Planting trees in the farm of my niece
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 11, 2020 5:55pm CST
Since I have no place for planting so I requested my niece if her farm can accommodate some of my saplings. In the picture is the 1-year old cashew sapling. If taken care of properly it can bear fruits in 2 or 3 years from now.
I also planted 2 custard apple and mulberry.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
12 Aug 20
That's great. I hope it'll bear fruits as expected
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@rebelann (111416)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Aug 20
I was thinking of doing that in December after it starts to cool down @Alexandoy Thanks for the tip.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
I wonder why your mulberry stopped fruiting. Try to prune it by cutting off the old branches. It is easy to grow new branches.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@rebelann okay, maybe the heat is getting to its nerves, waheehee.
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@Letranknight2015 (51554)
• Philippines
12 Aug 20
Im sure she has the amount of fertlizer for this cashew of yours.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
The soil there is very fertile because it was previously a ranch of horses.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
If it grows healthy the fruiting will be good.
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@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy yes I agree on that, what type of plants are those? Fruit plant or just wood plants
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@SHOHANA there were 6 pots - 1 cashew tree, 2 custard apple, 2 mulberry and 1 medicinal plant.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
It is tiring to plant but it is worth the joy.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
That is right, let's go green.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
12 Aug 20
You are really fond of planting trees !! Is your Niece's farm close to your place. And the weather looks cloudy when you planted these.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Yes the rainwater is the best for plants as well as Trees.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
An hour after planting it rained so more likely the plants were jubilant. The farm is more than 2 hour s drive without traffic.
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@Hannihar (129674)
• Israel
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
That is great that now you have a place to plant things you want.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
But the kind of plants are limited to the taste of my niece. She doesn't want banana and some other plants that is against her superstitions.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@Hannihar she would only allow the plant that she wants.
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@Hannihar (129674)
• Israel
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
That is too bad. Can you grow the ones that she does not want to grow there at home?
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@amitkokiladitya (171935)
• Agra, India
12 Aug 20
That is good of her to allow you
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya what I mean is they accepted the trees in particular. My niece is choosy with plants.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Yes, I am glad she allowed to let me plant the fruit trees.
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@amitkokiladitya (171935)
• Agra, India
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy anyone would welcome such an experienced man
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
12 Aug 20
you have your mini-orchard going now! that is really cool (and nice of your niece)!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Yeah, I was glad she agreed to my offer.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy sounds like in 2-3 years it is a win win for everybody!
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@nawala123 (20860)
• Indonesia
12 Aug 20
we call it "srikaya for the mustard apple. so many in here
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@nawala123 so it is just the regular size.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Are the srikaya there big or just the size of an apple?
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@nawala123 (20860)
• Indonesia
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy as big as aple.but some is bigger
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
12 Aug 20
Oh well despite that you have to wait a little to finally get fruits I say it's worth the wait!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
For me it is worth the wait because I am used to planting fruit trees.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@jvicentevalera as a gardener I got used to waiting and waiting.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy that's great my friend Alex, I am not that good with patience lol!
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
12 Aug 20
And.. when the harvest time is coming... wow.. you will be fruit boss
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Those fruit trees are not mine anymore because I planted it there so it is theirs already.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Aug 20
@HannahKusKus no worries with the fruit. We have our own trees at home anyway.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
14 Aug 20
@Alexandoy oh.. yes.. i see. But you will get the fruit i think
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@Miracle_Maya (2244)
• India
12 Aug 20
That's nice.. I think she would have been happy to have them planted at her farm. Those were some good selection of plants to be gifted for a big farm like hers.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Yes, those plants are hers already. I just hope that they will take care of them. I had brought twice before but not one plant survived. They may have been neglected.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
@Miracle_Maya gardening is my passion since I was in grade school. It is just unfortunate that I couldn't buy a big land for my dream garden.
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@Miracle_Maya (2244)
• India
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Yes, I hope so too. Not everyone knows how to care exactly for different types of plants. Each one is unique and from your posts I can say that your knowledge in this is quite rich.
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@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
13 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I am sure if those plant could talk they will thank you profusely for giving them the chance to enjoy the rest of their lives in a nice place.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
@rsa101 for sure they are enjoying the place because of the fertile land from the waste of horses.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
That is my only choice for the saplings will die sooner or later from the cramped plastic pot. The custard apple had flowers already which means it is nearing 2 years in that plastic pot.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
14 Aug 20
Wow, she has a big sized farm. I would love to plant in there if I have that size as well.
It feels nice to plant veggies or anything to eat specially this times of pandemic.
I wonder what custard apple and mulberry taste like. I haven't tried it yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Aug 20
Custard apple is Atis and the mulberry is the wild berry that we call blueberry.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Aug 20
That's a nice memory and experience
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@Deepizzaguy (95351)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Aug 20
Nice looking saplings in your niece's farm.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
That sapling was more than 1 year with me and I thought it would perish in the plastic pot. Good thing that I was able to transplant it on the ground.
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@Deepizzaguy (95351)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy That is some good news to share on this site.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
13 Aug 20
2 to 3 years of waiting is not much... I like the seed of cashew more than it's fruit...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
The cashew tree bears plenty of fruits that I can gather a jar of nuts.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
@simplfred wow, nice to know that you have cashew trees. I could have planted more if there is space in our home.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
13 Aug 20
@Alexandoy We used to have a lot of cashew trees here sadly now we can only count a few... We even used to play with the seeds like a gamble and the winner will get the seeds of cashew of the loser...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
The farm has coconut, banana, cassava and some other fruits in the half of the land while the other half is developed like a park.
