Pepper plantation in Kep
I thought Kampot pepper was grown in Sihanoukville?
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Pepper spray ricebubbles for making a stupid comment on a brilliant thread. You fat fucktard. Hows Warratah?ricecakes wrote:What about ducks ? Don't they make good weeders or would they chew the pepper as well ?
You could let a gaggle wander around , fatten 'em up on weeds and then one by one bash them over the head with a shovel till their brains spill , rip their guts out and flay their skin off and have some delicious duck a la pepper.
Yum Yum !
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Outstanding. What a beautiful setting, too.
I wonder if you'd get some rainy season run-off from that verdant hill? A little tromping around up there and you may find a spot to install a simple wooden or metal sluiceway to capture rainfall flow, which could lead to a holding tank. Also maybe a rainwater capture system on the roof, which would lead to ground-level tanks. Anything to help, I'm saying.
All the best in your admirable project.
I wonder if you'd get some rainy season run-off from that verdant hill? A little tromping around up there and you may find a spot to install a simple wooden or metal sluiceway to capture rainfall flow, which could lead to a holding tank. Also maybe a rainwater capture system on the roof, which would lead to ground-level tanks. Anything to help, I'm saying.
All the best in your admirable project.
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It's Rotenone. It's natural and organic, not like those nasty chemicals. However it's highly toxic to insects and fish, and causes Parkinson's- like symptoms in rats.Visser wrote:
I was at La Plantage pepper farm last week and they told me they used that insect killer made from a South American root. (Cant remember the name) Do you use that instead?
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The fundation is solid enough for 2 more floors. In 2018/19 we are going to add one more floor as a private appartment.LexusSchmexus wrote:Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. I see those stairs quite often in the countryside, but they're obviously not common in the city. What are your plans for the rooftop?
Thanks for all the comments.
I have never seen this on the plantations I have been to. But I'm going to discuss this with our man in Phnom Penh.Don-Pierre de Plume wrote:Why not use mulch or woodchips? Really helps with preventing weeds and soil moisture loss. The illegal loggers would surely be happy to drop off a few truckloads from the forest?
Great project
Our partner has lots of ducks, chickens and turkeys at the farm already. I can't say I've seen any of them putting in much effort to keep the rows free of weeds. But they get bashed over the head eventually.ricecakes wrote:What about ducks ? Don't they make good weeders or would they chew the pepper as well ?
You could let a gaggle wander around , fatten 'em up on weeds and then one by one bash them over the head with a shovel till their brains spill , rip their guts out and flay their skin off and have some delicious duck a la pepper.
Yum Yum !
Thank you. We use some kind of natural insect killer, but I don't know the name. It might be Rotenone as LL suggests. In retrospect, we should have used some kind of foil in the pond to prevent leakage.Visser wrote:I was at La Plantage pepper farm last week and they told me they used that insdct killer made from a South American root. (Cant remember thd name) Do you use that instead?
About the pond, greenhouse farmers in Holland just lind the pond with black foil that will easy last over a decade even exposed to UV. Not sure if you can get it in Cambodia but might be something to look into.
Great looking project btw.
Thanks. The water sure is a big issue at a plantation like this. There is a concrete pipe from a small stream at the bottom of the hill to the pond. We have one well with good capasity (potable water) that saved us through last year. This year we are drilling one more well.PenhMan wrote:Outstanding. What a beautiful setting, too.
I wonder if you'd get some rainy season run-off from that verdant hill? A little tromping around up there and you may find a spot to install a simple wooden or metal sluiceway to capture rainfall flow, which could lead to a holding tank. Also maybe a rainwater capture system on the roof, which would lead to ground-level tanks. Anything to help, I'm saying.
All the best in your admirable project.
Don-Pierre de Plume wrote:
Why not use mulch or woodchips? Really helps with preventing weeds and soil moisture loss. The illegal loggers would surely be happy to drop off a few truckloads from the forest?
Great project
You could also look at using old newspapers/paper of any type and/or cardboard for the same effect.I have never seen this on the plantations I have been to. But I'm going to discuss this with our man in Phnom Penh.
