Note 282 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

I have seen my grandparents carry their taro-tops and plant them among the ohia grove. The first thing they did was to remove the akolea282 fern till it was well cleared, after which the taro tops were planted and the fern leaves were then spread all over the planted field, that the dampness may be retained and the whole field be kept moist. Weeds will not make their appearance until the taro is almost matured; at the same time adhere to the practice of the old people in constantly loosening the soil, and when you see the taro at maturity it is extra large, exceeding in size that planted on the open plain. A number of residents of my locality moved to the ohia grove to take up taro culture at that time, and the crops were large. This concludes my observations of my grandparents’ practice concerning their method of taro cultivation.