Farming in Thailand Forum http://www.thaivisa.com/forum Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:38 +0000 600 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531645-wanted-straw-bales/ Can anyone tell me where to find them within 100km radius of Chiang Mai ?]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:38 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531645-wanted-straw-bales/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531596-permaculture-workshop/ Maha Sarakham

Where you will learn how to make strawbale buildings
run concurrently with a livestock genetics and management course

ANYONE WANTING MORE INFO FOLLOW THIS LINK OR ASK QUESTIONS HERE
http://www.thai-farm.com/events-workshops/
Thanks Andy]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:24:43 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531596-permaculture-workshop/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531329-location/
At this stage we are looking for a good location. Some more specifics:

- Growing period is October till February. Nothing before and nothing after (if I could use the space for something else, it will be "good to have" but not absolutely necessary).
- My crop doesn't like high humidity. I believe this will be my main problem. I will use a high greenhouse with roof vent, I can use fans and shade nets to reduce the heat and humidity to some extent when necessary but it should be reasonable to being with. Temperatures range of between 20-30 degrees will be good. A bit cooler will even be better but I don't think I can find something like that.
- If there is no or very little rain during the growing period I will prefer an insect net on the top, but if some rain should be expected I will have to use polyethylen. I can't have wet plants.
- I need to be close enough to Suvanabhumi airport (ideally upto 2 hours drive) as all the produce will be exported by air to various destinations mostly in europe. I need good availability of direct flights with large planes with sufficient space, I don't think Chiang Mai can offer that but I may be wrong.
- Plants are sensitive to water quality. I don't need a lot of water though, significantly less than what you'd use for sweet peppers for example.
- I'd like to have a space of about 10 hectares in total (say 60 rai) on which we will build at the first year 1-2 hectares of greenhouses.

I was thinking a relatively high region in korat province, maybe chokchai, could be a good location.

Any ideas and comments will be welcome.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531329-location/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531070-palm-oil-trees/
I am looking to purchase 10 rai of land to then plant palm oil trees for future investment, is palm oil a good return?
I have been looking around Klaeng is this area good for planting Palm oil trees will they thrive?
Is there a test i can do on the soil to make sure it is good enough ?
What sort of price should i pay for the land per rai?
What price would i pay for a sapling and how many would i need for a 10 rai farm

I know this is a lot of questions, although I am not a newbie to Thailand this would be a total new concept for me.

One last question am i totally xxxxxing nuts to be thinking of doing this

thanks]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:51:15 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531070-palm-oil-trees/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/530998-fish-thieves/ Today went to pick up the dog and bring him home. Now at the factory we have a small fish farm, nothing grand just some small ponds and one big one. Now unlike the factory which has movement lights and CCtv, the ponds are not covered. Neighbor tells us that during the night a pickup with a bunch of lads came and did a spot of fishing with electrodes, leaving with a pickup load of fish. I haven't even gone and they are stealing my fish.
What can you do, got anyone who was interested from our village, went back to the pond and cleaned it out. The village will be eating fish for a week.
Luckily this was not a money making venture, just a part of my plan of diversification to avoid starvation. Jim]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:45:33 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/530998-fish-thieves/