The greenhouses under-performed during mid winter due to excessive shade from the wattle stand on the mauka side- both on and off our property. Also, vents and fans will be required to fully realize greenhouse potential. They will help to moderate and control wild swings in humidity, condensation, and the affiliated disease associated with them, as well as help control pests by allowing the doors to stay closed more often.

Today we entertained a small group of 11 that included return guests and several Vancouver natives. An extremely quiet group of amateur gardeners and garden variety sight seers, the group seemed shell shocked when anything remotely scientific was mentioned. Fair enough, lets just have a good time!