Freds P.I gardening thread

[Tawi2]

[fred]

Do you think Rambutan would be a better choice for wine?
Ive never tried on BTW.

[grahamw48]

They're certainly a lot sweeter and 'fruitier' than Lanzones Fred.

[jake]

Try both and send the samples to Graham and myself
I'm not that familiar with the Lanzones from the Davao area but have tried them on a couple of occasions and i think they are sweeter than the Luzon ones so they may be worth a try. I prefer the taste of Rambutan so id go with them.
Have seen and tasted all the different things they put in lambanog ( coconut wine) to disguise the lovely taste but have never seen Rambutan or Lanzones. Wonder why?
Are the Lanzones about to bear fruit in your area?

[jake]

[QUOTE=jake;407473]Try both and send the samples to Graham and myself
Maybe you can add a sneaky packet of 50p fags in grahams parcel as well!

[grahamw48]

I'm stopping smoking though. Only 5 a day now.

[fred]

Ampalaya.. Part of Last years crop.

[fred]

Local tomato.

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Got the seeds for the Tomatoes below from someone from the Czech republic!!

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Below.. Got seeds from a Yank from Arizona..
Scotch bonnets..Worlds 7th hottest chilli.
When these babies turn red they will blow your brain out!!

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Brown eggs from Kabir chickens
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Tomatoes in self watering containers.

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Mango on left.. About another 3 years before harvest.
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[stevewool]

Local tomato.

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Got the seeds for the Tomatoes below from someone from the Czech republic!!

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Below.. Got seeds from a Yank from Arizona..
Scotch bonnets..Worlds 7th hottest chilli.
When these babies turn red they will blow your brain out!!

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Brown eggs from Kabir chickens
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Tomatoes in self watering containers.

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Mango on left.. About another 3 years before harvest.
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the second picture is that a spider

[fred]

the second picture is that a spider

Yes...It is a spider..
They usually set their webs about face height.
I know this as I usually walk into them as I wonder round the place with my coffee around 5.30 AM!! (Coffee goes everywhere)

[fred]

Something was eating the light green leaves on this tree..



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So we gave it a good shake and these fell out..




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The chickens ate the lot.

[grahamw48]

Really interesting stuff Fred...great pictures.

I so much enjoyed cultivating fruit and veg out there too, and rearing livestock.

Most rewarding.

[Terpe]

Nice pics Fred
Great thread this, thanks for updating.

[fred]

Nice pics Fred
Great thread this, thanks for updating.

Walang problema Pare.. Will update as stuff grows for you,Graham and Steve who wants to save a few Bob and grow your own!!

[Terpe]

Walang problema Pare.. Will update as stuff grows for you,Graham and Steve who wants to save a few Bob and grow your own!!

Have you tried making wine from any of your veggies?
Sometimes easier and quicker than with fruits, more difficult to make one that tastes like wine though. Good for mixers or cocktails

[fred]

Have you tried making wine from any of your veggies?
Sometimes easier and quicker than with fruits, more difficult to make one that tastes like wine though. Good for mixers or cocktails

Ill google it.. See what`s what..
If it has an alcohol content it sounds good to me..
BTW... Are you trying to get me drunker than I already am Terpe?

[imagine]

interesting thread fred, this is the 1st time iv noticed it, i will follow it with great interest,
my girl wants to grow flowers to sell as people pass by her road on the way to the cemetary,a good idea, but im more interested in growing veg myself, mainly for our own use, there is enough land so perhaps i can do both,
about veg, over the past few months i had been thinking, of taking veg seeds in my suitcase and or send some in with items i want to send by balakbayan boxes, but im unsure of the legal side of this,

i was thinking rhubarb seed, tomato,peas,carrot, cabbage, lettuce, green beans,herbs ect,maybe turnip but no point taking those which are easy enough to source there,

years ago i was well into wine making, rhubarb, elderflower dandlion,and lots of others anything that grew free lol,always had a good success,with a large airing cupboard full to the brink of bubbling ferment bottles, done the homebre beers too , but wasnt like the pub beers, better doing the wine

[sars_notd_virus]

wooow fred all fruits and veg looks lush thanks for posting...I am missing my backyard in Batangas now...mangoes,rambutan, kalamansi, string beans , tomato, squash,radish, turnips, peanuts, kangkong,papaya, bitter gourd, cocoa, etc etc everything!!... including my pet cows and chickens!!

cheers to a good harvest soon!!

[jake]

The Good Life!

Nice looking garden That is how mine SHOULD look

Are you vegetables grown organically?

