Farming & Technology. Yes, We Are On GoogleMap 2015.

Technology & Farming.

We are on GoogleMap 2015. Yes, we are ecstatic about this. We initially purchase a drone, thinking of doing our own mapping. As my partner were training to operate our drone, we realized that we are already on googlemap.

Our Drone, with a camera for still pic & movie.

Guess we shall keep our drone for other uses, like providing more up to date pictures, inspection of difficult to access area....& etc.

What are we doing with Googlemap? This does ease our planning. Like for this instant, am on vacation to celebrate Chinese New Year, I can still plan & evaluate our progress. Isn't this amazing?

Direction of land, hence sunlight (sloppy land gets uneven sunlight). Access roads & connectivity. Direction to the nearest town (mobile signal).

A small section in Parcel 1 that had not been planted.

A small section in Parcel 1, I knew about this place, but didn't take any action on this as it's just a small patch, maybe I can just fit in 2 to 3 trees. I shall have this planted as soon as I get back.


Solar Energy
This is a favorite subject for my partner. W have maybe 3 small panels at the moment as we are in a off grid area. We figure it may take 3 to 5 more years before we can have electric from the grid. Most technology need power. At this moment we can power up small devices, charge mobile phones ...& etc. We are using solar rechargeable touch lights. We are all for Affordable Green Energy.

Image taken from the internet.

Another technology we are looking at is the Insect Killer. Am going to explore to deploy solar powered insect zapper / drowner. If this works, it may help reduce the level of pesticide required.

Internet
Internet had provided me with lots of information as well as inspiration. It has boosted my farming effort as well as self improvements. Allowing me to connect with people who shares the same passion, all around the globe. Many thanks to Avocado Lovers Malaysia in Facebook, that had given me a great moral boost in my quest on Avocado. Appreciation to my overseas friend that inspired me leading to a major improvements to my grafting. Thank you.
Am using these connectivity to learn more about marketing, product branding, product processing & etc.

We are always on the look out for low cost & useful technology for our farm.

Avocado, Field Grafting Part 3

Previously from  Field Grafting Part 2

Field grafting is different game all together, everything is just not within reach. At times even the ground you are standing on is uneven / slippery. I have learned to do grafting on smaller plants on a sitting position, which is more comfortable and safe.

Avocado Tree 2 had taken off.

Avocado Tree 3 still rejecting

Tree 1 & 2 had taken off, tree 3 & 4 are still rejecting. Had tried to do some 'add on' but not successful.

Add on to Avocado tree 3, didn't seems to be doing well.

 

Tree 1, now plenty leafs.

Moving on to other tree. Am now trying out inverted T grafts. I read that it is suppose to have better chances that the T graft.

The latest field grafting Avocado, before.

Avocado field grafted.

 

Avocado inverted T graft.

I also did some "approach graft" on the Hass Avocado to our local Borneo Avocado roots, as I find that the Hass may not take on to our humidity that well especially during the raining season.

Hass Avocado, approach graft to local Borneo root.

 

Hass Avocado seedling left, Borneo Avocado seedling right.

Have to do some more research on Hass, how does it takes on to our Malaysian climate. Hass being the most commercially recognized variety, if we can produce it locally in sufficient amount, we can then have more people enjoying the health benefits of Avocado at a lower cost.