Backyard taro cultivation
Advertiser
has a gardening feature
on kalo (taro) cultivation. I think it is great to encourage the backyard
cultivation of kalo. I would urge the use of only organic
fertilizers, however. And I would also note that,
while the article discussed backyard dryland cultivation, and then says "Each
year, there is a shortage of poi in Hawai'i," generally only kalo grown in
wetland conditions is suitable for poi, as it is denser and stickier than
dryland taro. Dryland is still good for table taro, kulolo and other uses, but
not so much for poi.
Posted: Fri - September 14, 2007 at 07:12 AM