Planting on Hua

I have an ʻāweoweo plant I adopted from Mālama Learning Center two years ago. Since then, it has grown in a pot and become established in my yard. My yard is mostly sandy since I am near the Puʻuloa coast. This provides great drainage for native plants that thrive in harsh conditions.

Roughly four nights ago, on a pō Hua, I harvested seeds from the ʻāweoweo and planted them in a mix of coco coir and perlite. I reused plastic food trays, poked drainage holes along the bottom and sides, and placed the lids underneath to catch the draining water. I carefully mist the trays each day and keep them on the second shelf of a metal rack where they receive indirect light. The ʻEwa Beach sun can scorch, so leaving them in direct sunlight would most likely burn and kill the new sprouts.

Lo and behold, I already have a few tiny kupu, sprouts, popping up in the trays. The power of the Hua moon phase is reliable. I often use Hua, a waxing gibbous, egg-shaped moon, to start new seeds because my success rate is consistently higher than when I plant on other nights.

Along with these seeds, I also planted intentions for myself...manifesting my own success through careful kilo, care, and an appropriate amount of wai and lā. All the basics for a foundation of growth.

What are you currently growing?

What are you currently growing?