Welcome to the inaugural issue of the UHMG state newsletter!
Our goal is to provide a place where Statewide UH MGs can communicate current projects and activities. We aspire to create synergy among our programs on each island and to share ideas and resources as they arise. Each program will be contacted to contribute an article or pictures that they would like to share with neighbor island programs to be featured here in the Statewide UH MG newsletter.
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Statewide Conference: 2012 Grow-Together
The Statewide UH MG program was a proud supporter of the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association Conference, September 13-16, 2012.
We hosted a breakout session nested into the conference that included a Lunch Banquet & Interactive Advanced Training sessions exclusively for MGs. It was hosted at the East-West Center on the ground floor overlooking the Japanese Garden, a beautiful venue for our valued UH Master Gardeners!
For those Master Gardeners that were not able to join us, we've gathered the resources at our website to share the experience. Be sure to congratulate the 14 honorees of our awards program, celebrating outstanding Leadership, Service, Public Outreach, and Statewide impact.
READ more about the 2012 Grow-Tegether State Conference here.
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Grow Native!
by Rick Barboza, Hui Ku Maoli Ola
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A'ali'i (Dodonaea viscosa)
A dense shrub (4-8 ft.) with small green leaves and tiny flowers that develop into star shaped papery seed capsules. The seed capsules are highly valued for used in lei weaving, and the red capsules are used for making a red dye. The beautiful wood of 'a'ali'i is very hard and is used for making smaller hand tools and weapons.
This plant does best in full sun with well drained soil and minimal watering. Once planted and there are signs of new growth water can be cut back to once or twice every week. Looks great as an accent plant around large boulders, as specimen plants or even as a hedge, it is also very wind and drought resistant.
LEARN more about this plant here.
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