Over the weekend I finally took myself to Olomana Farms around the east side of the island. I feel like I drive by this colorful orchid farm every week as Dane and I head for the beach but have never stopped until now. I was greeted by Peter, owner of Olomana Farms, who was so incredibly knowledgeable about orchids that I stood there and talked to him for an hour.
I have to admit this is now going to be my third time trying to keep an orchid alive so lets hope all goes well. Peter was able to help me to figure out what I was doing wrong with my previous orchids- little did I know all I had to do was re-pot them! These little suckers are so dang fickle but so beautiful and Hawaii is the perfect climate to grow them so I figured why not give it a whirl again.
This farm is run by a local family that has been on this plot of land for ages, they ship their orchids all over the world, are extremely honest in telling you if you chose a good orchid or not, and have really great prices. So if you are ever on the windward side of Oahu and whether or not you are looking to purchase an orchid stop by Olomana Farms and at least walk around the acres of colorful, majestic orchids they have all around.
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