Noni cultivation in cinder soil in the Puna district on the Big Island of Hawaii. Plant spacing is approximately 12 feet. This photograph was taken about 1 year after planting.
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Noni cultivation in lava rock soil near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Planting holes were prepared by hand, and filled in with a mixture of red cinder and soil. Young transplants were then placed in the holes, under drip irrigation. These plants are showing evidence of nutritional deficiency (leaf yellowing) caused by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne sp.) which infested the cinder-soil mix used to prepare the planting holes.
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Noni cultivation in lava rock soil near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. These farmers place mulch or compost around the plants to improve plant growth. Note the drip irrigation tube, which is also used to deliver fertilizers. |
Noni cultivation in lava rock soil near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Plant spacing between plants within rows is approximately 6-8 feet.
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Ten-year-old noni plants (Morinda citrifolia) growing in deep soil at Kealakekua,
Hawaii (on the Big Island, near Kailua-Kona). Lower branches were pruned for landscaping purposes.
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Noni cultivation in lava rock soil covered with a layer of cinders in a newly-established field near the Kailua-Kona airport on the Big Island of Hawaii. Plant spacing is about 3-4 feet within rows. Overhead, sprinkler irrigation is used here. The airport with aircraft and the Pacific Ocean are visible in the background.
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A “rocky soil” noni farm in the lower Puna District on the Big Island of Hawaii. Plant spacing is approximately 3 feet. The planting line was “ripped” prior to transplanting noni seedlings into the shallow furrow. This field will receive no irrigation other than natural rainfall. |
Noni plants in the Puna District on the island of Hawaii, about 9 months to 1 year after transplanting. , Planting holes were dug by hand for each plant. Plant spacing is approximately 3-4 feet between plants within rows. Rows are spaced with enough distance to allow tractors or pickup trucks to pass. The field was bulldozed before planting to ensure a relatively flat and level field surface.
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Noni trees in exposed areas grow well when protected by a windbreak. To the right is a windbreak of ironwood trees, which lie about 50 meters from the Pacific Ocean on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. This area has deep, rich soil. These noni plants are certified organic. |