Could approach newspaper printers to buy the wasted rolls of paper (end rolls).
I believe that vinegar is a decent liquid weed control .
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DW TV (Germany) carried a news item just now on the popularity of Kampot pepper in Europe. I think I also heard a mention of Kep (wasn't paying attention during the first half).
Very interesting, and it fetches very high prices (few hundred euros/kg).
Might like to pay a visit to your plantation, will be there again in March.
Very interesting, and it fetches very high prices (few hundred euros/kg).
Might like to pay a visit to your plantation, will be there again in March.
Are you sure about those prices?Don-Pierre de Plume wrote:Very interesting, and it fetches very high prices (few hundred euros/kg).
With these prices it pays to fly to Cambodia eah month for a holiday
- Checked luggage: 25KG
- Hand luggage: 7KG although they never check so lets say 10KG
- Flyer pants + smock should hold another 10KG easy.
Thats over 4K in profit each trip, even if you do it legaly and pay VAT
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That's what the newsreader said. English version news. Euroboy's business makes senseVisser wrote:Are you sure about those prices?Don-Pierre de Plume wrote:Very interesting, and it fetches very high prices (few hundred euros/kg).
With these prices it pays to fly to Cambodia eah month for a holiday
- Checked luggage: 25KG
- Hand luggage: 7KG although they never check so lets say 10KG
- Flyer pants + smock should hold another 10KG easy.
Thats over 4K in profit each trip, even if you do it legaly and pay VAT
To profit from this you need outlets at home. Won't work for Australia, we are not allowed to bring in plant or animal products through airport customs.
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What's the wholesale price here in KOW?Visser wrote:
Thats over 4K in profit each trip, even if you do it legaly and pay VAT
It fetches 20 dollars per 113 gram on Amazon.com.
OP, is that your brand?
I believe you need to jump through a lot of hoops to get your stuff into Amazon Fulfillment in the foodstuffs niche, but it definitely is doable. And then one does not even store it oneself AFAIK. Just put it in an Amazon warehouse and cash out regularly.
No, this is not our brand. We sell 1 glass (35 g) for 10 Euro in our web shop, and 3 glass (red, white and black) for 25 Euro.prettyvacant wrote:What's the wholesale price here in KOW?Visser wrote:
Thats over 4K in profit each trip, even if you do it legaly and pay VAT
It fetches 20 dollars per 113 gram on Amazon.com.
OP, is that your brand?
I believe you need to jump through a lot of hoops to get your stuff into Amazon Fulfillment in the foodstuffs niche, but it definitely is doable. And then one does not even store it oneself AFAIK. Just put it in an Amazon warehouse and cash out regularly.
The prices Don-Pierre de Plume refer to are real enough for Europe.
The official price in Cambodia (set by the KPPA) was $ 15/kg for black Kampot Pepper in 2015. I think it was $ 17 last year, but I'm not sure.
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such nice soil for pepper. it's great seeing that deep of an excavation and still having that laterite red dirt.
are the people at KPPA still saying that all watering must be done from ponds? i have heard this from them before...
similar logic to only growing on wooden posts vs. brick towers. that was the way it was grown prior to modern pumps.... collected rain water.
they where saying a few years back that it was o.k. to pump up the water, but that it had to "rest" in open ponds before the approved it for watering.
is that still the case? both with wood vs brick and pumped water vs rain water?
and also.... a really nice farm.
good job.
are the people at KPPA still saying that all watering must be done from ponds? i have heard this from them before...
similar logic to only growing on wooden posts vs. brick towers. that was the way it was grown prior to modern pumps.... collected rain water.
they where saying a few years back that it was o.k. to pump up the water, but that it had to "rest" in open ponds before the approved it for watering.
is that still the case? both with wood vs brick and pumped water vs rain water?
and also.... a really nice farm.
good job.
Have you been paying the appropriate taxes? Have you accounting for the pepper properly in accordance with the requirements as set forth for biological assets? Is you farm properly registered with the relevant ministries and tax department I would assume?
Best of luck, it looks as if it has progressed nicely based on the photos!
Best of luck, it looks as if it has progressed nicely based on the photos!
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