Author Topic: JoeHewitt!! Show us your place! (Read 1896 times)

zephian · « **on:** September 07, 2018, 05:45:06 PM »

I love Bills videos, he's always so excited about everything he does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82qo869YSWc

40 acres? overlooking the bay? Will you be documenting this project? I know I'd love to see it!

eyeckr · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2023, 11:35:53 AM »

Good day fellow fruit lovers! Joe Hewitt was so nice to open up his tropical fruit farm and give a wonderful tour recently. I wanted to share that video with everyone and give an update 🙂
https://youtu.be/Tlicns5ebFs?si=wFOCGSsDJ-TOZiA8

spaugh · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2023, 01:46:41 PM »

Cool video. 60 acres in HI !!! $$$$$$

SHV · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2023, 02:54:05 PM »

Very cool video. I’m glad you are covering it in multiple segments, that’s a lot of land to cover. I don’t want to think about the time and expense of managing 60 acres with all those rare fruit trees. The way things grow on that part of the island, it has to be hard enough keeping the grass and jungle from overtaking the decorative plants and trees. I struggle with 6 acres of land in a near desert climate.

spaugh · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2023, 04:10:35 PM »

I was thinking the same thing. So much work to keep it in check with all that rainfall.

ben mango · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2023, 04:25:26 PM »

Wish I had the money to pull a big project like this off, hats off to Joe

Vegan Potato Man · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2023, 07:06:01 PM »

Man I was just telling the guy helping with our foundation how insanely jealous I am of Joe

fliptop · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2023, 09:35:28 AM »

Wow, amazing, beautiful property!

blackb0x · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2023, 10:27:22 AM »

Wow, he's created an amazing patch of paradise. I feel like a kid in Willy Wonka's garden watching this

JCorte · « **Reply #9 on:** September 25, 2023, 10:32:55 AM »

Eyeckr, thanks for the video, looking forward to part 2.

Beautiful and inspiring!

I tried perennial peanut as a ground cover a few times, didn't grow well for me, guessing it needs a lot of water or it didn't like my clay soil. Found his assessment of pitangatuba useful since he's grown so many seedlings. I'm going to pull all mine to make room for other things.

Janet

ScottR · « **Reply #10 on:** September 25, 2023, 11:01:52 AM »

Eyeckr, very nice video looking forward to 2nd one, Joe is a very cool collector even when his was in Ca. in Los Alto's hills had amazing place now in Hawaii with loads of land only his imagination can stop him now

eyeckr · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2023, 11:42:37 AM »

Thanks a lot spaugh, SHV, ben mango, Vegan Potato Man, fliptop, blackb0x, ScottR, Janet and everyone else who has watched. Part two is up and we go a bit heavy in to Joe's jaboticabas, some pouteria, artocarpus and more!

https://youtu.be/COMqMflt-Zs?si=UjULd9mkRq5MQNYw

Mango Stein · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2023, 01:19:51 PM »

I bet I know how Bobby tags his graffiti... "Bobby Biswas here"...

Seriously though that quiff is bad ass.

SHV · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2023, 05:31:30 PM »

Thanks for part 2 video. Damn, that is a lot of Jabos!!! I agree with Bobby, without a doubt they are the most ornamental of fruit trees with so much variety in foliage. A fruiting Jabo takes it to the next level. I've been waiting to hear more taste reviews on the different varieties. Funny to hear that Joe's description of (seed grown?) ESALQ was poor quality relative to other varieties. It will be interesting to see if the quality of select varieties holds up in the seedling trees, but from your video, there appears to be a lot of variation even among seedlings. Sounds like Branca Mel was his favorite so far?

Regarding Artocarpus Nanchuanensis, what was your impression of the flavor and edibility? I like the idea of a more cold tolerant Artocarpus.

Pneuma · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2023, 04:42:24 PM »

Part 3 is out for all those jabo addicts !!
thanks for sharing these epic videos
what a special place congrats to Joe and his Team makings dreams happen

NateTheGreat · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2023, 06:28:08 PM »

Bittersweet to see this was the final part. Interesting to see that each place has its problems. Those rose beetles in particular.

BigIslandGrower · « **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2023, 11:06:04 AM »

Quote from: Pneuma on October 30, 2023, 04:42:24 PM

Part 3 is out for all those jabo addicts !!
thanks for sharing these epic videos
what a special place congrats to Joe and his Team makings dreams happen

Link please? I didn't see it in a search.

NateTheGreat · « **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2023, 06:30:22 PM »

Quote from: BigIslandGrower on November 21, 2023, 11:06:04 AM

Quote from: Pneuma on October 30, 2023, 04:42:24 PM
Part 3 is out for all those jabo addicts !!
thanks for sharing these epic videos
what a special place congrats to Joe and his Team makings dreams happen

Link please? I didn't see it in a search.

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVJNbJDNS4

ScottR · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2023, 05:29:41 PM »

Wow, totally amazing there's not to much Joe hasn't planted what great video's thanks again eyeckr you rocked it man

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