[fred]

The Good Life!

Nice looking garden That is how mine SHOULD look

Are you vegetables grown organically?

At the moment they are Jake as I hot compost just about everything..Even seaweed.
The biggest hurdles here are bugs and keeping everything watered so Im gonna build a netted tunnel with self watering beds.. That will have to wait as we have quite a few different projects going on at present including digging out a koy carp pond .. Really looking forward to that being finished.

[grahamw48]

At the moment they are Jake as I hot compost just about everything..Even seaweed.
The biggest hurdles here are bugs and keeping everything watered so Im gonna build a netted tunnel with self watering beds.. That will have to wait as we have quite a few different projects going on at present including digging out a koy carp pond .. Really looking forward to that being finished.

What about putting something edible in the pond, like Tilapia Fred ?

Ducks apparently go well with Talapia too. Their is a great fertiliser/food for the algae and other organisms that the Tilapia and their young eat....or you could just add chicken to the pond instead.

[jake]

At the moment they are Jake as I hot compost just about everything..Even seaweed.
The biggest hurdles here are bugs and keeping everything watered so Im gonna build a netted tunnel with self watering beds.. That will have to wait as we have quite a few different projects going on at present including digging out a koy carp pond .. Really looking forward to that being finished.

Pests and diseases are a major problem when growing vegetables here. I found out the hard way a few years ago when planting egg plants. Had a couple of good years planting small areas and decided it was time to plant one hectare. The whole crop was devastated by shoot borer. Lost 40,000 pesos and even worse a 'told you so' from the wife!

Like your idea of using nets and self watering beds as then the crop will almost look after itself.

We live at the foot of Mount Banahaw and the climate is very good growing vegetables. In the past i have been able to grow lettuce, cauliflower and cabbage outdoors between November and February. Only sprayed them twice with pesticides.

The biggest problem i have is time. Usually deliver very early in the morning and get home around 10am each day. Missing the best hours for gardening in the Philippines!

Hopefully one day i will have more time to experiment.

Great thread and keep the ideas and pictures coming so we can all keep dreaming!

[imagine]

just dont eat them yourself

Tilapia, Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0708092228.htm

[Terpe]

just dont eat them yourself

Tilapia, Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0708092228.htm

Yes, that really is a very interesting report. I'll have to do some serious research on this.
Why? Because we both like Tilapia and had aspiration of a small Tilapia fish pond just for family use.

Maybe Rabbit farming is better
How about snake farming Tastes just like chicken
Eats rats

[imagine]

Yes, that really is a very interesting report. I'll have to do some serious research on this.
Why? Because we both like Tilapia and had aspiration of a small Tilapia fish pond just for family use.

Maybe Rabbit farming is better
How about snake farming Tastes just like chicken
Eats rats

just eat the rats, as far as i know they taste like chicken too

[grahamw48]

Interesting report that Stewart.

Maybe just eat the Ducks then, and sell the fish.

[imagine]

seems all food has its bad content as well as good, knowing what they are then decide if you eat or not, if we took total notice of all the bad, would there be anything left safe to eat

[fred]

Pond and aquaculture project.

Building a pond with raised beds around it with the idea of using pond water from it to water plants..
Never done this before but as always... Google is my friend!!

Forms almost ready for concrete..

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Bottom drain leading to first and second stage mechanical filter and a sump for the submersible pump which will feed water into my trickle tower filter leading to a small stream and back into the pond.
Intending to keep Koy carp in this one..
If its successful,I might talk the Mrs into letting me build another one for Tilapia.


Below is a picture of the trickle tower biological filter I will build as the 3rd stage wet n dry filtration process.

[Terpe]

Fred, I don't know if this is a silly question, but I'll risk it anyway.
Is there a reason why you used concrete construction rather than a premium grade RPE Liner? Was it just down to cost?

[fred]

Fred, I don't know if this is a silly question, but I'll risk it anyway.
Is there a reason why you used concrete construction rather than a premium grade RPE Liner? Was it just down to cost?

As far as I know there is no liner available here... But even if there were I would use concrete every time because of the bottom drain system.. The bottom drain is at the deepest part of the pond and everything slopes downward towards it..Just before the drain inlet there will be a small concrete vortex.. That vortex will pull in fish waste and algae when the pump operates which then goes into the concrete settling tank..
You can do this with a PVC liner but imagine the nightmare if you ever had a tear or leak??
Absolutely no reason not to use concrete IMO although some say it raises PH.. This is completely untrue.
Concrete ponds done properly should last a lifetime and are pretty much maintenance free.