revgreen Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 New to gardening here. I'm going to grow a few various herbs, veggies, peppers. When is the best time to get them in the ground here? Considering rainy season is approaching that is. I'm located in Chiang Rai fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuttodd Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) I think it comes down to your soil situation and how much blasting full sun the foliage can handle. I have made a raised bed so that drainage to the soil will be guaranteed. I was going to plant in the ground, but I was worried about the roots setting in mud all day during the rain season. I planted pumpkins 4 days ago and they've gone from seed to 4 inches along in that time. Edited May 19, 2019 by samuttodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revgreen Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, samuttodd said: I think it comes down to your soil situation and how much blasting full sun the foliage can handle. I have made a raised bed so that drainage to the soil will be guaranteed. I was going to plant in the ground, but I was worried about the roots setting in mud all day during the rain season. I planted pumpkins 4 days ago and they've gone from seed to 4 inches along in that time. Yea I'm actually having someone put together a planter box for me. Do you attempt to limit the sun at all? In the US I'd usually pull my plants under some shade during the hottest part of the day (they were all in pots), but obviously that isn't possible with a planting box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 we use a raised planter box ...... set near a large tree. If lettuce must not get too much sun, Tomatoes can take a lot of sun but do not like to be "drowned". Mix the soil well, of course. Can plant now but need to take good care for things to do well. Start out slow ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuttodd Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Re: sun exposure. I am going to let the plants go and if they start getting burns, I'll rig up a shade for them. Thus far they are doing very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 One thing I wouldn't do is plant tomatoes going into the rainy season. They don't like having wet leaves for long. As for shade, I shade the whole garden apart from fruit trees.Sent from my iris88_go using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I don't have the links handy on phone but if you google florida gardening calendar you should get a number of suggestions. Florida has a similar climate to thailand....cooler dry season, wet season. Tomatoes from end of wet season, lettuce in the cool season, and stick to the open leaf varieties. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Found this planting calendar on the baanlaesuan (home and garden) website ( https://www.baanlaesuan.com/104632/ideas/garden-ideas/veg_calendar ) In Thai naturally, so you may need help from your wife/GF/whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeN Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 With a bit of help from my missus (before she got bored) I've compiled a list from the previous post ...for anybody who cannot read pictures. There are some vegetables missing from the magazine's list, such as corn for an obvious one. There are also a few things that seem a bit odd, such as recommending planting lettuce in January and March, but not February ? plantingschedule.xlsx 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtreelove Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 3:36 AM, MikeN said: With a bit of help from my missus (before she got bored) I've compiled a list from the previous post ...for anybody who cannot read pictures. There are some vegetables missing from the magazine's list, such as corn for an obvious one. There are also a few things that seem a bit odd, such as recommending planting lettuce in January and March, but not February ? plantingschedule.xlsx 13.5 kB · 1 download Masterpiece! Thanks for the contribution. Should be pinned subject, with follow up and suggestions for modifications from growers experiences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 On 9/12/2019 at 5:36 PM, MikeN said: With a bit of help from my missus (before she got bored) I've compiled a list from the previous post ...for anybody who cannot read pictures. There are some vegetables missing from the magazine's list, such as corn for an obvious one. There are also a few things that seem a bit odd, such as recommending planting lettuce in January and March, but not February ? plantingschedule.xlsx 13.5 kB · 5 downloads Is it just me, or is it not possible to download this file any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, djayz said: Is it just me, or is it not possible to download this file any more? Well it just worked for me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeN said: Well it just worked for me..... I think I've figured out the problem. I tried downloading it on a laptop I wasn't logged on to and assume that was the issue. Thanks again for the table. It's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 ^ I just translated the pictures, LOL, the magazine did the hard part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Container Gardener Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 9/12/2019 at 5:36 PM, MikeN said: With a bit of help from my missus (before she got bored) I've compiled a list from the previous post ...for anybody who cannot read pictures. There are some vegetables missing from the magazine's list, such as corn for an obvious one. There are also a few things that seem a bit odd, such as recommending planting lettuce in January and March, but not February ? plantingschedule.xlsx 13.5 kB · 16 downloads Best post! Thanks to you and your wife! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterboy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Thanks from me, too - great! Been looking for something like this for a while, as I'm an expert at planting/sowing things at the wrong time of year - and always left wondering why things never grew (much) or got burned away by the hot sun. Hmm...oh well, now there are no more excuses. ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Dunno. Apart from tomatoes and egg plants, that I wouldn't attempt to raise through the rainy season, I haven't noticed that The time of planting makes much difference, which is probably why nothing is noted on the seed packets. There are some vegetables that prefer longer / shorter days but this isn't Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolare Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) I have just had a small course this weekend for some local garderners/homegrowers this weekend and we have some material that we compiled and I have this in English and in Thai. But here is the English version is a planting chart 1page thats easy to print. It might be different from what posted above but its commonly accepted BGS - Planting Schedule.pdf Edited December 20, 2020 by Evolare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolare Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Evolare said: I have just had a small course this weekend for some local garderners/homegrowers this weekend and we have some material that we compiled and I have this in English and in Thai. But here is the English version is a planting chart 1page thats easy to print. It might be different from what posted above but its commonly accepted BGS - Planting Schedule.pdf 53.51 kB · 2 downloads I uploaded the wrong version of the file this is the correct version but cant edit the post BGS - Planting Schedule - Thailand.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Evolare said: I uploaded the wrong version of the file this is the correct version but cant edit the post BGS - Planting Schedule - Thailand.pdf 54.16 kB · 1 download Thanks. Without going into detail, I disagree with about 50% of what is noted here. Tomatoes during the rainy season? Maybe OK, but you'd need to cover. Who plants bamboo every year? etc. Cabbage? This doesn't look as though it's adapted to Thai gardening at all, where's the Pak Choi, Chinese cabbage, turmeric and ginger, chili? AND Soya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Evolare said: I uploaded the wrong version of the file this is the correct version but cant edit the post BGS - Planting Schedule - Thailand.pdf 54.16 kB · 2 downloads Thanks. You've used different colours for the plants. Do they have any meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolare Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/21/2020 at 1:02 PM, djayz said: Thanks. You've used different colours for the plants. Do they have any meaning? Just to make it easier to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolare Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) On 12/21/2020 at 10:23 AM, cooked said: Thanks. Without going into detail, I disagree with about 50% of what is noted here. Tomatoes during the rainy season? Maybe OK, but you'd need to cover. Who plants bamboo every year? etc. Cabbage? This doesn't look as though it's adapted to Thai gardening at all, where's the Pak Choi, Chinese cabbage, turmeric and ginger, chili? AND Soya? This is actually based on what many of the organic commercial growers here in Thailand that we work with do, so this is from their experience and something that we do also...I have successfully planted out tomatoes all through the year. One of our largest tomato growers that we work closely with export to Singapore, Taiwan and the middle east. If you want to grow good quality tomatoes i would recommend to grow in greenhouse/nethouse to avoid using to much pesticides and herbicides etc. In most provinces wood vinegar and neemoil wont be enough to keep pests away especially during rain season. Alot of the best organic vegetables grown in Thailand is sold on export only. About bamboo does it have to be planted every year to have a recommendation? As for Pak Choi, Chinese cabbage, turmeric and ginger, chili and Soya. I can add it to the list later. I have got a few private messages about things like that also. Do you have any other things you want to add to the list? Most question I get on planting date is normally for plant not really native to the Thai climate. Edited December 26, 2020 by Evolare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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