Reginald Prewster

Seriously,

there are only 7 character types worldwide and if a person sinks too deep into it he fails for the outside viewer.

You cannot change the character if you not know how to use it for the good. 

His life is not him, it's his surroundings (His mother and you)

You can support by taking the lead, but only if you can turn into an Idol.

The picture shows, you and the mum are not anywhere near to be an idol. 

This start you need to do outside the room, involve him in your life, let his potentials out even its only hanging lazy off at the lake and go fishing, building a noisy motorbike together........ (whatever fits)  

nuff said, because I do not know how he (and especially you and your girlfriend or his mother) is ticking

16 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

So you have 30 years or more enjoy. ????

I fear this might happen hence the farm...

How much will be a steak in about 20 years, if we see that the average age of a farmer increased to 60 years in just a decade?

60 now I am fit as a sneaker but climbing wind turbines paid it's tribute.

I have for July an appointment for a hip joint replacement, seems I follow my parents and grandparents the same way.

They had all kind of Android stuff in their bones but taught me that's for the better. 

To be agile and mobile is the point so for me and my wife (48) the right moment to start the next step... 

(beside looking forward when the young lady at the airport security grabs my <deleted> to find the hidden gun)

One thing I realize now already is:

I grew up very countryside (quiet) and 21 years I loved Pattaya, but the last few years it started pissing me off, I wanted my tranquil and peace again...

The farm is in the middle of nowhere but to Khon Kaen it's only 32 Kilometers which makes me feeling safe. 

(Brilliant hospitals) 

I would turn into the worst drill sergeant the world has seen...

Employ hard rules...

If the mother wants to defend him time to say good bye. How can you be happy there? 

My wife has 3 Sisters who cared about themselves.

One was a full size Bar girl for many years.

Is happy married since 17 years and is now mother of 2..

It can work out..

If the farang is a pi**head or barfly, well, it might not... actually nowhere in the world, would it? 

There is some other stuff I tried and it works mechanically not toxic.

Diatomaceous Earth (Kieselguhr)

It sound a bit chemically but it is 100% natural.

It is made of sediments from the sea bed, like algae and shells which have been turned into hard grit over millions of years.

The handling is a bit tricky because of the high silica contains which is not healthy if inhaled, so a face mask is required.

It is sold via Lazada at around 300 baht a 400ml bottle.

For the same amount of money you can get 100% Diatomaceous Earth oil absorbent, which is precisely the same stuff. But 25lbs the bag.

Grind it down and mix it with water until the solution is milk white and put it into a sprayer, then spray the infested plant from all sides.

As soon the Diatomaceous Earth dries it is active again. 

Any insect that get contact with the dry powder dries out and dies eventually.

Unfortunately it makes no difference between good and bad, so it should be only applied when the plants are not flowering for the sake of our bees. 

It is very good if you use it around the trunk to keep off pests climbing up..

It lasts only as long it is not raining... 

Reginald

1 hour ago, fredbe said:

Do you mean the red sorgho ? Is it the good one to eat for human ?

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Mine I planted came from Big C out of the shelf where they have all this dry stuff. It was about 70 Baht as far I remember and the germination rate was ok. 

The red Pacific 99 I chopped down as I caught the bird flu.. 

Good mulch by the way as the plants grow way above a meter before flowering...  

Would be interesting how far the "moneymakers" really are with the Warthog Gene (RELA) implemented into house Pigs and when they give the vaccine (if available) to the small scale Farmers.

I dream of rotational Pastures where pigs could be the workers and pay with themselves, but atm the outbreak in Thailand and quick spread stops me just thinking of it.

I had a nice cross of chicken (I know off topics) Brahma cross Thai Fighting chicken. The 3 rd generation was looking still much as Brahmas, but very active foraging in the heat while the other Brahmas were suffering even they are said to be heat resistant. Then the bird flu hit in and I am living in the middle of nowhere in Isaan... 

But also here working in Taiwan the shops are stripped from eggs. The only egg I had since 2 weeks was at Mc "D" but I have my doubt that this egg ever has seen a chicken a**.

The Pig meat prices are also going sky high here in Taiwan..  300 grs Loin for 280 NTD equals 300 Baht... 

In the supermarkets I have seen bags by the kilo. It is actually easy to grow if you have the right soil and self seeding once established. Not to say its a weed that is hard to fight if unattended.

Finally I made it green manure/mulch before flowering to get control over it.

For rotational pastures I definitely see a lot of potential (mixed with other grasses, pinto peanuts and Moringa) but otherwise do yourself a favor and buy kilo bags at Big C... 

You want to take the risks above link helps: Pacific 99 has the biggest yield (a ton per Rai) and high resistance.

I would confirm that your picture looks pretty much than a lime and not a lemon so its a big one, but Lazada has some which grows almost guaranteed like this one.

 Regarding Lemons I planted 2 Ponderosa Lemons on my farm knowing the skin is too big for the market but for my own baking just what supports laziness if you need a lot of lemon zest. 

In the Guiness book of records a Lemon (and I guess its the Ponderosa Type) stands at 5.265 kg. The fruit's circumference was 74 cm and it was 35 cm high; measured on 8 January 2003.

You are getting there one day ????

Nice one, I have done 11 years research and tested a system in Pattaya for 8 years. Pretty similar than yours with good results.

The System must have been matured if I read your levels and by now it should run balanced like a clockwork.

One thing caught my eye is Blaehton (hence made in Germany) which are heavier than the cheap Chinese made clay pellets which are never sinking.

Floating pellets in a ebb/flood grow bed it is just what you don't want.

Will you please be so kind and answer me the following questions? 

1. Where did you get them? 

2. I developed a greenhouse cooling system which asks for a quite big size pellets in diameter for best cooling results and perfect would be if they are big, but stay within a range of 2-3 millimeter in difference.

3. I see that your water is only returning by gravity. Do you use anywhere Vortex Nozzles where the pump feeds the grow beds? This did in my system the trick by increasing the growth rate of my fish significantly. But I was building the other way around, fed by gravity in the grow beds and pumped into the fish tanks above the grow beds with vortex nozzles. 

Cheers for any reply

Reg

Hi all,

the last post about mud bugs is about 10 years ago. A breeder in Bangkok has his last post on FB dated 2020 and didn't reply.

So I put it up here in The Forum in hope to get somebody who has a some good specimens or even a good breeding stock up for sale.

I am into Red Claws since 10 years but before relocation from Pattaya into the Isaan we had to BBQ all.

I bought land over there and I dug out a pond of 5500 sqm plus added a 420 meter long river.

With this virgin set up of water bodies I want to start with  Red Claws when the rain season sets in, so they can establish themselves before the common invaders like eel and Snakeheads show up. 

Because its all new I want of course the best of the best and therefore I don't mind if the breeder has only one that is suitable. (As longer the tail the better) I would come over personally to check them out.

Cheers for any reply..