Cool, i go there few times a week. I have started building my cabins as well as a small veggie garden. Also rear some chickens.

My number is 016 661 3178. You may whatsapp me.

Ok, it has been about 2 months since i have taken over the land. So far so good. Made my first income from durian for raya weekend. Total made about 1000. Not too bad.

My orchard is mostly d24 & kampung. There are 10 musang king, but only 1 beared fruit. Based on wholesale price of 6-6.50/kg for d24, and 1.80 for kampung, one can't really make much money selling wholesale. Especially if you are doing organic. Most of your fruits won't look good and it fetches the same price as non organic.

Solution? Sell direct. Tried it first time last night, sold for rm9/kg direct, which is 30% higher. Will have to jack up higher price later. I will also do durian buffet for those who wanna visit & eat at my orchard. What price should I charge? Buffet of organic durian but without musang king, is rm50 fair price?

Some of my kampung durian are really good and special with thick flesh. They are all really old & big trees.

I really think investing in durian would work. Planting more musang king is a must as its price is triple of d24.

For anyone who are interested in organic durian feast, please book with me via pm. You may camp there as well, you can see many fireflies at night.

Due to very good price of durian this season, land prices have soared. It is now 200k/acre to begin with. For anything that is roadside where a BMW can drive to, it is around 300k/acre.

Demand for durian was quite steady & not enough. I believe it is very doable judging from my 3 months experience as a durian orchard owner.

Yup, as long as you are willing to pay.

What do you intend to do with the land? Check whether the river rises when it rains. My river could rise 5' up during a heavy rain!

I have finally finished with the cabin & honeycomb pods building, and the orchard is now open for overnight stay. Come check out my orchard for a getaway recharge. Visit my facebook page for more information: fb.com/boutelorchard

Pod starts from RM99/night, sleeps 2-3 adults.
Cabin starts from RM199/night, sleeps 2+2 adults.



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I would suggest to buy existing orchard land. Don't try to plant yourself, as it is time consuming and you will not have income for at least 5 years.

Many of my trees died this year due to drought and inexperience. It is not easy, it is also not tough, just need to be committed.

If you can come further north, you will have more options. It takes time and commitment to find your land. It took me almost 10 years to finally find one and made the decision to buy. Land is also getting more expensive these days.

Talked to several farmers, mainly durian farmers, all agreed that durian farmers are the easiest compared to others. You only need to pick the fruits up, no need to climb to harvest, when to harvest... I still don't know when to harvest Nangka, bananas, etc.... LOL

Doing ok, not great, short of capital to continue building. Interested to take over mine? WhatsApp me 0166613178

Adding few latest pictures. I have added a treehouse in 2017.


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