Farm Photos

Ron19 · 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.

I will have a look tomorrow what fertiliser I am using then let you know.I don't think it is fertiliser that is the problem with producing fruit it is more likely to be lack of pollination which I believe is done by bats,moths and possibly some insects.

They will not produce fruit by self pollination so that would mean a number of plants would give a better chance of setting fruit.

shaggy1969 · June 27, 2014

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

Looking forward to Your new thread mate

Am curious to know what they us on the farm to weigh the own side of the net they are using in the photo.

Is it a linked chain or a braided lead line?

I ask this because when I was much younger I used to go ~~poaching~~ fishing on the coast near my home for salmon an sea trout.

I still have the urge to go net fishing sometimes and wondered if it is possible to buy braided lead line in Thailand.

shaggy1969 · June 27, 2014

surinderek · June 27, 2014

Nice pics very rural

David48 · June 27, 2014

^^ What's the story behind this photo?

shaggy1969 · June 27, 2014

^^ What's the story behind this photo?

Nothing much really David.

The lady in the background is the best friend of Num's Aunt,the young girl who is planting the rice seedlings is her daughter.

Ohhhh,and the dog didn't like me,only encountered two dogs that didn't like me and the are both in the same village.The other one

is the dog from the Poo Yai Baan.....but he doesn't like anyone (the dog that is).

Any news on the bottom line of the net David?

David48 · June 27, 2014

^^ What's the story behind this photo?

Nothing much really David.

The lady in the background is the best friend of Num's Aunt,the young girl who is planting the rice seedlings is her daughter.

Ohhhh,and the dog didn't like me,only encountered two dogs that didn't like me and the are both in the same village.The other one

is the dog from the Poo Yai Baan.....but he doesn't like anyone (the dog that is).

Any news on the bottom line of the net David?

Mate, you've inspired me to finish off a thread I started 6 months ago (give me a few more hours ... to bring the media together takes a while).

There are some net photos on that ... I'll look.

If the answer isn't apparent, I ask the Boss (I'm in Australia ATM).

Also, it depends on the pond which net is used.

On a smaller pond, the Farm owns the net, but the one you asked about belongs to the contracter.

... and it's BIG.

How big?

This is it being wound up to be taken to the next job.

My gut feeling is that there is no weighting to the bottom of the net.

The reason being is that most fish are Pla Nin ... and they are not bottom dwellers, so naturally they can be herded and they stay close to the surface.

Plus normally there is a drain point in a pond and the fish naturally swim towards that point.

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I have another thread planned for a Catfish catch (yes, I've discussed this with RBH ... he has assented ... ) and they were more attentive to the bottom of the net and they did one more sweep of the pond then they usually do with harvesting Pla Nin.

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Ron19 · June 28, 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.

I will have a look tomorrow what fertiliser I am using then let you know.I don't think it is fertiliser that is the problem with producing fruit it is more likely to be lack of pollination which I believe is done by bats,moths and possibly some insects.
I'm told they will not produce fruit by self pollination so that would mean a number of plants would give a better chance of setting fruit.

The fertiliser that I used is 16-20-0+13S.

riceyummm · June 28, 2014

Just some pics from the last few days.

Bananas on the road side, rubber tree orchard, fallow field (or just not yet planted?), sugarcane, then more rubber.

Rubber not yet collected.

riceyummm · June 28, 2014

Watermelon harvest. We bought three large for 20 Baht, 20 Baht each in the market.

riceyummm · June 28, 2014

Miscellaneous country pics.

We would have loved to get home from school on top of the bus but strictly forbidden even 40 years ago in the states.

Just a nice sunset on the way to Khon Kaen city.

Goompa · June 28, 2014

Great photos from everyone , thanks for showing

I am about to bore you guys with a few " Farm Plants " that I shot today , not being in Thailand at the moment I took the liberty to shoot up our Thai garden in all it's close-up glory !

I have to keep shooting !

samuijimmy · June 28, 2014

Miscellaneous country pics.

We would have loved to get home from school on top of the bus but strictly forbidden even 40 years ago in the states.

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Just a nice sunset on the way to Khon Kaen city.

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Nice to see a "new face" around here....

keep them coming! ..... riceyummm

pigeonjake · June 28, 2014

ok im back,

been in pattaya for a couple of weeks doing a bit of business,, no not what some of you lot are thinking,,,lol mac would kill me,,lol

heres some animals from the mad farm,

a couple of our sows who arnt to far away, i think one this week the other next week,

a bit of allsorts, ducks,young karkies, gease, moskovies, and chickens they all get along great,

one of my big cockerals trying to dig a big hole,

the pigs that mac got last month growing great,

one of our chickens sitting duck eggs,

Goompa · June 28, 2014

Top Stuff Jake , love it mate !

