The Road to Hana

By Tami Schlies I missed the October meeting this year, but with good reason: I was in Hawaii with my family, basking in surf and sun.  No, I am not writing this to rub it in, but to share with you my sense of the vegetation and especially the fruit.  Our first island was Maui,…

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Growing Pineapple Indoors

by TAMI SCHLIES   Has all this darkness got you down?  Do you long for tropical sun, a little heat, maybe the smell of jasmine and piña coladas?  Well, short of hopping a plane to the tropics, those of us with an inclination for fruit growing can try growing pineapples.   First, go to the…

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