http://teakdoor.com Tips on how to achieve a beautiful tropical garden. How to grow those orchids, deter pests from your vegetables and anything else related to gardens in Thailand. Feel free to post your pictures and stories about Thai National parks, or any questions you may have about your pets and animals. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:18 GMT vBulletin 60 http://teakdoor.com/images/td_default/misc/rss.jpg http://teakdoor.com http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/60150-how-can-i-get-rid-these.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:42:08 GMT My wife is being driven nuts by swarms of little, brown birds which descend on the lawn and garden every afternoon. I don't know exactly what they are, but they look like starlings (I am in the southern Philippines). They eat the orchids, shit all over the place, and are generally a pain. If you go outside and scream and bang pots together or whatever, they retreat to the garden wall and, once you have been back inside for a few minutes, they return. She has tried hanging flapping strips of cloth, to no avail. Does anyone have any thoughts. I don't want to put out poison because of the dogs, and I can't put the birdshot to them because of the neighbors. Any ideas would be most welcome. Thanks! ]]> Davis Knowlton http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/60150-how-can-i-get-rid-these.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59957-blower-or-supercharger-for-aeration.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:02 GMT Trying to decide if we should get a Supercharger or a Blower to help aerate fish tanks. What are the pros and cons of either machine? Saw a couple... Trying to decide if we should get a Supercharger or a Blower to help aerate fish tanks. What are the pros and cons of either machine? Saw a couple of superchargers, they seem to work well. But I also heard that blowers are very dependable and easier to hook up, and that the final cost is about the same. What has been your experience with either of these set ups. ]]> mellow http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59957-blower-or-supercharger-for-aeration.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59830-roundup-real-or-fake.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:01:58 GMT Last year the price of Roundup went through the roof here and hit 1200 Baht for the 4 litre bottles. (I believe due to Monsantos commitment to... Last year the price of Roundup went through the roof here and hit 1200 Baht for the 4 litre bottles.
(I believe due to Monsantos commitment to existing customers and a world shortage in one of the chemicals they use, due to excessive use by the Chinese.

The price has dropped dramatically here, it is even cheaper than it was 4 years ago, a 4 litre bottle is now going for 590 Baht.

The question is, does anyone know if there is some fake shit going around?

normally, roundup tends to kill everything if mixed at about 150-180ML/per litre.

I am finding i am having to do at least a couple of resprays on some of the grass and creeper vines here.

This I thought could be due to a couple of things, one, the Roundup is a fake, however it smells and looks fine, or secondly, the weeds here are building a bit of a tolerance.

I checked the last three bottles I bought, and they have changed the mixing instructions from last year, now they have a bit of Thai on the back that looks like a misprint...it reads something blah blah blah...87.5ml - 125ml ratio to 15-2L.

It I presume should read 15-20L, but they have missed the "0" on the 20.

Now I have been buying this over a three month period, and have seen at least a three month date code span on the production dates by Monsanto, yet it has never been corrected, anyone bought any recently?

take a look up in the top left corner on the back of the bottle and see if you have the same mistakes?

it seems a bit weird that a company like Monsanto would allow a mistake like that to be passed off repeatedly for over three months, or, could this be some fake Chines/Thai shit? ]]> Missismiggins http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59830-roundup-real-or-fake.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59681-geese-wanted.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:30:08 GMT Anybody know where to buy gooses.....either in Bkk area or Pak Chong, Korat, Nakon Nayok, Saraburi areas ?? Anybody know where to buy gooses.....either in Bkk area or Pak Chong, Korat, Nakon Nayok, Saraburi areas ?? ]]> Nawty http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59681-geese-wanted.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59242-making-the-most-of-your-rai.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:57 GMT I/the wife have 17 Rai. We grow Cassava for the sole reason that cassava was being grown on the land when we bought it and the surrounding Rai owned... I/the wife have 17 Rai. We grow Cassava for the sole reason that cassava was being grown on the land when we bought it and the surrounding Rai owned by various members of her family is also used for cassava.
We live in the UK with about 3 visits to Thailand a year. We rely solely on her family to farm the land for us. Its a pain in the ass not being there as you can imagine.
From what i can see they plant the seeds, watch it grow and then harvest it.
Once this is done the land just lies empty and unused until the who cycle starts again.
What do other folks do with there rai when its not being used or is this a common practise to leave it empty for periods of time ]]> Scottish Gary http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/59242-making-the-most-of-your-rai.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58989-wanted-a-blue-banana.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:25:09 GMT One of the last rains/winds took down an old jackfruit tree, so all of a sudden there's a little bit of space and sunlight to allocate to newcomers…..

I'm looking for a particular banana plant…. a blue banana. It's called Musa acuminata x balbisiana Colla cv. 'Blue Java', sometimes also named cv. 'Ice Cream'.
The plant grows to 4.5 m., the leaf midrib is light pink, the flower stalk may be several feet long, but the bunch has only 7 to 9 hands. The fruit is 17 to 23 cm long, up to 6 cm thick, 4-to 5-angled, bluish with a silvery bloom when young, pale yellow when ripe, The flesh is white, sweetish, and is eaten raw or cooked. The quality of the fruit is excellent, many rate this as the best tasting banana.

Of course they can be found on the net, but I'm trying to find a source in Thailand. There must be… I once saw a lot of varieties of banana on a Thai TV program, and these photo's were taken from the net; looks like a display at a flower show in Thailand. The text on the sign of the bluish green banana says something like " kluay Nuan Chuan, kluay Nuan Tchujan".

Anyone seen a nursery who has this one, or somebody growing this one?


]]> Gipsy http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58989-wanted-a-blue-banana.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58969-rice-in-the-bank.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:06:13 GMT Little by little I am learning about rice farming here in Thailand. Even though I grew up on a dairy farm in the Ozarks, my knowledge of rice farming... Little by little I am learning about rice farming here in Thailand. Even though I grew up on a dairy farm in the Ozarks, my knowledge of rice farming is very limited.

This small snippet of rice farming is one of a personal nature. You see, this particular rice is my own. What it brings at the market is what my family will sock away in the bank.

These rice fields have been bought by both my wife and I. If you know anything about what I have written and shown in the past then you would know it is a joint venture and our family's future is involved.

So here is the combine; well, combining.

]]> hillbilly http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58969-rice-in-the-bank.html http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58962-cow-skin.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:45:48 GMT Anyone know where to get a full size hide in the Pak Chong/Khao Yai areas ?? Already treated, any colour. Anyone know where to get a full size hide in the Pak Chong/Khao Yai areas ??

Already treated, any colour. ]]> Nawty http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/58962-cow-skin.html