My girlfriend wants to start growing rubber on her land in Isaan but it seems to me it is to dry and harsh a climate in the dry season and way to wet in the rainy season.

Does anyone know if it grows well or not?

Her land is in Nong Kai province.

Thanks for your input

Depends where in Nong Khai it is.

Not sure about the rest of the provence, but where I live its certainly a money maker. However its not technically Nong Khai anymore, I am just south of Bung Kan.

There is plenty of rubber land either side of the road from Bung Kan to Nong Khai and the other way down towards Nakhon Phanom.

Land prices are going through the roof near my place, even land that is prone to flooding is being bought raised and planted on. Rice land is dissapering and making way for rubber plantations. The wifes family are certainly doing alright from it.

The wife and I have got a few trees (1500) they are still young and will not be cut for a while yet.

However I have friends that live between Nong Khai and Udon that say several people have tried unsuccesfully to grow in their area.

Op, just in case you missed it, there is a thorough pinned subject on Rubber Tree farming in Isaan near the top of the page.