Do you think Rambutan would be a better choice for wine?
Ive never tried on BTW.
Do you think Rambutan would be a better choice for wine?
Ive never tried on BTW.
They're certainly a lot sweeter and 'fruitier' than Lanzones Fred.
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?
[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!
I'm stopping smoking though.Only 5 a day now.
Ampalaya.. Part of Last years crop.
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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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.
Really interesting stuff Fred...great pictures.
I so much enjoyed cultivating fruit and veg out there too, and rearing livestock.
Most rewarding.
Nice pics Fred
Great thread this, thanks for updating.
Originally Posted by Terpe
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!!
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..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
If it has an alcohol content it sounds good to me..
BTW... Are you trying to get me drunker than I already am Terpe?
the second picture is that a spider
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
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!!
''Don't be serious..Be Sincere''
The Good Life!
Nice looking garden
Are you vegetables grown organically?
At the moment they are Jake as I hot compost just about everything..Even seaweed.The Good Life!
Nice looking garden
Are you vegetables grown organically?
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.
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)
What about putting something edible in the pond, like Tilapia Fred ?
Ducks apparently go well with Talapia too. Theiris a great fertiliser/food for the algae and other organisms that the Tilapia and their young eat....or you could just add chicken
just dont eat them yourself
Tilapia, Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0708092228.htm
Interesting report that Stewart.
Maybe just eat the Ducks then, and sell the fish.
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 farmingTastes just like chicken
Eats rats
just eat the rats, as far as i know they taste like chicken tooYes, 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
Eats rats
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
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!
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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.
Remember I told you about these??
Had an Aussie here the other day drinkin cold beer.. He reckoned he eats chili sandwiches at home as Hot chili doesn't bother him...
Bit of a tough nut eh?
I disappeared into the garden and picked him a red Scotch bonnet and sliced it up and served it with cheese and home grown/made pickled Gherkins..
As if to prove his original point he ate 3 slices of Scotch bonnet and commented on how good the flavour was whilst again explaining how tolerant and resistant his body is to the effects of hot chilli..
We had to wait approximately 30/40 seconds to witness the awful but inevitable pained screams as the powerful capsaicin particles of the earths 7th hottest chili irritated and slammed into the nerve endings in his mouth and finger tips.
On and on it went for about 10 agonizing minutes until he frantically wiped the sweat from his brow with his hands obviously touching his eyes in the process..
Then the pain really began..
After we all giggled a bit,I offered to put the last two pieces between two slices of bread for him..
He started spouting all kinds of strange Aussie profanities at me .
I can only assume that he was trying to tell me that his chili sandwich days are now over??
What do you reckon?
hahaha...that'll teach him.
Love the pond-building Fred...right up my street that.
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?
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