This is one of the first lot of Cha-Om plants that I pruned.I have been told that this time of the year is not the best time to prune,I assume that it is because of the dry season.This one shows that I must have done something right but I have to admit that I am cheating as I water them by hand.I have finished pruning all of the 74 plants (I was told there was only 50) after losing at least a litre of blood.

I understand that the best treatment for these types of wounds is to liberally apply strong alcohol (internally!) I would recommend something like a single malt!

This is one of the first lot of Cha-Om plants that I pruned.I have been told that this time of the year is not the best time to prune,I assume that it is because of the dry season.This one shows that I must have done something right but I have to admit that I am cheating as I water them by hand.I have finished pruning all of the 74 plants (I was told there was only 50) after losing at least a litre of blood.

I understand that the best treatment for these types of wounds is to liberally apply strong alcohol (internally!) I would recommend something like a single malt!

I did follow that remedy with a couple of large Glayva's.

Rural scenes Prachinburi

Hello chaiyapoon and welcome.

Thank you for the great set of photos you shared with us.

Pineapple(s) and rubber trees

Hey teletiger.

A while ago you posted some photos of your mushroom building......did you make any more progress?

Here is a shot of a eucalyptus plantation that I've posted previously and this one shows the regrowth as it is today.In the southwest of Australia when the regrowth reaches this stage, it would be trimmed back to maybe the three biggest stem on each stump and at a later time trimmed again leaving one only.

My wife tells me that here they trim it back to the one strongest from the start.

Rice harvest in full swing now, this morning

For those that may not know how banana bunches are formed,here are a couple of shots that show that for you.

Firstly,one of these will appear virtually overnight coming out of the centre of the tree at the top

Then over a few days it will look like this gradually showing the immature hands.

When it reaches this stage with the lighter coloured immature fruit emerging, it is time to remove the flower to allow the remaing bananas to mature.

Now it is just a matter of waiting for them to ripen.

Like this one.Notice the one banana in the middle near the top of the bunch turning yellow.When the first banana turns yellow it is ready to

fell the plant, remove the bunch and let the rest of the bananas ripen off the tree.The reason you fell the plant at ground level is that plant

not grow another bunch the smaller offshoots that remain will in time produce a bunch.

Ron... We have a tall banana tree and are still waiting for our first probe. Now I know what to look for!

For those that may not know how banana bunches are formed,here are a couple of shots that show that for you.

Top post Ron.....Informative and excellent photos also

For those that may not know how banana bunches are formed,here are a couple of shots that show that for you.

Top post Ron.....Informative and excellent photos also

+1

Hey teletiger.

A while ago you posted some photos of your mushroom building......did you make any more progress?

How forgetful of me.

Here it is this afternoon. Mrs T then went in and picked 10 kilos. Sold to a lady at our local Talat Nat for 50 Baht per kilo.

She also got 80 Baht for 4 kilos of banana leaves! More than the bananas! (10 Baht per hand) A very happy bunny.

'And here is the said happy bunny explaining the technical aspects of a loofer to yours truly.

'And in case anyone is interested, We grew a loofer plant through a 4 metre tree last year. It produced 56 saleable loofers at 20 Baht each, plus a whole load of others that we use for kitchen scrub pads (brilliant) (no, that's not a trade name. ) and gave loads away to friends.

Being replete with photos....there's more to come.

Regards.

Truck?

It's only 40 Metres of bamboo fencing.

Regards

^Awesome posts there Tel !!!

What type of mushroom are they?

Oyster.

Regards.

Some of the local residents.She wasn't too sure about the dog I had hold of.

Hey teletiger.

A while ago you posted some photos of your mushroom building......did you make any more progress?

How forgetful of me.

Here it is this afternoon. Mrs T then went in and picked 10 kilos. Sold to a lady at our local Talat Nat for 50 Baht per kilo.

She also got 80 Baht for 4 kilos of banana leaves! More than the bananas! (10 Baht per hand) A very happy bunny.

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'And here is the said happy bunny explaining the technical aspects of a loofer to yours truly.

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'And in case anyone is interested, We grew a loofer plant through a 4 metre tree last year. It produced 56 saleable loofers at 20 Baht each, plus a whole load of others that we use for kitchen scrub pads (brilliant) (no, that's not a trade name. ) and gave loads away to friends.

Being replete with photos....there's more to come.

Regards.

