guys im looking for small scale partnership to grow vegetables. I have a passion for this but no land. Anywhere near rawang/gombak.

How about using hydroponic to grow? That will solve the land issue

hard to find. rental also high price. not suitable for farming.

Is it? From what I gathered. Hydroponics system is very affordable to DIY

Yes. It is easy to DIY. However, from my humble knowledge of nothing, I am afraid of the material. Many like to use PVC etc for Hydroponic/Aquaponic. I do not know the long term effect of the material which will absorb by plants which might be toxic for human. Meanwhile, the material use specially for hydroponic are quite expensive compares to you buy the pipes etc.

Interested in sea cage. Can pm for more info?

Ah yes the hydroponics I came across, they use pvc pipes.

As for toxic contamination from the pvc pipes that the plants will absorb. Not entirely sure need to do lil. Bit of research on that

Dear Sifus,
I am currently looking for a mahachanok mango tree. I've tried searching on the web and around Selangor area but unable to find one now. There are many Irwins and nam dok mai but no maha.
Could some kind soul help me to locate a mahachanok?

Many thanks in advance!

You can try Seng Kee in Sg Chua, Kajang.

I am thinking to jump to Agriculture field.

Which vege / fruit do I need to start for noob ?

I've searched on internet, many of them suggest for ladyfinger (bendi). Easy to manage and high demands.

Anyone has other different ideas / opinions ?

Stick to yr job

Sorry random question, are you familiar with natural/organic products retailer like BMS or Justlife? I’m looking for a retail channel to distribute my products.

I am planning to replant my 5 acres oil palm to durian. While waiting for the durian tree to grow. I also plan to have the short term chops

Less than 1 year
1. Banana.
2. Papaya.

3-4 years
1. Limau
2. Ciku

May I know if there is any others short term chops that is available?

The main concern is no water run thru my farm.

This post has been edited by Kg Teratai: Feb 6 2018, 05:22 PM

Two problem I can see:
1) Lack of nutrients in the soil. I believe you should heal the land first. After cut the oil palm, the leaves can be buried underneath sparingly. It takes lot of efforts and time. Once I come across an organic farmer who revitalise the land of oil palm, took him nearly 3 to 4 years to grow banana. The trees grow, but skinny and small. However, if you do not care about the natural nutrients, then you may use chemical fertilizers.
2) Water is your biggest enemy here. Any chances dig a well or pond? Fruits require lots of water during flowering and fruits.

Where is yr location? No water. Dont waste resources.

5acre too little for banana getting substantial return.
Papaya no water cant.

Limau maybe but pricing fluctuates. Ciku no idea.

1. I will use mix organic and chemical fertilizers. The farm have been left unattended for quite a long time already. It will definitely have to invest in the fertilizers. The oil palm tree will be cut down and put at the side of the farm. The oil palm root will be taken out from the land also.

2. Water. Yes. this is a my big concern. Initially I am thinking of underground water, but I drop the idea because of future. This land used to plan durian tree before oil palm. I believe durian can survive unless it is a long dry session. It is the short term fruit tree. I need to find those short term fruit tree that do not require high volume of water.

Currently, I am still checking if there is water supply from Syabas. It used to have a village near by.

It is in Johor.

The reason I want to choose banana is as a short term plan and it can cover for durian tree from the hot sun. As long there is little bit of return, It will be good.

the 3-5 years fruit will be either pomelo, limau or ciku. I have not make the choice yet.

Ok. Water can take from SAJ (Water Agency for Johor). Can apply and pay small amount of fees. If too far, they may charge you more. I forgot, but did apply for TNB and water at Pahang last year. They come in few weeks time to install since it is about 1km from nearby main pipe. The guy told me if they need to install from far away, then it takes months for their budget approval.


Banana is ok and quick, but another challenge is the pest and fungus. One farmer advice me to take directly from MARDI centre at Klang, more resistant and can harvest additional 2 to 3 times before effect of the resistant wears off. Then you need to buy again from them. I think the cost is about RM 2 for one baby tree, takes about 7 to 1 year to have first fruit. You need to keep the first sprout, and cut the remaining sprouts. That way, you can have another harvest 1 year 5/6 months from the day you plant. Do drip system and switch on daily for 2 hours (morning and evening).

~From MARDI officer at Serdang told me this~

If you are doing personally (not company), you can request for support from nearby Pejabat Pertanian - they can support banana trees for up to 2 acres. Join local association for additional fund from government.

any comments on planting pineapple on 5ha ?

mix of palm oil & unused land beside river.

This post has been edited by corad: Feb 8 2018, 11:44 AM

Well hello there fellow durian farmer. I have 4.7 acres of land in Tapah, Perak Jln Cameron Highlands. Its basically an unkept dusun. I plan to start planting 110 durian trees combined of D200, D197, D168, D24 and durian kampung. Now land clearing.

What i can advice is drill a tube well for water source. U need to remove all the sawit trees prior bcos the durian saplings will lose out to the sawit trees (sawit trees sucks a lot of nutrients/fertilizer from the soil). They are hungry trees those sawits.

As for short term crops for cash flow my friend plants papaya in his sawit farm. Not beside the sawit trees but a dedicated area cleared for sawit. The issue now is wild boars and diseases. Wild boar u need to dig a trench and fill it with water. Beside the trench pile the sawit tandan, leaves that acts as a 2nd barrier against the wild boars. Ur papaya area shall be square shape with the trench along it.

U need to find resistant papaya seedling bcos papaya normallly prone to fusarium wilt and other type of fungus/viruses. Go to MARDI for the papaya seedling.

Send ur soil for a soil test, some sawit farms have masam soil, not good for durian.

Dont listen to other people laa. These folks dont know anything about farming. Let the pros talk maa.

This post has been edited by kamilnu: Feb 8 2018, 01:23 PM