welcome to the thread kelvintan_mobile.

just started re-planting after finding out that my soil too acidic until the plant is cacat
so remedy it with Organic Fertiliser.

now planting some herbs from my house and see how it will be.

my present full time job is not important.

will be going to my farm later in the afternoon.

will update with some pictures for your viewing and some pic of the tanks and herbs that i am growing...

hi,

updates as promised.

rearing some :-

a) Soon Hock - started 18/8/07
b) Tilapia - started 13/9/07
c) Jelawat - started 13/9/07
d) Patin - started 13/9/07

let's see how things go from here.



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This post has been edited by ParaOpticaL: Sep 18 2007, 06:21 PM

havent found buyers yet. still early. maybe in 3 mths time will start looking...


harnessing the energy he meant was relative. he meant using gravity and nature to get water to the tanks so save on utility.

actually its a good idea. but my pumps and filters are there for different reasons and the tanks do have a pipe.

which picture are you referring to ?

yeah actually not worried about the market yet. more worried about the well being of the fish as i had only started for 1 month. will update when available.

actually there is a outlet to create whirlwind in the tank so its like going round and round.

for the picture the pump was not on 100% capacity thus you still find the water is bit murky but now its better. i just came back from place and the water is quite clear though obviously not crystal clear.

hehe

This Patin died because it was CARNIVORED. sigh...add more feed to them.

welcome to the forum...

is your farm along the main road of Semenyih ?
opposite a drug rehab centre ?

actually a lot of people are interested in the Agriculture n Aquaculture sector. but not much exposure and the info is NOT readily available. we have to go by trial and error.

hope the govt can change this so info can be readily available

Engineer a red hot success growing chillies

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sat...82744/index.pda

He is now raking in the ringgit producing chillies for a giant food manufacturing corporation.

Asked what made him quit his factory job in Bangi, Selangor, to return to Kelantan to take up farming, Alamin said it was in his blood. His father was a tobacco farmer, and being an only child Alamin said he had always planned to return home to take over the running of the farm.

His father's death in 2004 hastened that decision. The 24-year-old graduate of Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University returned to Kampung Gong Pasir with wife Siti Nur Atikah Mejam, 24, and their four-year-old son in tow, to look after his mother and work the 0.6-ha farm.

Last year, Alamin decided to switch from tobacco to red chillies. The decision paid off handsomely. His 3,000 plants yielded 10 tonnes of red chillies. This year he hopes to raise his harvest to 15 tonnes by adding 2,000 plants.

"Growing tobacco is costly and needs a lot of attention. Chillies are easy to take care of with the fertigation system," he said.

Plants are grown in polybags with tubes attached to them to feed water and nutrients from a central feeder station, he explained.

Alamin looks after the farm alone and hires workers to help with the harvest.

The chillies are sold to the Bukit Awang Farmers Organisation here at RM2.40 per kilogramme. The farmers organisation is contracted to supply the chillies to Nestle Malaysia for the production of chilli sauce.

Besides growing chillies, Alamin is also doing his own research on various types of chillies and finding ways to improve them. His mechanical skills are also being put to good use. Alamin is working on a mini sprinkler system to spray pesticides.

Alamin said his farming experience has been enriching and rewarding.

"I have no regrets. I am earning about what I used to make. But I am the master here and I get to spend more time with my family. I'm happy," he smiled.

He says he is looking forward to helping to mould future generations of farmers when Bukit Awang's mentor programme gets off the ground.

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the power of the fertigation system.

haha...tell me about it.
too bad i cant read chinese.
frankly speaking we dont have a good resource website for malaysian agriculture.

one look at the website already i am impressed by it...hope MY Agri Dept can learn something from them...

*scouting out the website now*

Hi,

Another round of updates as per 10/10/07


My Red Tilapia + Jelawat (aka Sultan Fish) + Patin


My Red Tilapia + Jelawat (aka Sultan Fish) + Patin 2


My Red Tilapia + Pak So Kung (aka Baung)

hi,

i think this info can get from the state pertanian office. which state are you in ?

Hi people,

another update from me... 24/10/2007

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These buggers have really grown in size


This is what is fed to them 2-3 times a day


Feeding Frenzy - which is a good thing


Feeding Frenzy 2- which is a good thing

actually when i see those guys on a feeding frenzy i get really excited. its so good to see them healthy...

brother...

sorry havent gotten the time to call Rocky .. maybe in a week or 2 cause have been travelling recently...

hi amir,

welcome to the thread.

what is a PTD Officer ? please enlighten us. thanks

about posting pictures you can go to sites like ImageShack to open an account and upload your picture there. Then get a link and paste it here so people can access it. thanks

sorry i am using PhotoBucket. not too sure about Image Shack. try it and tinker about it.

PTD of which department ?

about your agarwood business definitely the figures looks inviting but have you surveyed enough about it and its market. sometimes the report or news can say alot of wonderful wonderful things but it aint to be. i hope you can do more research.

for the plants or livestocks, suggest you go for cash crops like 4-6 mths crops that would be faster. actually agriculture need lots of work. so you cant be lazy and take the easy way out...

This post has been edited by ParaOpticaL: Oct 31 2007, 12:13 PM

do keep us updated on which dept you would be heading might be of help later.

continue your research on agarwood and enlighten us.

if you are not full time then you need to hire someone to tend to your cash crop if not then no point in planting anything. sure need maintenance one.

i am doing fish farming in fibre glass tanks. its well documented in the thread. just take your time to go through it. training wise just go for course either by private or govt organised then would be ok.