MrJ2U

On 4/26/2024 at 7:13 PM, Pogust said:

When we started develop our land 7 years ago we got 4 mango plants from neighbours. Didn't understand yet then that they need to be grafted. They were from seeds. Growing very well, nice big trees but no fruits. I have now cut them back and grafted them all from bought trees. Will hopefully get fruit on them next season.

 

A couple of the grafted trees we bought don't fruit either. A neighbour explained that some cultivars of mango don't like it here. I'm near the coast with no real cold winter and that might be the reason. This winter been way too warm and only a few mangos produce fruit.

 

Potassium is needed to set fruit. I tried spraying one year without any result. I have bee feeding them lots of mulch from legumes so maybe too much nitrogen compared to potassium in the soil.

 

Grafting is best done during summer when trees grow fast. But not that easy, takes some trail and error to get it to work. Important to find the right scion. Best if you can find some older shoots with buds ready to grow. Wrap the whole scion with tape to avoid it to dry out. I found this tape to work for me:

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pvc-fruit-tree-grafting-tape-secateurs-engraft-branch-gardening-tool-2cm100m-i2669291664-s21729316545.html?

 

Great video with the Lazada tape advice!

Misdleading.

Almost all these accidents and injuries are from motorcycles.  

Unfortunately car/truck ownership is out of reach for the majority of Thai's.

Lax drinking laws are also a major factor.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

mitigate impacts on Thailand

Code word for the usual greedy people running the government to increase next months utility bills in "anticipation" that prices "may" go up due to mideast tensions.

On 4/10/2024 at 9:37 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

Do "you" use a wok with induction hobs?

My wife uses a Wok on our induction stove.  You need special induction pans,pots,and woks.  Get good ones.

Contrary to some, induction can produce intense heat for very good results using a wok made for induction hobs.

However it won't be as good as those flame throwing gas stoves you see on the food network.

Good for you on getting one!

Enjoy!

You"lk find good deals on Lazada mall for induction cookware or sales at the mall to slowly build up your cooking arsenal.

On 4/1/2024 at 6:51 AM, JBChiangRai said:

Pattaya is a world class sex tourist destination and an open sewer for families traveling.

Plenty to do in and around Pattaya for families.

Typical drama queen comment. 

5 hours ago, Presnock said:

pollution levels are reported daily/hourly throughout Thailand by at least "accuweather (locality)"  - the north has been reported in news media at world leading numbers. This mornings TNN news at  0600 reported that one could not see CM city from Doi Suthep overlooking the city due to smog.  News medie daily show map of Thailand with pollution totals and in almost all areas the readings are above the healthy level.  I have a 2.5 micron meter and in my area of Bangkok the readings have been above the healthy level almost every day for the past few months including all of last week.  Before it rained last week, the readings were in the 50's and afterwards over a 100!  google "masks and pollution" and you can read about the studies that confirm that quality n95 masks can block the 2.5 microns.  wearing one though is  personal choice!

 

IQ Air is an excellent app and will have very localized numbers.

Check it out if you like:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airvisual

Lao's should be a warning to Thailand not to depend on Chinas "Belt &Road" iniatives.

Laos now has an astronomical 120% debt ratio and it's mostly tied to it's new High Speed Train.

It sure looks nice but shady lone structure and the actual trains path largely favors Chinas trade.  Very few train stations.

However, Thailand seems to work at a snail's pace with a true finish date just a pipe dream. 

Slowly creating a duopoly of Caltec and PTT.

Very similar to two families running 7/11,Big C, Lotus, and Makro's.

 I must admit PTT GAS stations are excellent rest stops on long trips. 

This isn't a new phonomena.

It's happening all over Asia. 

Prices for rice, sugar cane, etc are so low from brokers as to make any other way but burning the fields unprofitable.

That said, Id rather be choking on smog in Chiang Mai rather than some <deleted> hole Issan village in the middle of nowhere suffering the same plight of insufferable smog and smoke.   At least theres something to do. 

Waiting to hear that he can't afford his lawyers.

Perhaps he can get a loan from his boyfriend Putin. 

Hopefully have descent Las Vegas style Sportbooks with plush chairs and wall to wall TV's.

Put a few in Issan to stimulate growth and jobs sorely needed. 

On 3/12/2024 at 1:18 PM, Korat Kiwi said:

Sometimes it's quicker to buy the whole bloody tap. 

 

Yes a pain in the ass but then job is done. 

 

I'd probably do more research on Lazada to get correct model and order 2 or 3 as spares. 

Always good to have spares.

That's sad.

It's all the same bad actors from the "Junta dabacle government" just in new roles.

The Thai people have given up any hope of democracy within Thailand in there lifetimes. 

Taxi needs to be compensated for driving to her location.

Imagine if someone canceled her modeling job just as she arrived at an event.

You'd think this "model" has an entitlement problem. 

I've always enjoyed it.

I'm sure it'll improve with this kind of bad exposure.

In the future buy you're Samsung phones directly from Samsung.  They have stand alone shops at all the big malls.

Sounds like a headache. 

Not much competition especially with the demise of Thai Smile (swallowed up by its parent Thai Airways).

I found it the only descent domestic airline.

AirAsia, with all is add ons tends to get expensive. 

3 hours ago, bbi1 said:

 

 

I bought one from Mr DIY for 110 baht and paid 100 baht for the condo technician to install it. That was 5 days ago. This morning I was awoken to a broken bum gun and the water flooding the bathroom, so I immediately turned off the valve for the bum gum. Water still leaking out of the new bum gun. What the hell, only 5 days it lasted!!!

 

Is this a plumbing issue in the building or my room or the water pressure going to my room being too strong? I can't be replacing bum guns every 5 days. bloody hell.

If you have a receipt, bring it back to the place you purchased it.  There at least a 30 day warranty.

Other option buy a cotton bum gun

Thai landlords won't look favorably at tenants nit picking on small items like bum guns, batteries for remotes, etc. and won't re-rent to you after your lease is up.

Cheaper than buying loads of toilet paper and Thai girls insist on them. 

Starbucks. 

Match made in heaven.