Learn more about the Tropical Edibles Nursery at http://www.tropicaledibles.com/

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i have seen longans at asian supermarket they have a woody seen i never ate the fruit i have seen rambutan do veitnamese perrenial veggies and fruit

where in kona is this place located

Be careful of eating the produce as ratlung disease is bad news. Caused by snails carrying parasites!

kale and many other brassica type greens can be grown as perennial on hawaii or at least will last a couple years

I'm so glad I landed on your site, my husband & I are moving to Oahu in a month. We are big supporters of organic gardening, eating & living a healthy lifestyle. Since we will be making Hawaii a permanent home, I have a desire to grown my own organic garden. I am a beginner & have started to do more research. My background is Hmong and I'm 2nd generation. If you are not familiar with the Hmong people they live in the mountains and grow a lot of their own veggies & rice so I hope to continue that in my family, but learning to grow organically. I appreciate your passion to share and educate others about organic gardening! I look forward to watching more of your videos. God bless!

Would these same tropical plants do well in the tropical climate of Belize?

Please shoot me your info...I will be on the Big Island March 17th 2015....I am a homesteader and grower.

Hello, i'm trying to find out how fruit trees (or even an oak tree) from the temperate zone behave if they are taken to tropics. Do they loose their leaves in the winter or what happens to them without the winter. Have expriments been done in this respect? Thanks

nice video!!!

I'm on Oahu and love this video! Gonna go this weekend and get some more of these to add to the garden. You're right that if the ship doesn't come in for whatever reason, the island will run out of food very quickly. Everyone should be growing some of their own food here. Thank you, John!

I've just recently purchased a small tropical land in the Phlippines (Samal Island), and your videos have been my inspiration in growing my own veganic garden. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and advices I appreciate your videos very much :) I would love to hear more of your tips on growing a thriving fruit and vegetable garden!

That red leaf it Ti leaf and it is edible. It might not be edible raw but it is used like banana leaf to wrap items for steaming in an open fire. Similar to how banana leaves are used in some cultures. It adds a nice flavor to steamed things.

where are the fruits?

brown sugar fruit also known as Sapodilla

3:51 Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa) is edible in certain ways, used more for medicinal and spiritual purposes. Young leaves as a potherb and cooked roots for food and brewing. Mamaki - the small white blossoms are edible and yummy, as said, the plant is also used for tea and we use it in Hawaiian medicine as well- it is native.

John please don't eat the leaves without washing them we have rat lung

Have you thought about coming to Oahu to learn & share about Native edibles?

John, the red plant you saw on the way up is Ki, aka, Ti Leaf plant. The root is edible. It must be steamed first though. The red Ti Leaf is sacred to Pele, which is fitting because you are in Hilo.

Good work Kohler!

thanks so much. growing a garden. okinawa purple spinach so easy to grow.