Sunday, April 28, 2019

Series on Avocado in Malaysia, Reed Avocado


Doing a series on Avocado. Starting with Reed, which we had sold out. Not to worry, we are expecting another batch May/June. Would recommend pre-booking 🤪







Reed Avocado is described as Reed Avocado, Hass's Rounder and Creamier Cousin.
First question normally being asked, how's the taste? It's rated as Excellent!
Bill Sidnam of the Los Angeles Times characterizes it as "an incredibly rich, buttery flavor.". The texture is buttery, and the flavor is bold, rich and nutty.
The Reed avocado is one of the larger known varieties of avocado. The round fruit can weigh up to 600 gm!. Its thick, green, slightly pebbled skin is easy to peel, and its flesh is a pale golden-yellow. It has a relatively large seed and seed cavity, but its robust size allows it to still carry a substantial amount of edible flesh. 
Second question, how tall is the tree?
Left to nature, it can grow to about 12 M. For Home growers, Reed can be prune down to 2.5 M and still be a good producer. Reed avocado trees are slender and upright.

What is the disadvantage? Reed ripe in Green so it's a bit difficult to tell when it's ripe 😁. Shelve life is short, about 5 days after plucking, but can be extended much longer by refrigerating. Reed store very well in refrigeration, even when cut. For better storage, leave the pit in.
One way to check ripeness is to lightly flick the piece of stem at the end of the fruit. If it falls out, the fruit is ripe. You can double check by pushing a toothpick into the cavity where the stem flicked out. If it goes in without much resistance, the fruit is ripe. Another way is to squeeze the fruit gently. An unripe fruit is hard, a ripe fruit has a little bit of 'give'.

Place your pre-order Now! Currently @ $180.00 Pre-Booking deposit of $50.00 only. ETA May/June. Kindly whatsApp me https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=60163261829&text=I%27m+interested+in+Avocado&fbclid=IwAR3Ip-0rNXNSyC38Xf2wP98u4IsKb_e79_bQPRkRVNNQTKjWPVg3EdfDXU8
*Note, Pictures are downloaded from the internet for illustration purpose only.
**Commercial planting inquiries are most welcome. Kindly schedule a meet up for discussion.
#Avocado #Hass #GEM #Pinkerton #Reed #Seedless #Russel #Cuban#Booth #CommercialAvocado #ExorticFruits #Soursop #Graviola #Brazil#Persimmon #Lychee #Macadamai #Ginger

Monday, April 22, 2019

We are now moving into the selling of Exortic fruit trees seedlings.
We have M
GEM RM400.00
PINKERTON RM180
REED RM180.00
HYBRID BUTTERY 130
034 RUSSELL 150.00
LuLa 150 to 350
Hass 150 to 650
CUBA JUMBO TBA
CUBA RED HEART TBA
 



Mastery grafted avocado plants for sale. Quick, put up your pre-order!
Non Avocado
Australia Commercial macadamia A38, 894, QN,
High grade TRSI coffee
Persimmon Japanese Red FUYU
Black Persimmon
Bullock Heart Persimmon
China Mopan Red Persimmon
Guangzhou Sweet Osmanthus Lychee
Self collect at Bandar Baru Bangi. ETA End April. Better pre-book now, extremely limited stock.
*Kindly note that photos of fruits are downloaded from the internet for illustration purpose only.
**Commercial planting inquiries are most welcome. Kindly schedule a meet up for discussion.
#Avocado #Hass #GEM #Pinkerton #Reed #Seedless #Russel #Cuban#Booth #CommercialAvocado #ExorticFruits #Soursop #Graviola #Brazil#Persimmon #Lychee #Macadamai #Ginger

Sustainable Swiftlet Farming

Sustainable Swiftlet Farming, by Benjamin Chai

Swiftlet Workshop Video

Check out the Swiftlet Farming workshop, organized by a friend in Papar, Sabah.

Malaysia is still new in this industry compare with Indonesia. This industry started in Malaysia back in the 1990’s where forest fire occurred at Indonesia which has created a golden opportunity for Malaysia. The incident has led millions of swiftlet migrating to Malaysia. Thus our journey started.

ALL businesses are built on blood, sweat and tears, at least in the figurative sense. But one industry thrives on another bodily fluid – saliva. Bird saliva, that is. And not just any bird. It has to be the swiftlet, whose nests of hardened spit have been a delicacy treasured by the Chinese for centuries.

Depending on the quality, marketplace and timing, a kilogramme of unprocessed edible bird nest can fetch a few thousand ringgit.

The processing, a tedious and labour-intensive affair, typically doubles the value of the nests. Quoting a senior Sabah government official, a news report early last month says bird nest is sold at RM4,000 to RM18,000 per kg.

The global market is said to be worth billions of ringgit. Thanks to its head start of 20 years or so in swiftlet farming on a commercial scale, Indonesia supplies 70% to 80% of the bird nests consumed worldwide, mainly in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Macau, Singapore and North America.