Very fascinating... you can tell how passionate he is about food and his culture, In the Caribbean we call it '' Dasheen'' and it is one of my favourite food on earth. I am so eager to learn how to grow it, and is thankful for this video. What a wonderful teacher.
Aloha, so impressed!...i will say, easily the most informative gardening video i have watched. Wisdom is a gift and what this rubber booted man is offering up is treasure. The value poured out into the world is so respected and we thank you. May your harvest be everbearing.
Thank you from Nigeria man. You are a good teacher. We have a plan to plant a thousand stand for next week. We discovered the wealthy secret two year ago. What a lovely tuber. Thx man
I grow taro in Chicago mainly for the leaves and stems, hope to implement some of these lessons in the next growing season. I learned so many new things about taro and never even knew how important this crop is to the Hawaiian people and their history.
mahalo no ka ʻike kupuna! i am about to do my harvest from my māla in my pā hale so am gearing up to do my next kanu. really appreciate everything shared here
What a lot of work smashing the taro, our way of doing it is boil or bake, when is cooked, you just eat it. And by the way I think we got the best taro in the whole world, from the rock.
Thanks so much. We are so grateful to Ka'iana for coming to share his extensive knowledge and wisdom about taro with us in this series. So glad you're enjoying the videos!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful lesson in a special part of Hawaiian food and culture. Having specific terms for the difference stages of the texture, and even the forehand and backhand folds of the pa'i 'ai, says so much about the culture's reverence for this ancestral food.
Dash, you look much better with short hair, but I have to say the starseed crew will never top the mountain boys!!! Ohana farm gone but not forgotten!!!
Thank you from the UK. I am getting my first plant next week. Wish I had have learnt this before I reached 76!!! Could I leave Taro in the ground in Cornwall, temp.down yo -3,?
Yooo! Never jeard of Paul Izak before, and wow, so far i like his music! He is now part of my music, and I cant wait to crank up the stereo tomorrow, and jam away! 😁 Also, Cool Video! Thanks For Sharing This! Way Cool!! Watching From Iowa 😁
I grow a patch of taro in my garden in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Been growing it for years, never have to buy my taro food supply from market. In Malaysia we eat mostly the stalk (Ha as said in Hawaiian here). Also the corm. I cook the stem as a spicy sour soup with many herbs added. These days I eat the leaves too since I found out that they are edible. We call taro KELADI in Malaysia.. Every part of it is edible, even the runners, the part that runs away from the main keladi/taro bush to start its own bush.
Grew up with dasheen (kalo) in south caribbean (Trinidad), looking for a variety with really sweet leaves for callaloo, to grow in Huelo over in Maui (80" rain, near sea level). Any recommendation on which kalo to get? Loved the video and checking out your others! Mahalo
I plant food then, I watch, I learn for common sense from the plant haloa. So Maka ea? Ai ea? Nana ea? Watch and learn so I can eat. I’m not a commoner. I’m a life long learner makaainana in the class room of haloa. When class is done, I go back to my house where I wear a different label. Our language is complicated and can not be simplified in English at all and still be considered to hold the wisdom and knowledge of the past. I hope this helps all know that we all wear many hats interchangeably at times throughout any given day.
I live on the big island kohala side. We get this kalo looking plant growing everywhere like weeds. Is this kalo edible as well? Is there any kalo plant that’s not edible?
Hi I bought keiki plants and transplanted into pots hoping they'd turn into mother plants to produce more keiki. But not sure if my soil has a good mix. I know kalo grows upwards not down. I placed back cinder on bottom almost of pot 2 inches, then a little compost with potting soil mix about 1/8, then the rest with potting soil mixed with Vermiculite. I placed mulch on top of soil to keep from drying out because Im in Ewa Beach. My kalo gets some sun at 2 to 5 pm. I have Lihilihimōlina, Hāpu'u, Wehiwa, Pilialōha. Can you tell me why my Kali is turning yellow?
Do you have any recommendations for the best type of kalo to grow on the east side of Kauai, above average rain and 400 ft elevation and where to obtain it? I'm planning to build a water garden and plant kalo in it. Thank you.