Yesterday i when to NTUC ( sg ) to see the price of mushroom. it cost $1.10 sgd / 150g for Oyster mushroom (when packed)

Fighting cocks at one of the small farms in our town.

Yesterday i when to NTUC ( sg ) to see the price of mushroom. it cost $1.10 sgd / 150g for Oyster mushroom (when packed)

Yes, in the market the price is between 100 and 150 Baht per kilo, in 100gm bags.

Maybe something to look at for the future. At the moment it's just a trial run.

Regards.

Fighting cocks at one of the small farms in our town.

Is that your beer on the top of the closest one ?

Roaside lemon grass just been planted with Suthep contracted for waterig duties.( I was too slow and missed him in action on the 1st one)

Is that your beer on the top of the closest one ?

No mate,If I remeber rightly it was a can of feed for the birds.

..........and shame on you for thinking I would leave my beer out in the blazing sun

Roaside lemon grass just been planted with Suthep contracted for waterig duties.( I was too slow and missed him in action on the 1st one)

Looks Like Suthep has got his work cut out maintaining that lot on a daily basis Ron

Opening up the cut,carefully does it now.

Old farmhouse next to the owners rubber plantation.

Hey teletiger.

A while ago you posted some photos of your mushroom building......did you make any more progress?

How forgetful of me.

Here it is this afternoon. Mrs T then went in and picked 10 kilos. Sold to a lady at our local Talat Nat for 50 Baht per kilo.

She also got 80 Baht for 4 kilos of banana leaves! More than the bananas! (10 Baht per hand) A very happy bunny.

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'And here is the said happy bunny explaining the technical aspects of a loofer to yours truly.

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'And in case anyone is interested, We grew a loofer plant through a 4 metre tree last year. It produced 56 saleable loofers at 20 Baht each, plus a whole load of others that we use for kitchen scrub pads (brilliant) (no, that's not a trade name. ) and gave loads away to friends.

Being replete with photos....there's more to come.

Regards.

Yesterday i when to NTUC ( sg ) to see the price of mushroom. it cost $1.10 sgd / 150g for Oyster mushroom (when packed)

No you can't convert what is priced in Thb in Thailand low cost living and compare it to Singapore high cost of living and high income.

For example, in Thailand i can buy oyster mushroom in a local village market but not in S'pore. There you can't buy it in the HDB estate market...only in the supermarket like NTUC, TOPS or Giant.

But still in term of comparison, an average income of $50... $1.10 per pack is like a pinch of salt. Other than that, prices of vice are horrible. A pack of cigarettes is $13 !!!

Sent from my GT-I9190 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Hey teletiger.

A while ago you posted some photos of your mushroom building......did you make any more progress?

How forgetful of me.

Here it is this afternoon. Mrs T then went in and picked 10 kilos. Sold to a lady at our local Talat Nat for 50 Baht per kilo.

She also got 80 Baht for 4 kilos of banana leaves! More than the bananas! (10 Baht per hand) A very happy bunny.

P1000939.JPG

P1000940.JPG

'And here is the said happy bunny explaining the technical aspects of a loofer to yours truly.

P1000945.JPG

'And in case anyone is interested, We grew a loofer plant through a 4 metre tree last year. It produced 56 saleable loofers at 20 Baht each, plus a whole load of others that we use for kitchen scrub pads (brilliant) (no, that's not a trade name. ) and gave loads away to friends.

Being replete with photos....there's more to come.

Regards.

Yesterday i when to NTUC ( sg ) to see the price of mushroom. it cost $1.10 sgd / 150g for Oyster mushroom (when packed)

No you can't convert what is priced in Thb in Thailand low cost living and compare it to Singapore high cost of living and high income.

For example, in Thailand i can buy oyster mushroom in a local village market but not in S'pore. There you can't buy it in the HDB estate market...only in the supermarket like NTUC, TOPS or Giant.

But still in term of comparison, an average income of $50... $1.10 per pack is like a pinch of salt. Other than that, prices of vice are horrible. A pack of cigarettes is $13 !!!

Sent from my GT-I9190 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Yes, RBH the price of Beer & Cigarettes in sg had gone UP again , got to leave singapore soon.

Although I have seen many loads of machine harvested sugarcane passing through my area,this is the 1st machine that I have seen.

I apologise for the quality of the shots taken as they were all taken using the lcd screen to select the shot shooting into the sun and impossible to see what was in the frame.Should have used the view finder which I found out later gives me a better view of the subject.All part of the learning process using the new camera I guess.