Actually they are Jason's bananas but that doesn't rhyme. Jason's Mom gave him 3 banana trees in October 2008 for his birthday present and we now have 3 bunches of apple bananas ready to harvest.
Collecting them is a labor intensive activity but they are good! We also originally had 2 papaya trees but one died. The fruit it did have was good and the best part is that Hannah planted the seed for that tree when she was 2 years old with her best buddy Lily!
I would recommend planting papaya seeds for anyone looking for a fun and easy activity with little ones. They love playing in the soil and papaya seeds sprout quickly. Just save some seeds from your next papaya, peel off the slimy seed casing and have the kids stick the seed in the soil in a plastic cup (so you can watch it sprout up and the roots grow down) until its big enough to go into the ground or a pot. Cheap, easy, delicious and educational.
Thanks for the Welcome to Hawaii! Aloha :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to finally get settled in and start making a home here!
BTW, are you guys unschoolers? If so, do you know of any unschooling groups? I can't find anything online. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe're pretty much unschoolers, I have tons of curriculum laying around but we're child led! You will find lots of homeschoolers here of all varying degrees. The Hawaii Homeschool Association has two park dates a month and an active yahoo group with lots of different activities but you do have to come in person to a park date to be allowed on the yahoo group, just as a safety thing so we know you actually exist and aren't just stalking homeschoolers!
ReplyDeletei will go right out and buy some papayas today!!!
ReplyDeletewe have been cutting piece of garlic off and putting them in the soil with our spider plants for kicks...
they sprout in a day or two!!! and they grow soooooo fast...
we also have alot of curriculum around but LIFE tends to get in the way... :)
i was watching Ellen the other day and she had Woody Harrolson (sp) on and he said that he lives in Maui? and grows 90 % of his food ....
that is our dream as well... but we are gonna do it from here...
do you have a large garden?
i cannot wait for spring...
maple sugar wood... syrup.... maple butter...
but, it is supposed to snow later today...
:)