Date: Tuesday January 24, 2012
Place: Maui Community Service Bldg next to CTHAR Extension Services (Map) on the UH Maui campus.
Time: Pupus will be served at 6:30 pm and the talk will begin at 7:00.

On January 24th MALP is proud to host guest speakers: William Merwin and Leland Miyano as they share with us their vast combined knowledge about palms. Their talk will include information on Hawaii’s palms, palm growth habits and conservation efforts.

William Merwin, who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and is the recent US Poet Laureate, has lived and gardened on Maui for over 30 years. Most of his focus has been on cultivating palms from around the world. He has gathered approximately 800 different species of palms, creating a truly unique palm jungle within the rainforest of Maui’s north shore. His enduring gardening passion along with his legacy of being a successful poet will be preserved with the recently created “The Merwin Conservancy“.

Leland Miyano, a good friend of Merwin, is an artist, landscape designer and author from Oahu. Leland has years of experience working with native palms throughout Hawaii and has worked extensively with many highly respected people in the field of horticulture and design. Leland’s numerous books include: Hawaii’s Beautiful Tree’s and Hawaii, A Floral Paradise. Leland’s own 1-acre garden in Kahalu’u is renown for its design and features numerous palms.

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Below is an excerpt from the website “Lawn Care Academy” High Soil Salinity Problems and How to Correct Them

“Using Gypsum to Correct Soil Salinity Problems”

The salt damage from of the Tsunami can easily be seen on the turf by the harbor in Kahului Maui along Kaahumanu Ave. across from Whole Foods Market.

How Gypsum Works

The Calcium (Ca) in gypsum replaces the salt while the sulfate in gypsum reacts with the sodium forming sodium sulfate. Sodium sulfate is a highly water-soluble material that is easily leached below the root zone. This process also repairs soil structure so soil particles can bind with each other again. For severe cases the process may take several seasons.

The amount of gypsum applied will be determined by a soil test. Test results will often indicate applications of 1 ton to 10 tons per acre. On average, for moderate to severe damage, gypsum can be applied as much as 50 lbs per 1000 sq.ft. Gypsum doesn’t work well as a preventitive before damage occurs because the elements break down.”

Hawaii Grower Products Carries Fairway grade pelletized gypsum (calcium sulfate) by the 50 pound bag or by the ton and also Greens grade pelletized gypsum (calcium sulfate) by the 50 pound bag or by the ton

The Shindaiwa Speed-Feed® trimmer heads can be reloaded without dismantling. Simply line-up the eyelets, thread the line through the trimmer head until it exits the opposite eyelet and pull a couple of arms lengths of line. The line is quickly and easily loaded on the spool by turning the large knob on top of the trimmer head. It’s just that simple! The average time to reload line is 30 seconds!

• Smooth and durable, the large bottom cover taps on ground to advance line and allows head to glide while trimming
• Line tensioning system with split spool reduces head vibration
• Large, durable eyelets enhance line life Inner wall reduces amount of dirt inside head

Click to View Shindaiwa Speed-Feed Trimmer Unit Adapters For Left Hand and Right Hand Thread

Load Trimmer Line in 30 Seconds or Less

A test was conducted on November 9 at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course to evaluate the efficacy of several herbicide mixes used by superintendents and new combinations to control goosegrass. On November 22, another test was conducted to observe the effects on using Revolver and Roundup at different rates for goosegrass control. You are invited to a field day to observe the results of these two tests.

Herbicide Field Day on Goosegrass Control

Date: December 17, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Place: Meet at Waiehu Golf Course “Service Entrance” (6th tee) next to Waiehu Beach Park & Baseball Field located at the end of “Lower Waiehu Beach Road” (MAP) at 10:45 am. We will then car-pool to the test site at the 17th tee.

Program

1. An overview on the difficulty in controlling herbicide resistant goosegrass.
2. Test-1: Discuss & observe the results of different herbicide mixes used by superintendents and other combinations.
3. Test-2: Discuss & observed the results of using different Revolver and Roundup combinations.

If approved these recertification credits will be offered:

• Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture Pesticide categories 1a, 3, 6 & 10
• Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. of America

Deadline to register (and to apply for recertification credits) is December 16 (Thursday)

You can register by responding to this email (nagatan@ctahr.hawaii.edu) or by calling the Cooperative Extension Service at 244-3242 x230. Please provide your name, company & telephone number should we need to contact you of any changes on this field day.

This project was supported in part by the County of Maui.

Mahalo to Ron Kubo, Superintendent at Waiehu Golf Course for making these tests possible.

Please contact me if you have any questions or require any special assistance to attend this event.

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Saturday, December 4, 9am-2pm
www.malp.org
Location: University of Hawaii, Maui Campus, Ag Dept.
Free Parking in the Main campus lot (opposite the MAC)
Ka‘aike Building Side -Follow signs to the Lawn and Garden Fair
Give a plant this Holiday Season

• Christmas Plant Sale
• Native Plants
• Poinsettias
• Fruit Trees
• Succulents

Ceramic Sale by UH Maui Students
Ono Food
Educational Speakers

• How to grow your own Veggies
• Drip Irrigation
• Tree planting and Pruning demonstrations

Introducing:

“A living Art Exhibition”
Landscape Experts To Answer All Your Gardening Questions.