Tropical Gardening: Starting from Seed
Originally Published August 10, 2020. Updated September 23, 2020. Mililani Town Center has a Walmart and a City Mill, the local hardware chain. There is a Home Depot on my way to work. These 3 shops are where I get most of my gardening supplies including seeds. You will find the usual racks of Burpee seeds, some Ferry Morse (a Massachusettes-based company that I had only seen on the Eat Coast offered in catalogs and never tried), and a local company: Aina Ola Seed. Given how completely different Hawaii is from the other States in the Union, I tend to prefer the locally grown seeds. I just don't see something produced in Massachusettes doing well 6 USDA zones south of its origins. Aina Ola Seed is apparently only available in stores, the company is based on Hawaii Island. I could not find a website for them, so I have no idea what their complete catalog is. I have successfully started their artichokes and papaya. And I recently started some Toscano Kale, Brocolli, Chinese P