We have harvested Nene, Spotted Hiwa, Hanakapi'ai, Isa, and Panaewa this week. You can expect to see three of these varieties in your seasonal assortment!
I don't think its monocroping, since biodynamic farming supports interplating with other crops.You are very lucky to be able to grow kava in this way. Every attempt to grow kava like this (high-density monocroping) in Fiji fails... in a field like that one, you'd see dozens of gaps and spaces all over the field where kava dieback (CMV) has wreaked havoc.
The only way it works here is interplanted with other crops (old-school traditional farming methods).
Sorry, I guess the term monocropping has changed. AFAIK it used to mean (or at least I learned of it as) just growing a single crop on a given patch of land. Literally mono (one/alone) crop.I don't think its monocroping, since biodynamic farming supports interplating with other crops.
What is it about the other crops, planted in close proximity, that protect it from CMV?You are very lucky to be able to grow kava in this way. Every attempt to grow kava like this (high-density monocroping) in Fiji fails... in a field like that one, you'd see dozens of gaps and spaces all over the field where kava dieback (CMV) has wreaked havoc.
The only way it works here is interplanted with other crops (old-school traditional farming methods).
The main vector for the spread of CMV is aphids. When an aphid feeds on a kava plant infected with CMV, some of the virus can stick around in its mouthparts and be carried to the next plant it feeds on. If that next plant is also a CMV host, it can be infected with the virus.What is it about the other crops, planted in close proximity, that protect it from CMV?
Are you looking for the delivery truck from fedex?I am looking forward to having 9 half-pound bags. Never tried Panewa or Isa.
I don't understand your question?Which region?
"We have harvested Nene, Spotted Hiwa, Hanakapi'ai, Isa, and Panaewa this week."I don't understand your question?