Ron19 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Okay I'm willing to look the idiot, are they shallots or another member of the onion family? Brave man. They are common shallots, indeed.. They really look surprisingly similar to garlic cloves in this growing stage. I think they must be related. In the end you're brave and I'm the idiot. Not so much the idiot,you have got the spelling right this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T_Dog Posted June 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, it has been 3 months since the pod first appeared and the bananas aren't getting any bigger any more. Any guesses on when it will be ripe enough to cut down and eat? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, it has been 3 months since the pod first appeared and the bananas aren't getting any bigger any more. Any guesses on when it will be ripe enough to cut down and eat? I can't tell you how long but looking at it in the photo maybe 2 or 3 weeks.When the 1st banana turns yellow that is when you should cut it down and from then the rest will follow suit and ripen.Some people leave the bunch whole and others will cut the individual hands off and leave them spread out in a sheltered open area preferably not in full sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2014 A couple of different techniques for making charcoal. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dancealot Posted June 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) 11am, 33 degrees and there is NO shade. Smoke break's over.... Let's get back to work, on the double! Life may seem tough but over the years I have gradually learned the farmers' life rewards outway their burdens. Initially I foolishly struggled to try to compare their life with mine in Europe... Much later I discovered I needed to take a step back to be able to see life from their perspective to make any proper assessment. This made me appreciate and respect a farmers' life even more. [edit] I appreciate your sunlight/shadow contrast in your previous post, Shaggy. Nicely done. Edited June 23, 2014 by Dancealot 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post IsaanAussie Posted June 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2014 OK I give up. I have searched and searched but .... I can't find the Sala in this shot Ron. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted June 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) OK I give up. I have searched and searched but .... I can't find the Sala in this shot Ron. Ron is probably sitting in it.... How about a "sala" for the poor old nag! Edited June 24, 2014 by samuijimmy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2014 Some very juicy limes at a friends farm in Rayong. The ones in the above photo were claimed by yours truly....... Big glass,Bacardi,Coke,Ice and a nice slice of lime .......chillin' 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Ron19 Posted June 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2014 OK I give up. I have searched and searched but .... I can't find the Sala in this shot Ron. You weren't looking far enough to the right. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^^ That like was for the line! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^That like was for your avatar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^^ Thanks mate ... you are very kind. I've resisted thus far and I promise just a few. The boys are now 5 months old this week. MissFarmGirl gave into the pressure and bought them a Pram/Stroller I think they are liking it. Two Future Farmers? . 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2014 Mum ... that first homebrew was great. I think more beer then ginger* *Just joking of course. He's just happy to be at the Farm and no longer being transported on this ... . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thanks Shaggs ... but back on message. One end of the line ... At the other end of that line ... Harvesting fish from the pond ... Day 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunner Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 David - cute as buttons those nippers, chok dee na khrap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron19 Posted June 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2014 Average looking but I'd say cooler than most. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That goes with DAL's Etan....^ Mine while...... a big pile of DOO DOO, drying! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goompa Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 OOPS ! just ran out of likes SJ , sorry mate , your photos are a bit shitty today ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Was going to post this photo yesterday,but that was before David posted his photos of his boys,there was no way I could follow that or would even want to. All I can say David is that You and Your Missus (MissFarmGirl) have truly been blessed.Anytime I see photos of Your Boys I can't help but smile.(In a good way). Anyway .....back to the photo I was going to post yesterday,a good example of the different seasonal cuts of a rubber tree. @Jim.......speechless mate edit....@ David....is there a Day 2? Edited June 26, 2014 by shaggy1969 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 It wasn't the neatness of the cassava field that caught my eye but the beauty of the tree in the middle of the field. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dancealot Posted June 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 That goes with DAL's Etan....^ That goes with Dolan's Caddilac... Read that short story by Stephen King?^ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 Was going to post this photo yesterday,but that was before David posted his photos of his boys,there was no way I could follow that or would even want to. All I can say David is that You and Your Missus (MissFarmGirl) have truly been blessed.Anytime I see photos of Your Boys I can't help but smile.(In a good way). edit....@ David....is there a Day 2? Shaggy, you are very kind with your words. Yes, we do feel especially blessed. But I, like you are just proud Fathers, equally loving our kids. Day2 ... ? Well, now that you mention it, you may remember this ... I can, but think, creature from the Black Lagoon, the first horror movie my Mum let me watch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 There is a Harvesting Fish Thread yet for me to pen from these photos. Day 2 linked photo ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted June 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 This was day 1 On day 1, the wholesale guys came to the Farm but they were only buying Pla Nin ... so any other Fish was returned to the pond. Were those fish jumping for joy? Flying fish? Just the (non-Pla Nin) fish being returned to the pond for the Day 2 harvest. There no floaters the next day so, despite their excitable flight, they seemed all to survive! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the Day1 harvest of Pla Nin, they filled a few Utes Trucks ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToYoungToRetire Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron19 Posted June 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2014 This isn't my dragon fruit but one that I pass every afternoon while perambulating around the village. At the moment there are only flowers and I hope for their sake that they all set fruit,haven't counted the flowers but looks like there could be between 20 and 30 of them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ron, when you care for your planted DragonFruit, do use any specific fertilizer to encourage them to set fruit? Not asking for name brands, just wondering if you use something, or let Mother Nature take it's course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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