Thread: Farming in the North: Cassava Root

^Ummm, noooooooooooo! This masturbation thing you have...are you currently under a medical practitioners care for this ailment? If not, please call Wallnalstroke for details and timings...

Do you have any? Thread please?

Originally Posted by terry57

When these guys drink all this lao kao is amazing they can actually get through the next days work.

Must get used to feeling shit I suppose.

Another stunning example of the lack of experience and exposure you've had with everyday working Thai.....

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Well Jeff,

I do Know the boys like to have a shandy or two and I was only wondering how they actually front up for a hard days toil in the fields given that I would struggle to get out of Bed.

Anyway Jeff, how do you do it.

Originally Posted by terry57

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Well Jeff,

I do Know the boys like to have a shandy or two and I was only wondering how they actually front up for a hard days toil in the fields given that I would struggle to get out of Bed.

Well yes - common place and reasonably accepted.
A shot or two in the morning - during work - and certainly after.

And yet they function normally as they're accustomed to it.
Can't fight the social system, can ya Tez....?

Many are, quite simply, never ever sober.

A most endearing trait.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Many are, quite simply, never ever sober.

A most endearing trait.

Yep.
And things get done.

Since their pissed on 2 bottles of Leo, doubt they get the farang bottle of JW hangover.

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Since their pissed on 2 bottles of Leo, doubt they get the farang bottle of JW hangover.

They make me laugh when they drink 330ml cans of Leo through straws in the belief they get pissed quicker and drink less.

My village actually smells of lau khao - it smacks you in the face as you breach the city limits; a healthy bouquet of moonshine, thai tobacco and chicken shite.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

My village actually smells of lau khao - it smacks you in the face as you breach the city limits; a healthy bouquet of moonshine, thai tobacco and chicken shite.

Sounding as if you wanna come home.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

chicken shite.

Aahh the icing on the cake.

ltnt-- very interesting thread.

Thanks Yeman, it seems to have a life of its own...Great description for your Moo Baan Slap...no wonder you got caught up into a perfect storm in a world dominated by drunks...excellent location to write your stories of rural life in Issan.

Just wondering Slap, do you have a photo of your home away from home? would be an interesting contrast for this thread or for the life in Issan thread?

^Your book Slap? Send free copy to me...cannot purchase online, no credit cards and no second hand book stores in the Chiang Rai Provence...SOL for me.

I need a Chiang Rai-based publicist as it happens.

Might be the odd copy knocking about in Chiang Mai. I don't even have the ebook at my disposal here.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Might be the odd copy knocking about in Chiang Mai.

Anyone got a copy of this they want to share?

Chiang Rai publicist? Whats it pay?

Itnt I know its not your cassava, how come he harvested them small, just wondering as today guy near us took one of his roots to shop to weigh and it came in at 7kgs saw the rest of his harvest and some pretty big roots amongst them.

Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

Itnt I know its not your cassava, how come he harvested them small, just wondering as today guy near us took one of his roots to shop to weigh and it came in at 7kgs saw the rest of his harvest and some pretty big roots amongst them.

Lots of variables, clone type, some types are fast growing, in at the end of the rains, harvest before the rains. Then plant something else, for the rains.
Good soil, bad soil, fertilizer, water etc all make a difference, my cassava is mostly to small to bother harvesting at this time, some sort of root infection.
Will leave them, see what happens, big rain comes will dig out whats good, leave the rest to rot.

Don't think will bother doing cassava again, soils not good, 2nd attempt over 4 years, will think on trying something else this season.

Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

Seems he planted nine months ago.

Do believe he spent a lot on fertiliser, though his estimates of what he will make seem a bit absurd, says he'll 85,000 baht from 4 rai.

A fair and fashionable market for cassava these days.

Don't think so market prices have gone down back in 2008 it was 2.80 per kilo.

Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

Don't think so market prices have gone down back in 2008 it was 2.80 per kilo.

Could be worse....
Still remains stable.

If the fucking Thais would grow a pair and stand collective towards a true open and free marketplace, without manipulation or control, they might create an utopian scheme for themselves.

Instead, they'll chase their tails in the same cycle forever.
Don't make waves.

Stable a drop of 48 satang per rai at 3 tons equals.?