Crazy method growing Durian High Density Thailand 🇹🇭 

When trees grow slow and get yellow this means 2 things 1 when the pH of the soil is not in range or out of range this can happen check your soils pH it must be from 5.5 to 6.5 6 is perfect .if your trees are a little yellow with spots on the leaves then it's a fungus that's making them grow slow ,you must treat the soil with a fungicide .bad pH can cause a fungus out brake

@@TMDurianfarmer thank you so much. Yes my soil ph is around 4 so I wlll get a fungicide and see if my plants will grow better. 👍🙏🤞

@@terrylim you will need to adjust your pH When the pH of soil becomes acidic, it can have detrimental effects on plant health. To increase the pH of soil, a component that contains calcium and/or magnesium is used. The most common practice is to add a material that contains lime,.the fungicide does not adjust the pH it's only to kill the fungus

Thank you Joseph for your reply. However durian growing is still better than mango farming. I found out after three years it’s more labour intensive to grow mangoes than growing durians. Yes you are correct to state that more and more farang farmers are getting into durian farming. In my village and surrounding areas the lands are full of mango trees. I have 35 rai of mango trees( water lilly gold). The best ‘A’ grade recently pays only 25 baht per kilo. Out of 10,000 fruits, half was classified as ‘A’ grade. The yearly investment of chemicals,fertilisers and manpower is not producing profits for our mango harvests so the only alternative for me is to go into durians. FYI out of 150 durian plants we started last April/May, we only had 10 that did not survive. I am very fortunate to be able to invest into durians. The local farmers are just clearing their mango farms and reverting back to planting rubber trees or rice. Most local farmers cannot afford to invest in durian farming because of the time involved, ie trees will bear fruits from say year 5. I will gradually increase my durian trees as I am planting them in between the existing mango trees for shade. Once the durian trees are say two to three metres tall , we will cut the mango trees so eventually I hope to have the whole farm with say 600 mature durian trees. Anyway, three years ago my Australia farmer neighbour said to me that I should take it as a hobby farm, not make any money. I would like to prove him wrong once my 150 trees are mature enough to produce fruits. Okay time will tell but I will say that I enjoy farming in my senior years and driving my kubota tractor in the early hours and evenings.

Hey man that's awesome I'm so happy to hear you're inspired by my videos ,Follow your dreams brother it's the lifestyle also it's peaceful and fulfilling

Thank you ,you're right 👍 not to many westerns like myself growing durian😊 Are you growing durian ?

🙏You're the man brother, thank you .don't be a stranger see you in the comments

Thank you so much for your kind words My mother is from England ,born and raised in London. I lived there as a young boy until I was 4 ,I do miss my nans Yorkshire pudding

Thank you 🙏

Papua new guinea, I have always wanted to visit your country .👍

Welcome to the channel ,best of luck on the new farm 👍

Thank you

Wonderful!

Thanks Don

🙏welcome to the channel ,not at all they accommodate each other, we get higher yield per Rai with this method it's a form of high density farming ,we get some insurance out of it also if one dies we still have a tree there that will yield fruit .

Watched all your vids twice, not many other foreigner channels talking about growing a Durian farm. Keep up the great content.

@@NgGavin thank you.🙏

I would love to speak with you , your resume is impressive .I would love to discuss pesticides and fungicides .It's really a big problem here. Perhaps when you come you can visit.the land right next to my home is for sale .the soil is fertile Sandy loam ,we have a hot spring right down the road you would love it.you would be a great neighbor

@@TMDurianfarmer Terry. I’ll be in Bangkok Aug 19-29. If things go well I plan on coming back in December for a month. I have not watched all of your videos yet as I just found your channel yesterday. What area are you in? If time allows this trip, I had thought about a quick visit to Hua Hin and possibly Koh Lan. My plans are flexible though. Let me know approximately what area you are near to and I might be able to swing by this trip. If not, I’ll have plenty of time in December to do so. Thanks again, Phil

@@Phil-vy8mg look up on google lin thin hot springs I'm 1 klick from there ,if you can make time come by ,I'm about 3.17 hours from BK

@@TMDurianfarmer Found them. Looks like you are close to a national park. Sounds like a beautiful area. Saved it to my google maps. I will definitely be in touch.

