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  1. Ranger Smith

    ...and then,there is the California look.

    That's very nice. That looks like a young, coconut palm, even though I know that it's not. It looks like a scene that you would see at at low elevations on the west side of the Big Island. :)
  2. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    Yes, I definitely want the Mexican Weeping Pine (Pinus patula), but I can't get the seeds on this island. That species is wild on Maui, but the nativists say that it is invading grasslands, and they can't have that. Personally, I think that a Pine forest is much prettier than grassland, but...
  3. Ranger Smith

    Pandanus and Opuntias anyone?

    Cactus, in MASSACHUSETTS? I figured that it would be too cold to grow it there, I figured that they would freeze solid. Anyways, there are few wild ones near my house, where I live, Prickly Pear cacti, that is. I had a wild seedling, about three inches tall. I dug it out and re-planted it, and...
  4. Ranger Smith

    Gless Gem Corn

    We harvested the last of it, and here are the best ones.
  5. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    Yep, I'll put that on my big list for the future. I have to develop my water resources, before I can add to my psuedo-temperate forest. There's no piped-in water, and no well on my property, so I have to depend on catching rain in a 50-gallon garbage can. It's all so frustrating, to want to be...
  6. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    I don't want Mulberry or Magnolia, because I want conifers. I don't want Italian Cypresses, because they are too full of wildfire fuel. Fire is a very serious issue where I live. But I will look into Thuja, though. What I really want is Mexican Weeping pine, but I can't get the seeds onto this...
  7. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    I was never upset at all. You're growing tropicals, because you like them. I have tried growing non-tropicals, because I like them. We like what we like. :) But I post here, because this forum is very relevant to what I grow and CAN grow, even if I'm not as IN to tropicals as much as I used to be.
  8. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    No,I haven't tried Colorado Blue Spruce, because it's not native to California, and it doesn't remind me of where I come from. But I have tried Redwood, Douglas Fir, Bishop Pine, Pinon Pine, and even Japanese Black Pine. After the California native trees failed, I still wanted some feeling of...
  9. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    No serious problems, Stan, sorry if I offended you. I offered you some Strawberry Guava seeds, would have been happy to mail them to you, but I guess you don't need them. :) Oh well. I lived in the Bay Area for most of my life, listened to KRQR, and heard them talk about Hayweird and Bezerkley...
  10. Ranger Smith

    Dean, is this the private message function that you were telling me about? I left a message with...

    Dean, is this the private message function that you were telling me about? I left a message with Kipjanet in the same way, but I haven't heard back from him yet, and I don't know if it's actually private, since I can see other people's comments to you. :) Jeff
  11. Ranger Smith

    Is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves or Allspice in Hawaii?

    Thanks, Dean. I think I did that. :)
  12. Ranger Smith

    Gless Gem Corn

    Hi Dean, you're welcome, and I know exactly how you feel. The first time I saw pictures of it, I was totally surprised that such corn existed, it's too pretty to be real. And as far as eating it is concerned, I feel the same way: how can you eat something that's THAT pretty? :) Heh heh...
  13. Ranger Smith

    Is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves or Allspice in Hawaii?

    I couldn't figure out how to send you a private message, so I left a message on your profile. Jeff.
  14. Ranger Smith

    Kip, I can't figure out how to send you a private message. Please send me an email at...

    Kip, I can't figure out how to send you a private message. Please send me an email at vrwc@gmx.com. I'd love to trade seeds with you. Jeff
  15. Ranger Smith

    Gless Gem Corn

    We've harvested two-thirds of our Glass Gem corn crop. Glass Gem is a hard corn that is suitable for popping, or grinding into meal. It's too hard to boil it and eat it directly from the cob. However, we grew it because it's so beautiful. This is the most colorful and beautiful corn in the...
  16. Ranger Smith

    Is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves or Allspice in Hawaii?

    Otay, I'll take the allspice seeds. But I read online that they have to pass through a bird, to germinate. I don't really know. Fenugreek? THAT'S a new one to me. I'll take the cumin seeds you got. Oh my, most people don't realize that the predominate scent in a jar of chili powder is cumin. I...
  17. Ranger Smith

    Is Chocolate Pudding Tree available in Hawaii?

    Thanks for the advice. I don't expect to ever find a fruit from one of these trees, so I doubt there will ever be a taste test. I have plenty of space, so when I find a tree, I'm gonna get one. If it doesn't taste good, oh well, I guess I'll have another ornamental. :)
  18. Ranger Smith

    Anyone have an ID on this one?

    OK, here's a worthless reply for you. I've seen these things here in Hawaii, a LOT of them, but since I don't grow them, I never bothered to learn their name. But, I bet Dean will know what it is. Sorry. :)
  19. Ranger Smith

    The Key West style...in Hayward.

    Otay, so you live in Hayweird. Now I know. You have these tropical plants, and it looks like the stuff my next door neighbor has, here in Hawaii. I used to be soooo IN to tropical plants, and now that I'm surrounded by them, they've lost their fascination to me. And this is NOT to pop your...
  20. Ranger Smith

    Is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves or Allspice in Hawaii?

    You grew from seeds out of a spice jar? Are you saying that you bought a bottle of allspice berries at a grocery store, and were able to grow them? Is that how I can do it?
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