that's why i'm planning to plant them 

in anyways, is it necessary to graft the seedling?
or i just germinate them then transplant them when the time comes?
sorry ahh... my knowledge in rubber is 0% 

Are you in Sabah all the time? Will you be coming to Peninsular?

MrFarmer, monday free to yum cha around 12.00-1.00pm ??? old town midah ?

the purpose of grafting is to uniform your plant into a desirable characteristic of your choice and eventually yield a better result after years of planting. if you just sow from raw seed, you might end up getting myriad kind of mature rubber tree (oversized/slender trunk, susceptible to diseases, low latex yielding etc). actually there are more pros than cons in getting your plant grafted before planting them into the field. one simple example (grafted VS non-grafted) is you have the option to graft the seedling into the clone that is suitable based on your land geography (say hilly land, choose clone that is wind-resistant to prevent tree from breaking off), and if you just sow the raw seed, you have little control of what it will become. as an extra note, grafting is not an easy process, so if you want to save the hassle just purchase the seedlings from any nursery. 

how come the sapling grow like out of place? the one of the right, looks weird to me.. 
i'm back in Sabah already 

Mr Farmer, the land for me only suitable for rubber as the access itself is 'kayu balak' access... thinking of palm oil but it's just not feasible to me...
i've asked around and LIGS is selling seedling at RM4.50/pc... will have a look on it later..


p/s: Mr Para, bulletin not out yet? 

Hi Mr Farmer,


Anyway, moving on to the current topic of...

Mr Farmer:
I see you are using two grafting methods here, the side-graft and wedge-graft. Have you tried collared grafting?

Hi guys, it me the salted egg guy again, i wanna ask here familiar with vacuum packaging and high pressure cooker dissinfection?

I plan to sell my Salted Egg, cooked, to restaurants, havent seen people doing it here but china already quite some time.

What is the proper procedure for vacuum packing? Dissinfec first than packing, or pack first then dissinfect in pressure cooker?

Also should I increase my price to cover the cost of packaging or remain the same price as the raw unpacked one?

Another question is, if i were to sell the cooked egg to restaurants n kopitiam, is it advisable to do it like a consignment? Anyone experience in consignment? Is it like,  i put 5 trays of eggs this week, no need pay first, the next week i service him, if he sold 3 trays, then I collect money for 3 trays and replenish the egg. Like that ah?

Thanks in advance aa

MrFarmer, monday free to yum cha around 12.00-1.00pm ??? old town midah ?

Thanks for sharing ging

Kopitiam i mean like those selling economy rice(tho not really economy here, you know I know lah)
The reason i want to do consignment is because I dont want to stop my supplies to my customers, meaning I dont want other competitors have chance to jump my que when my customers run out of supplies, been there, like when i ask my regular if they want eggs, they say ahhhh bought already from other supplier.

Plus i can do consignment is because by doing high temperature dissinfection n vacuum packaging, my eggs last much longer, 180 days as the internet says, i dont know havent experiment yet, plus its cooked so its save them gas money and time, so i can supply large stock for my customers, so they wont run out of stocks before my next visit.

Oh, sure. It is also known as whip or tongue grafting.

Here's a Youtube link: Whip and Tongue Grafting
I've been checking up on the technique used here at Cocoa Board in Kuching, which I believe was adapted from Indonesia. In the past, grafting cocoa clones was very difficult, and had low success rates. The methods used previously were bud-patching and wedge grafting, which gave about 50%-70% success, depending on clones. Now they are using a modified version of the collar-grafting method, and have nearly 100% success rates across the board. The key, it seemed, were:

(1) Use scions of about the same age and size as the grafting point
(2) The "joint" must be firmly secured (hence the unique cut)
(3) Reduction of transpiration, i.e. moisture lost, from grafted joint
(4) Presence of at least 2 mature leaves on the rootstock just below the grafting joint (to promote upward movement of plant fluids, and encourage plant tissue coalescence)

At the Kuching facility, they are seriously pushing production of grafted clones now, as the intention of the minister is to increase Sarawak's cocoa hectarage dramatically by 2015. I was told they are aiming to produce something like 100,000 clones every few months.

Yes, you are right. The problem with standard wedge-grafting is that the fit isn't always good, so contact of the grafted scion's phloem and xylem (nutrient and water carrying vessels) to the rootstock may be weak. Also, age factor of between the scion and the rootstock joint, i.e. whether it is "green" wood or "brown" wood, is also very important.
It is a little bit too technical for me to explain it in full, but the diagram in this Wiki-link should help:
Vascular Cambium

If one notices, as we move further down the growing point of the plant, the composition of cells and tissue are somewhat different, although they may have similar function. But it is such differences in cells that become a key factor in whether a graft is successful or not, aside from other aspects such as mobility of plant fluids upwards into the graft, relative humidity, transpiration etc.

Think about it this way: Grafting a plant, is like performing a heart transplant. Now, although the human heart is more or less similar for everyone, there are other factors such as blood type, antibodies, etc. that could lead to the patient receiving the donated heart to reject it. Plants, though less "choosy", are similar in that way. If the cells and tissue are not compatible enough, the host plant will reject it.

Yes, you are right. The problem with standard wedge-grafting is that the fit isn't always good, so contact of the grafted scion's phloem and xylem (nutrient and water carrying vessels) to the rootstock may be weak. Also, age factor of between the scion and the rootstock joint, i.e. whether it is "green" wood or "brown" wood, is also very important.
It is a little bit too technical for me to explain it in full, but the diagram in this Wiki-link should help:
Vascular Cambium

If one notices, as we move further down the growing point of the plant, the composition of cells and tissue are somewhat different, although they may have similar function. But it is such differences in cells that become a key factor in whether a graft is successful or not, aside from other aspects such as mobility of plant fluids upwards into the graft, relative humidity, transpiration etc.

Think about it this way: Grafting a plant, is like performing a heart transplant. Now, although the human heart is more or less similar for everyone, there are other factors such as blood type, antibodies, etc. that could lead to the patient receiving the donated heart to reject it. Plants, though less "choosy", are similar in that way. If the cells and tissue are not compatible enough, the host plant will reject it.

Thanks for sharing ging

Kopitiam i mean like those selling economy rice(tho not really economy here, you know I know lah)
The reason i want to do consignment is because I dont want to stop my supplies to my customers, meaning I dont want other competitors have chance to jump my que when my customers run out of supplies, been there, like when i ask my regular if they want eggs, they say ahhhh bought already from other supplier.

Plus i can do consignment is because by doing high temperature dissinfection n vacuum packaging, my eggs last much longer, 180 days as the internet says, i dont know havent experiment yet, plus its cooked so its save them gas money and time, so i can supply large stock for my customers, so they wont run out of stocks before my next visit.

hey sifus, nice to meet you all.
I am happened to visit a plantation at NS few days ago, and I saw that plant. I learnt from the estate people that this is to attract bees / kumbang and some sort of this kind to do flowering at the area. They told me the name of this plant is anti-gonam. I googled, but it turned out nothing regarding to it. So, sifu, would it be possible you guys will know the proper name of that plant?

Any cheap agri land to buy in perak area? No land no agri . I am newbie, pls advice

Mr Farmer,

It's durian season in keningau now?
Btw, in your experience what is the favourite durian around?
Just curious

& that day I went to a estate in N9, it seems a little Cameron Highland feels to me.

Hello sifu over here.... do you own the plantation up at the hills?

Too bad, I wanna own it and grow some simple crops, youngster nowadays susah cari makan, hope to leave some land for next gen. But i guess need to wait for the right time to buy land then

definitely a great place....if this plantation was mine...it would be full of Musang Kings....