Propagate more Thai Flame trees and Banyan trees...
So if you turn right when going out our back gate you get the MIL's patch but if you go left instead you get her other 2 patches and my shade house.
My shade house
MIL patch #2 to the left of the shed
Here she mainly grows galangal which she sells
There are a few other things about the place
Like these which are in her other patch as well but I don't know what they called
This is patch #3 and here she has bananas and grows cucumber and beans plus more taro and yams
Getting ready to plant some beans, the long ones which I call "snake" beans but are sometimes called "yard long" beans
Same but from the other side
This is what it looked like a week ago, weeds grow really well here
Here are the taro and yams, the straw I put down helps keep the weeds at bay and also helps to retain the moisture
Same place a week or so ago. Sometimes it seems like I'm digging a hole, then filling it in, then digging it again and so on.
Cheers
Maanaam
The pictures don't really tell the full story. The taro and yams in there were planted by the MIL but she had to go to hospital and when she came home she was too sick to do any work in the garden so in the end I decided I should tidy it up for her. She doesn't like using the straw as it attracts the chickens to come scratching but I reckon it works well and I just scratch it back in place each day. So since I put the straw it been doing the job intended, it doesn't stop all the weeds but keeps them down a lot as well as the moisture part as well.
I should say the MIL is a real trojan and works hard looking after the plants around the place, she's 75 or thereabouts and has a pacemaker.
Anyway to continue the story here's my shade house:
These are being prepared for some pumpkins, the type that are bred for producing "tips" not pumpkins.
There are 4 sections and as you can see at the top of the picture the last section is still au natural, I will get to it 1 day.
One of our dogs likes getting in there when I have just dug up some soil and put the water on it.
This is the culprit.
Cheers
We have
Mango,
Noi Na,
Lumyai,
3 different Type of Bananas,
Jackfruit
Mulberry
Rumbutan
Coconuts
Dragon Fruit
Cherry Tomatoes
Limes
Lemon tree (struggling)
Pomelo
Chilis
2 Avocado trees (young)
2 Durian trees ( Young )
For market, family, or general novelty?
We've, as well, seem to be growing most everything and anything - fruits, veges, herbs, etc - for market, extended family, property aesthetics, and just for the hell of it.
Integrated are numerous flowering tree, bush, vine varieties that colour the place up.
.....and orchids, orchids, orchids.
Just for us to eat. Plus we share with neighbors and friends.
Here are a few pics I took this AM as the dogs chased me around the property going crazy.
My FIL's chili's. He has them growing all over. He sells these to some lady who re sells at market. Its his hobby
Some Lumyai. It appears ours are large and very sweet according to neighbors. I have eaten a few.
Noi Na's
One variety of Banana's. These are the small short fat ones. Wife dries these out on the sun or BBQ's them.
These are the "Gui Hom" variety. Typical eating banana.
I grow the Cherry Tomatoes as I put them in salads and soups
My wifes Kra Pao herb.
My Avocado tree(Hass variety) I have 2. I do not know if they will fruit or not. Time will tell. If not, Its OK as I like the tree in general for shade.
50mm/day for weeks, I'm told it ends in November.
JPPR2
Thanks for the pictures, I like to see what things actually are when I don't know a name e.g. Noi Na or custard apple
OhOh send some rain to us please it is so dry here that there is not a drop of water in any of the paddies and the rice is barely hanging in.
So to continue the story, what's in the shade house at the moment?
Chillies wouldn't be a Thai garden without them.
Here's some of the produce drying in the sun
I believe this called cilantro or long leafed coriander or in my phonetic thai phak chi doi
It has some weird flowers if you can call them that, the book I have says to trim these to promote leaf growth, prickly bastards
Some basil, not sure if it is holy basil or sweet basil as we have both around the place
From a different angle to show the tomatoes, these are cherry tomatoes same as JPPR's
edit: sorry I made a mistake these are chives.
This is sweet potatoe
This a pepper plant, we have it in another location and it wasn't growing but it seems happier here with more shade
And finally here are some onions looking very sad amongst the weeds, they were all pulled out yesterday and are being dried for later
Please post pictures as I love looking at photo's
Cheers
"Ripe". That's the thing I question because all the custard apples I've seen sold in the markets were not ripe when they were picked. While still on the bush, the fruit's knobly skin starts to break apart at the seams of the rind's segments and the fruit feels delicate to touch. Very sweet and creamy, hence the name custard apple.
Aside: Does anyone else notice a difference in TD's appearance? Darker threads etc?
we've got 1 santol tree, 2 kafir lime trees and 12 banana trees.
Anytime ootai. I always ask and then go look it up. I'd love to have a navel orange tree but they seem difficult to find. I do not like the Thai oranges very much, flavor seems funny.
I noticed in your pics that ground looks a bit arid. Man it rains up north here every day. From about 6pm on and off through out the night. The rice fields are all flooded and most are starting to turn to that vibrant green color. In fact it just started raining as I sat down to burn some time in front of the computer. The weather has been very mild for weeks now (25 to 27c). The Wang river is flowing really high. My only heartburn is I love the sun and right now its overcast every day with a few glimpses of blue skies. I want to go ride my moto and fly my drone but too wet and weather unpredictable.
I hope you get some rain soon
raycarey
What is a "santol tree"? Is it possible to post a picture? I know what the other 2 are as we also have them here.
JPPR2
My request to OHoH must been heard as it has started raining here, don't know how it will last but I'll take anything we get. Luckily for us we don't have to reply on the rice crop but I feel sorry for those around here who do as it is not looking good.
Great News...I did an Indian Rain dance for ya as well. My wife said "OK thats it, I am locking up the liquor cabinet"
The micro climates here have always been very interesting to me. Can rain and flood and drop golf ball size hail and yet some 30 kms away they are having a drought.
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