stoolpusher Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thanks BB, As said in a previous post it's only for the families sake we are doing this but its pretty easy to get used to even in these 35+ days but the nights are cool and we have a mosquito net so all good . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annat555 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 your farm well in the wilds not like the one I used to spend time on which was based in a village of 2000 keep well look after yourselves the locqal water works next to the lake cutting a cane field after harvest the lake her house house back of the house a young field of cane village pond 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thanks Annat. You can have the city's and even the large towns for that matter , I have never been a people person so being here is great . There is only the light animals and insects doing their calls and the birds of an early morning. Please keep posting your village and farm pics. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annat555 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 12:30 AM, stoolpusher said: Thanks Annat. You can have the city's and even the large towns for that matter , I have never been a people person so being here is great . There is only the light animals and insects doing their calls and the birds of an early morning. Please keep posting your village and farm pics. . and what has happened to the village cockerels at 0600 ot the puibarn on his loud speakers at 0530 and of course the village dogs barking on and off all night ha ha ha a few more photos a village event similar to Loy Katong songran village parade our bedroom songran again cane growing the b-b-q- barnin how tall the sugar cane our house or better her house flowers in the garden x 3 Buddah day at the temple 0700 cats when kittens x 2 waffle and her making waffles at the local market and herself sad to say I miss it and I miss the house, the cats, the family and her - but life goes on - well I hope it does with this bloody virus one does not know 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 I am a Buddhist so the Temple loud speaker is normal to me and I am a dog person so no worries, what gets me is the locals wonder around ours and joining farms all hours the night looking for a type of big gecko ( lizard) that they sell . Cool photos mate , the last one is yummy for sure . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Here is a little more on salt farming in Tha Bo , after the salt water has seeped through the soil and caught in the bucket it is then tested for its salt content by seeing if a heavy nut from a tree floats, if it does then the water is taken to the hot plate for the evaporation process. It takes about 4 hours for the solution to evaporate then the salt is collected, dried and then off to market it goes . In photo order . Salt after the evaporation starts. The water waiting to go on the hotplate. Water seeping through the salty soil . The salt boiling The little nut for checking the salt content. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 We have started getting the rice fields ready by burning the old crop, then the tractor will come in and brake the ground up before the rain come so then the planting process can start. Rice seed will be used instead of seedlings , it takes a little longer for the crop to mature before harvesting but less labor involved . I will post more photos once the planting starts. WARNING: please refrain from making smart ass comments as they will be removed . Thanks . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annat555 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 thought agricultural burning was now banned in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 It depends on what province you are in , Nhong Khai still burn all rice and sugar cane and anything else that comes to mind , that's according to our local city ( council) member who lives around the corner from us . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobber32 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Great photos and stories SP. I'm enjoying your take on a different side of Thai life. And you're obviously enjoying it too. Best wishes to you both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSumGai Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 who's the cutie in the first pic? contact info? :) what's the longest amount of time you've spent there, not counting trips into Udon or other real city? My usual spot in LOS is in the middle of miles of cane and rice fields, the only thing to do is one of many night markets around the area. Maybe we hit Phen once in a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSumGai Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 dang Annat, that gal has some nice tits, look real, no sillycone. Decent size village too, nice home. You done good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annat555 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 4:36 AM, JustSumGai said: dang Annat, that gal has some nice tits, look real, no sillycone. Decent size village too, nice home. You done good. Sad to say that all finished over a year ago she drank most of the money i am afraid But life goes on as I am now stuck in my bungalow for 8 weeks while we wait for the First Minister to let us do something here is my new friend and in her heyday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSumGai Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 beyond the typical newbs worry of being drained of money, the gambling and drinking and maybe yaba (you're not there so how can ya know?) is as bad. They just don't deal well with downtime. Not like they're gonna read a book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Its rice planting season, here is a bit on the process. After the ground is prepared for planting there are two ways its done . Sticky rice crop . 1) the seed is hand cast or they use a fuel driven blower that is carried on your back ( sorry no picks of that ) , then 3 to 4 months later it is ready for harvest . 2) The seed is hand cast in a concentrated form for maximum coverage, it gets to about 30 cm high then pulled out and put in bunches ready for planting in a prepared field by hand or tractor. Then by September- ish the crop is ready for harvest. 1 ,2 ) The planted crop 3 , 4 ) Pulled out shoots , bunched up and ready for planting 5,6 ) A couple more of the before and after . I will take some pics as the crop matures 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSumGai Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I've always been curious if replanting it spread out and in regular rows produces a bigger yield. Polly used a tractor rotary spreader last year and few bald spots. She probably could have had the guy use half the amount of seed. This year she went back to hand broadcasting and got the typical whacking great bald spots everywhere so she'll have to wade into the much and bunch some up to fill those spots. Also, is sticky rice a kind of rice strain? or is it just the steaming of it that makes regular rice sticky? LOOKIN GOOD there, seems someone has done this before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, JustSumGai said: I've always been curious if replanting it spread out and in regular rows produces a bigger yield. Polly used a tractor rotary spreader last year and few bald spots. She probably could have had the guy use half the amount of seed. This year she went back to hand broadcasting and got the typical whacking great bald spots everywhere so she'll have to wade into the much and bunch some up to fill those spots. Also, is sticky rice a kind of rice strain? or is it just the steaming of it that makes regular rice sticky? LOOKIN GOOD there, seems someone has done this before. It was my first go at planting today , I was a lot slower than the guys doing it for years . They plant about 1 a second ( My speed was about 1 every 5 seconds) . The problem with hand or blower casting , you know you have covered it all then the rain comes and washes it all over the place . We will plant two types of rice , Sicky rice ( yes it is a strain of rice ) and Jasmine rice ,( I prefer Jasmine) The last photo was of next doors crop planted by tractor, so we didn't do a bad job . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 LINE_MOVIE_1591686218170.mp4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobber32 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That's absolutely brilliant SP. I've never seen anyone I know planting rice before. Better than anything on TV, so well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globetrotter1 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, stoolpusher said: LINE_MOVIE_1591686218170.mp4 4.08 MB · 0 downloads Encountered any snakes yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, globetrotter1 said: Encountered any snakes yet? Had a couple around but the scorpions are getting to be a nuisance, we have had 2 in house in about a month but there are probably more in side . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 4 hours ago, stoolpusher said: LINE_MOVIE_1591686218170.mp4 4.08 MB · 0 downloads 29 minutes ago, cobber32 said: That's absolutely brilliant SP. I've never seen anyone I know planting rice before. Better than anything on TV, so well done. Hope you’ve got your ticket for that sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 9 hours ago, markm said: Hope you’ve got your ticket for that sp Its Thailand markm , you can get a ticket for anything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, stoolpusher said: Its Thailand markm , you can get a ticket for anything well almost. ive been trying for years to get a winning lucky number ticket. un lucky numbers i say 555 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoolpusher Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 So being Big Buddha day today we ( Dao ) decided to go to the big Temple in Ban Phue ( about 15 minutes from home ) " Wat Phochaishi ". There was the usual Buddhist temple things and some stuff I didn't expect to see there . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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