@@Phil-vy8mg 🙏🇹🇭

Thank you

Hi Mark In my channel description I list my line ID for people to contact me . Take a look and contact me I'm more than happy to give you some pointers 👍

@@ThomasTsehongkonglawyer I would suggest planting 7m x 7m with this spacing you can plant 200 per hectare 👍

1 m is what we allow

Come on over it's great here the land next to me is for sale and others

I’m back over in October I will come down and have a good look around at the land for sale,with out guys like yourself I wouldn’t know a thing about starting a durian farm thanks for your time in making the videos

@@matt42135 I'm 1 klick from lin thin hot springs it's on google

What state are you located in ? Durian does not like weather under 15 c .if you're in a state that drops lower than this I would grow one in a very big tree pot with wheels and bring it inside a green house or something like this during the cold season .

I planted 2 m apart .the fertilizer you're using on the young trees is good.. Don't forget to prep your holes out before planting your new farm it makes a big difference.I have a vid on it and you should watch it it's game changer

Good Man .. thank you .. ill sure check out your "prep holes " video . Out of interest , how old were your tress in this video , thanks again @@TMDurianfarmer 👍

@@bulldogbrett747 I planted that farm on 06/15/2021

We space them at one meter

Tq sir

I lived in Crockett and attended John swett high school class of 89 . Had a great time in the 80s living in the bay 👍 The double trees are spaced 1 meter apart .

@@TMDurianfarmer o wow Terry, I didn’t know that you grew up in Crockett, nice town. Terry, do we need to do additional pruning of the branches when the double tree is only 1 m apart in addition of the usual pruning or they could make it on their own?

@@Brad_A normal pruning for the most part but in between the trees you will need to prune so branches aren't growing into each other

@@TMDurianfarmer Got it, thank you so much Terry, good luck on harvesting your durians

Higher yield per Rai

We buy all our grafted trees ,you can do it but it's a few years until you can plant them so we don't do,we focus on the end product ,my friend that I buy the trees from does all what your asking about he only focuses on that

6m x 7m

That is very good.👍🙏

I'm under 1000 m

Did you check your pH of the soil? It must be in the range of 5.5 to 6.5 , out of range the trees will grow slowly and turn yellow .

@@Muhammedazlam-rr3it as of today they are 3 years old

Sounds like a great place to plant durian! 👍 My line id is terrymynhier

If all goes well at 4 years old they can produce and some farmers keep as many as 10 fruit ,the average size durian is about 3 to 4 kilos .That's about 30 to 40 kilos that sales for 150B to 200B per kilo , if you use the lower amount 150B x 30 kilo = 4500B .each year the tree will produce more by the fourth year of production the durian tree can produce UpTo 100 fruit 300 kilo

One m

We have two years until our first harvest . Grafted durian saplings fruit at 4 years of age

It is expensive ,it is the number one cost

Jun or July is when I plant.this is the beginning of the monsoon season .

You must treat it with a fungicide ,when fungus sets in it's normally due to bade Soil pH .chech the soil pH it must be in the range of 5.5 to 6.5 if out of range the durian trees will grow slowly and turn yellow and if infected by fungus it will turn yellow and have dots on the leaves ,check the soil pH ,let me know the results and I'll give you solutions

Yes sir this problem is High in monthong musang king moderate in red prawn less impact on chanee I also have wild veraties some tolerate acidic pH some no our pH must be acidic I starting I add wood ash then agriculture lime then dolomite then humic acid which one is best for pH balance

Some say bone meal is good for acidic soil is it true

Sir in India durian has no economic value no budy like durian smell and taste but I rarely found durian in fruit market I eat it and become addicted so for my own consumption I planted durian heir I India I never see durian addicts but heir jack fruit mangosteen rambutan soursop lanset etc has economic value rubber is the main agriculture crop heir

Durian plants are very rare in nursery how ever I got seedlings and bud grafted plants from Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Philippines from three to four years of hard work Philippines plants all died but others some survived no I think it is impossible to get durian plants heir but I already got it

One m

It's less than 1000 feet, im a valley

@TMTRAVELS my farm is a little over 1000 feet. Do you think durian will still do ok?

