Tuesday, 17 July 2018

A Visit To A Vegetable Farm On The Outskirts Of Gopeng.

My friend remembered that I like gardening, and so she arranged a visit to a vegetable garden. Arrangement was made to visit after lunch. The timing was just right. After having cendol ice dessert, we hopped into the car and drove to the farm.
We passed by these buffaloes on our way to the farm.
Come on in! Let's go on a farm tour!
We were each given a big straw hats to shield us from the hot sun.
It is a big farm. 
A big calamansi plant with fruits.
They have just started a new nursery.
Coconut husk blocks used for seeds germination.
The blocks are soaked in water and drained.
The trays are then filled with the coconuts husk for seeds germination.
Each tray is then placed on this machine.
These tiny seeds are then placed on this steel tray.
The steel tray has tiny holes equally spaced out. Each seed then goes through the hole and dropped into the tray below that was filled with coconut husk.
We were taken around to see the farm.
The purple brinjals or eggplants are bearing fruit.
Rows and rows of purple brinjal plants.
If not for the midday sun, we would have linger longer.
Next, we came upon these cucumber vines.
It is a joy to look at all these healthy plants.
We were told that these vines are beginning to bear fruits.
This lady parted the leaves to reveal a cucumber hiding behind the leaves.
Besides vegetables, they have started a roses nursery.
Thank you, friends for accompany me on this farm tour.
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The following pictures are for joining Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.
Antique ceramic vase at the Gaharu Tea Valley.
Same vase, taken at a different angle.
A beautiful gold tea pot.
Looks like gold but don't know if it is real gold.


These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure.
It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it -
and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold;
so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials,
it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of his return.
(1 Peter 1:7, The Living Bible-TLB)

59 comments:

  1. What fun! And I learned some things, too. Those buffaloes were just walking down the street, unattended?

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    1. Thank you, Ginny! The buffaloes attendant was no where to be seen.

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  2. How fun! Those brinjal plants look really great.

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    1. Thank you, Angie! I am now thinking of getting some brinjal seeds to grow.

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  3. Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for sharing your farm tour experience. I also enjoyed it:) It's inspiring and I am very impressed with Malaysia's technology and skill when in comes to growing food for the nation:)

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    1. Thank you, Annie! I am also inspired to grow my own veggie after visiting this farm.

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  4. What a great tour, I really did enjoy the farm.

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  5. Wow what an interesting post, thanks so much for sharing. Keep well Diane

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  6. ...this is quite the farm, very modern! My grandmother had a similar vase on her piano that was filled with rose peddles. Thanks Nancy for your visit, wishing you a wonderful week. 😀

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  7. WOW! It was nice to have a tour along with you for the vegetable farm. Happy to know the step by step process for seed planting:)

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  8. Wow..the pictures looks so good here!!

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    1. I suppose it was too hot for us to enjoy the farm.

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  9. I would be very happy touring the farm too. From the photos I can see that it was a very hot day.

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    1. Thank you, Phong Hong! It was about 2.30 pm and it was very, very hot!

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  10. Fascinating post .... the farm looks massive .... at least to my european eyes! Thanks for sharing this. Happy Tuesday!

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    1. Thank you, dear! You are right, the farm is massive!

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  11. Great looking farm. It's huge. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. What an interesting visit!

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  13. Lovely and thoughtthe friends to organise this farm tour. Such a big farm. You must be excited looking at all the plants and vegetables.

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    1. We would have stayed longer if it was not so hot!

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  14. Bonito paseo. Los tesoros me encantan. Besitos.

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  15. I would love to visit a farm like that. It's massive. Couldn't take my eyes off the brinjal and cucumber plants.

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    1. Thank you, dear! I have been thinking of getting some purple brinjals seeds to grow in my garden. Currently, I am waiting for my cucumber plants to bear fruits.

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  16. So nice to see all the plants and fruits, did you buy any seeds from the farm?

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    1. It never cross my mind to ask about the seeds!

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  17. Love the teapot. My husband has a soft spot for water buffalo, i've no idea why.

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    1. Thank you, Jackie! All along the way to the farm, we saw many buffaloes and the roads are covered with their big droppings!

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  18. Oh very interesting farm everything looks so green and pretty. This looks like a nice for visit. Thanks for share with us
    xx

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    1. Thank you, Sakuranko! It was an interesting visit to the farm!

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  19. Hello, thanks for the information. Have a nice day

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    1. You are most welcome, dear! Have a nice day too!

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  20. I want the vase and the tea pot. Wow, they are both beautiful.

    Have a fabulous day, Nancy. ♥

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    1. Thank you, Sandee! I think so too! Have a great day!

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  21. The buffalo is quite different to my eyes.

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  22. Sounds really interesting) Thanks a lot for sharing!

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  23. Interesante, visita sobre el cultivo de vegetales. El Buen cuidado con que se cultiva, hace que al mconsumidor le llegue un buen producto.

    Besos

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  24. super interessante!
    Adorei conhecer.
    janicce.

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  25. Vases and pots can be lovely, nothing beats living plants bearing fruit. Thanks for the peek into the farm!

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  26. Oh wow it was so neat to see how they do the seedlings with the husks, that looks like a huge farm and the plants look great and very healthy, such a fun day out with your friend!

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    1. Thank you, Connie! It was a fun day indeed!

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  27. Fascinating! These plants seem quite exotic to me - some I've never even heard of.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-bit-of-avian-whimsey.html

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  28. There is really a lot of effort and hard work in farming. I respect the farmers a lot.

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    1. Without them, we will not be able to enjoy the fresh vegetables and fruits.

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