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Buriram Province - General Category => Farming in Isaan => Topic started by: 7 on September 21, 2009, 08:00:53 PM

Title: rice crops
Post by: 7 on September 21, 2009, 08:00:53 PM

Is it possible that if you have enough water and you fertilize the soil to do 3 rice crops a year ? Like they do in South-Thailand?

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: isanbirder on September 22, 2009, 06:45:26 AM

In theory, yes.  Give me another year and I'll tell you if it works.

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: 7 on September 22, 2009, 12:57:13 PM

ok will follow you this year, we also gonna try 3 crops this year

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: lahansai on October 05, 2009, 06:40:53 PM

the main problem you'll come across is the fertilization's cost.let us know. we all want to know if you did make any profit out of it. the thai won't do it and rather sit and wait.  happy1

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: isanbirder on March 22, 2010, 12:21:28 PM

Three crops is out.  Two is possible.  The second crop this year was negligible because of a shortage of water, even though we had a well by each rice-field;  one ran dry!  The other field produced a small crop, not enough to make it worth while.  Most local farmers who tried for a second crop got none at all.

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: boloa on March 22, 2010, 01:19:21 PM

I am not a rice farmer but did have a big garden and an allotment back in the UK.Wouldn't you be better growing a pea or bean crop as a second crop or one that puts nitrogen back into the soil confused1

Title: Re: rice crops
Post by: isanbirder on March 22, 2010, 06:49:31 PM

One local farmer tried corn, but didn't get much of a crop.  I'm not a farmer either;  my partner is the farmer, not me.  In the current drought, I don't think you would get much out of any crop.