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.

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?

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.

A couple of different techniques for making charcoal.

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.

OK I give up. I have searched and searched but .... I can't find the Sala in this shot Ron.

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!

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'

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.

^^ That like was for the line!

^That like was for your avatar.

^^ 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?

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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 ...

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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

David - cute as buttons those nippers, chok dee na khrap

Average looking but I'd say cooler than most.

That goes with DAL's Etan....^

Mine while...... a big pile of DOO DOO, drying!

OOPS ! just ran out of likes SJ , sorry mate , your photos are a bit shitty today !

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?

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.

That goes with DAL's Etan....^

That goes with Dolan's Caddilac... Read that short story by Stephen King?^

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.

There is a Harvesting Fish Thread yet for me to pen from these photos.

Day 2 linked photo ...

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!

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From the Day1 harvest of Pla Nin, they filled a few Utes Trucks ...

Love it

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.

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.