Business in Pattaya is always a burden , I found that out a while back as well , great photos , thanks for showing

pigeonjake · June 28, 2014

thanks goompa,

bit of consultancy work between pattaya and rayong,

im there this week coming too for another 6 days, ive got the welding in order,,lol thats all ive been doing giving them advice on some welding isues, but ive got there,

the client from canada has offerd me a full time job in thailand to look after thyere verious sites, but i like my rotational jobs, ill be going to angola soon 35 days off shoire then 35 at home, thats for me,

love your close up pics to mate,,

jake

Goompa · June 28, 2014

Just mucking about with a new prime 40 mate , thanks , I cannot wait to get back home with my new arsenal .

Hope it all pans out well for you and the bride mate , keep posting the farm , I love it and am jealous of your achievements Jake .

Send me a few pics in PM from there if you have the time ,

Cheers

riceyummm · June 28, 2014

I took the first picture last February when the klong was full. Some kids whopping it up in the well maintained water supply that serves my wife's rice paddies.

Well maintained? Looks good when it's full, I took the other photos today. Kind of sad really, I don't know how old it is but not made to the same specs as the aqueducts of Rome. Fortunately the gates seem pretty solid.

samuijimmy · June 28, 2014

End product.... coconut ice cream and stuff on top! .... all from the farm of course!

Goompa · June 28, 2014

Reminds me of my school days with the " Tuckshop Lady "

Great stuff !

RedBullHorn · June 28, 2014

My area has been updated in Google Map. (finally after 7 years.)

Not only did i survive... I flourish !

9 ponds farming Clarias catfish.

Back then... 10 rai plot of paddy land.

Now...

The far left pointy pond is for water reserve...about 6m deep and feeds water supply to all ponds. Far right isn't a pond, it's a paddy plot belongs to the Aunty-in-law... Which I'm trying to buy over but she wouldn't sell because she's getting amazing yield because i will always dump my ponds water into her land. She saved on Urea fertilizer...

RedBullHorn · June 28, 2014

...and not forgetting the rental ponds.

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kickstart · June 28, 2014

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

Looking forward to Your new thread mate

Am curious to know what they us on the farm to weigh the own side of the net they are using in the photo.

Is it a linked chain or a braided lead line?

I ask this because when I was much younger I used to go ~~poaching~~ fishing on the coast near my home for salmon an sea trout.

I still have the urge to go net fishing sometimes and wondered if it is possible to buy braided lead line in Thailand.

You can buy braided line in los,I have brought a 25 m reel from a shop near me ,with the Pasak dam on our door step fishing is popular,my misses will be going next week for shore,can not go tomorrow we are making silage. Fishing shop near the On Nut BTS station in bkk might have some,have been they thay have got a of fishing eqiupment.

Or ask the nice people on TV's fishing fourm.

shaggy1969 · June 28, 2014

You can buy braided line in los,I have brought a 25 m reel from a shop near me ,with the Pasak dam on our door step fishing is popular,my misses will be going next week for shore,can not go tomorrow we are making silage. Fishing shop near the On Nut BTS station in bkk might have some,have been they thay have got a of fishing eqiupment.
Or ask the nice people on TV's fishing fourm.

Thanks for the heads up there kickstart.

Just out of curiosity, were you referring to braided line used on fishing reels?

Many thanks to everyone else the has contributed today......what a farming photo feast

Here's a few photos of my Big Man checking out how things are going in the back garden.

The Boss and Aunt Nee

New arrivals

Catfish doing well

What's in there then?

Another batch of frogs.

Right,am off to check Davids update on his Pond Fish Transfer thread.

David48 · June 28, 2014

Mate, your son ... has he got blond hair?

Please share a few family photos ... I love to see a couple.

Dancealot · June 28, 2014

My area has been updated in Google Map. (finally after 7 years.)

RBH, great photo's! Great to have seen the size of your farm from that perspective. The world upside down.

@Shaggy & David. It's always nice to see your kids smiling and relaxing.

pigeonjake · June 29, 2014

me again, ive just been doing the pigs and on the way back saw the morning glory flowers, they only come out in the morning, then i went mad snaping all over,

goompas fault he started with the flowers close ups, so i thought ide try it, mac loves her orchids, in fact she loves her garden,

only ome of my budgies we havnt had one for a while,,lol

good morning to all,

jake