It was Tilapia pond clean up day today. These plants completely took over in about 18 months and were haven to all kinds of bird life. Found these two young men that made short work out of a tough job as those root masses are a waterlogged chore to get out.

It was Tilapia pond clean up day today. These plants completely took over in about 18 months and were haven to all kinds of bird life. Found these two young men that made short work out of a tough job as those root masses are a waterlogged chore to get out.

Is that you Ron45 (bottom left) supervising ...

It was Tilapia pond clean up day today. These plants completely took over in about 18 months and were haven to all kinds of bird life. Found these two young men that made short work out of a tough job as those root masses are a waterlogged chore to get out.

Is that you Ron45 (bottom left) supervising ...

Looks a bit like my Abhisit.

Here is the 1st bunch of bananas emerging from one of the 160 odd planted in the middle of November last year.

I doubt whether it will be a big bunch.Although it is long looks a little skinny,only time will tell.

rural scene northern Songkhla!

I looked up from the dinner table and saw this:

I looked up from the dinner table and saw this:

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Welcome back, Sir. That picture means you're home.

Yes I am back and we sold out the 2 hatches my wife made and this is yesterday's hatch:

These I will use to fill out my flock and to start populating my farm with free range layers. I will set another batch as soon as we get back from Laos to get my Non-Imm "o" visa next week.

This is the 1st dragonfruit to ripen ( well almost ) from my setup with the cuttings that were planted early 2013.

outta Likes guys ^ hope DAL did not get ants in his pants!

The pumpkin patch...

Not ready yet!

Trying to keep up with Ron and his Salas! Harvest time in Songkhla!

Some of my lemongrass and some corn at the back.

^^ Healthy looking crops there Ron.

Does you sell/swap some of that LemonGrass and/or the corn?

Is that a choko vine on the fence?

^^ Healthy looking crops there Ron.

Does you sell/swap some of that LemonGrass and/or the corn?

Is that a choko vine on the fence?

Hopefully the lemongrass will be sold but don't expect to get a good price for it.I only planted it to get some use out of the ground and to give myself something to do.

There isn't a lot of corn and my wife and the sister inlaws will make short work of that.

This is the corn variety growing.

There is a pumpkin growing along the ground and up the fence.

OK guys what is this ??? ... I saw growing near my house, but don't remember seeing before....

The tree...

The fruit ....

The fruit in a bag!

OK guys what is this ??? ... I saw growing near my house, but don't remember seeing before....

The tree...

The fruit ....

The fruit in a bag!

Nice photo,I think it is Krathon กะท้อน have eaten it,my neighbour, from the south has "dong" ,fermented them, with chilles and sugar, takes some eating, misses said they are allso grown near us,in Lopburi.

As a NZ friend of mine said some years ago "eating some Thai fruits are enough to pickle your wedding tackle",this,I think is one.

KS

As you can see,we are going to get more than one dragonfruit in the 1st year.

OK guys what is this ??? ... I saw growing near my house, but don't remember seeing before....

The tree...

The fruit ....

The fruit in a bag!

Nice photo,I think it is Krathon กะท้อน have eaten it,my neighbour, from the south has "dong" ,fermented them, with chilles and sugar, takes some eating, misses said they are allso grown near us,in Lopburi.

As a NZ friend of mine said some years ago "eating some Thai fruits are enough to pickle your wedding tackle",this,I think is one.

KS

Thanks Kickstart! ....Not many fruits there, so not sure if I will get to try.... obviously the owner has a close eye on them, with them being bagged !

Turning the trees cuttings into Charcoal, nothing goes to waste

Turning the trees cuttings into Charcoal, nothing goes to waste

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that's a technique i've not seen before.

is that dried mud that makes the dome?

Turning the trees cuttings into Charcoal, nothing goes to waste

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that's a technique i've not seen before.

is that dried mud that makes the dome?

Yes it is over sticks as a frame, if you wanted to go a step further, then use mango tree or some other fruit and route the smoke to another box where you could smoke foods/meats from the smoke

This large Longon tree is absolutely loaded and unfortunately most of them will remain there unless they can find a way to pick the ones

higher up.The white stripe you can see/middle top is not a fault but a jet stream.

This is not a Farm Photo , but it is a Farm Related Photo .

This is a Photo of a Tomato plant starting to bear , still relevant though . I think

Ron ... maybe fabricate something simple like this?

Ron ... maybe fabricate something simple like this?

That particular one wouldnt work.The fruits are up to 10 metres from the ground and you would have to come up with something different.

This is what you have to bring down

Ron ... maybe fabricate something simple like this?

This is what you have to bring down from 10 metres