The right amount of sun and shower is good for Hawaii crops
The right amount of sun and shower is good for Hawaii crops
- 2004-06-08 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Think the farmers need the rain? This time of year, most Hawaii farmers need only light showers, mixed with plenty of sunshine. And that's exactly what they've been getting.
The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service's weekly summary of crop conditions across the islands includes these updates:
Kahuku corn is looking good, with increasing harvest due over coming weeks. In fact, the weather statewide is good for corn. Kauai farmers expect to have enough to ship some off-island. On the Big Island, major plantings in Pepeekeo and Wainaku are in active harvest.
Maui onions continue to slowly recover from detrimental rainfall earlier this year. Lighter rain and warmer days have been very beneficial for the crop. Planting continues for the summer harvest. Harvest is active and production is expected to increase in coming weeks.
Manoa lettuce supplies are moderate. New plantings are in good-to-fair condition with the return of the trade winds allowing for some cooling and better plant growth. Manoa lettuce refers to semi-head lettuce, not any longer to where it's grown. Much of it is actually grown on Leeward Oahu.
It's been great weather for papayas. Orchard progress has been good on the Big Island in lower Puna. Younger fields made generally steady growth in the lower Kapoho and Opihikao areas. New Rainbow seedlings have been planted in old fields in lower Kapoho. Regular spraying is minimizing Black spot damage.
Banana orchards on Oahu are still recovering from winter storm damage while some trees are being yanked out entirely due to bunchy top disease. New bunchy top infections have been found in banana trees in Puna on the Big Island. Chemicals have been sprayed on new growth emerging from a recently-cleared diseased banana field in Keaau.
Oahu cucumber farmers, who saw crops flooded over the winter, are fighting disease infections but report young plantings are doing well despite humid conditions.
Here comes coffee: trees had berries in various stages of development, from newly formed cherries to a few that are starting to ripen.
Young ginger harvest is occurring in some fields.
- 2004-06-08 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Think the farmers need the rain? This time of year, most Hawaii farmers need only light showers, mixed with plenty of sunshine. And that's exactly what they've been getting.
The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service's weekly summary of crop conditions across the islands includes these updates:
Kahuku corn is looking good, with increasing harvest due over coming weeks. In fact, the weather statewide is good for corn. Kauai farmers expect to have enough to ship some off-island. On the Big Island, major plantings in Pepeekeo and Wainaku are in active harvest.
Maui onions continue to slowly recover from detrimental rainfall earlier this year. Lighter rain and warmer days have been very beneficial for the crop. Planting continues for the summer harvest. Harvest is active and production is expected to increase in coming weeks.
Manoa lettuce supplies are moderate. New plantings are in good-to-fair condition with the return of the trade winds allowing for some cooling and better plant growth. Manoa lettuce refers to semi-head lettuce, not any longer to where it's grown. Much of it is actually grown on Leeward Oahu.
It's been great weather for papayas. Orchard progress has been good on the Big Island in lower Puna. Younger fields made generally steady growth in the lower Kapoho and Opihikao areas. New Rainbow seedlings have been planted in old fields in lower Kapoho. Regular spraying is minimizing Black spot damage.
Banana orchards on Oahu are still recovering from winter storm damage while some trees are being yanked out entirely due to bunchy top disease. New bunchy top infections have been found in banana trees in Puna on the Big Island. Chemicals have been sprayed on new growth emerging from a recently-cleared diseased banana field in Keaau.
Oahu cucumber farmers, who saw crops flooded over the winter, are fighting disease infections but report young plantings are doing well despite humid conditions.
Here comes coffee: trees had berries in various stages of development, from newly formed cherries to a few that are starting to ripen.
Young ginger harvest is occurring in some fields.
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