@@farmerbob4799 your not to high up you can grow it .I have a few subscribers that grow in the islands including yourself once you plant them .Prep the holes before planting them.

Thanks flin

Hey Paul,I'm glad they are helpful ,

@@bestfarmdairygoats8375 I planted 1m between the two

Okay you're in rayong . I just installed our 5 th well .we farm 30 Rai of durian and water supply is critical . Our farm is located in kanchanaburi .

Glad you enjoyed it

Monthong and MK will be top sellers .china buys most of all exports

Hi Don ,with grafted trees we can see fruit in 4 years .I have two more years to go at both my farms .6 years and above is when the big yields kick in

@@TMDurianfarmer Thanks...all the best to you 🙏🙏🙏

I planted them 7x7 .

@@TMDurianfarmer thank you for your response sir I am from Philippines want to plant Musang King soon.

@@roosterworldbreeders they need lots of water more than other species . Happy planting👍

Thank you ,yes it's hard to grow Durian I also have had some die

I have 700 trees on my farm now ,based on what other local farmers are yielding I should get about 20 to 60 tons per year once they are over 5 years old it really is determined by the weather and of course taking good care of the farm .I'll get about 2 to 6 tons per Rai My friend has 700 trees ,his first harvest at 5 years he got 30 ton ,really good weather that year

It's a form of high density farming that's being more widely practiced to get more yield per square m .Durian trees are jungle trees that grow well with some shade ,they accommodate each other and being they are close together it makes fertilizing easier .

This time of the year we get a lot of these bugs .we spray once a week for pests ,if not addressed yes it can be an issue

Next to this place ( lin thin hot spring) can be found on google , if you want to visit I can send you directions

I used a 2m cement post lined with 9 rows of barbwire .we had the same issue

Also you started 6x7 and the new one is 7x7. Why did you make that change? Just for more room to drive or something to do with the trees? Just curious. Did you consider 3 trees in a triangle? Would love you thoughts on that as well.

@@AmericanThaiChad I wanted a little extra room to maneuver ,I'm also going to put in on a row of two groups of 3 trees.You must have Esp 😃🙏

Even if a lot of fruit sets you will need to reduce the amount no more than 4 to 6 depending on the size.the average size is about 4 kilo per fruit as big as 8 kilo

@@TMDurianfarmer Thank you. I guessed about 5 per tree but was surprised that the average size would be 4 kilo. 600 of our trees will be 4 years old in 2 years- do you think I would be too optimistic to expect at least 50% of them to bear fruit? With those sort of figures we could show a return of about 1,000,000 baht.

@@chrisburton9088 it really comes down to the weather .I have a few friends that have done really well there 4 years and others that did bad , my trees are also 2 years old, this jun 18th is there 2 year old birthday ⭐ I'm praying 🙏 for both of us to have a good harvest our 4th year ,your numbers look right weather dependent

Thank you ,That's their house to protect them at night ,they come out during the day and they have the farm to Roam

@@TMDurianfarmer oh I see. Thank you for explain it. What are the predators in that area?

@@anna_m59 Dogs are a problem ,owners don't spade them or take care of them they roam around during the day and are really bad at night .we have big snakes also

@@TMDurianfarmer I see.. I forgot about snakes. I am still in California and we have really big problem with. Coyotes.. they attack humans dogs and all livestock as possible. Thanks again for explaining. Wishing you the best to your farming.

@@anna_m59 Thank you🙏🇹🇭