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  • Organic Watermelon At Fine

    Officers from FAMA say we are the only organic watermelon producer in the country.  They should know, since they visit almost all farms in Malaysia in efforts to upgrade farming methods to meet international marketing requirements. We sell our watermelon at only one shop, Fine Organic Ga... Read more ...

    Published on 03/11/2011 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Watermelon on Raised Beds

    People don't grow watermelons on raised beds. That's what they told us. Right, and that's why, we supposed, conventionally grown local watermelon have such a bad reputation for pesticides and fungicides! It's logical, our climate is humid and wet, not really ideal for watermelon.  ... Read more ...

    Published on 04/30/2010 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Permaculture is Bananas

    Banana plants (it's a giant herb) can make their own food, retain water, and in our farm continuously produce 20 to 40 kg bunches without significant input. Banana plants at our farm.  Producing fruits year after year in the same spot without replanting.     ... Read more ...

    Published on 04/26/2010 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Raised Beds - It is Cost Effective!

    Raised beds incorporating design to maximise planting areas and reducing energy input was developed by the Permaculture movement.  At DQ, we have added a small innovation, i.e. to make it expandable . The expandable raised beds are now producing their third harvest: This is ba... Read more ...

    Published on 12/10/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Expanding Keyhole Raised Beds - Harvest Time

    The Bayam Pasir (wild amaranth), a personal favourite is ready for harvest.  And to be frank, I did not even visit the bed once since we sowed the seeds three weeks ago.  Nobody did any weeding, the farm hand just turn on the sprinkler occasionally when the compost was dry to... Read more ...

    Published on 10/28/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Organic Watermelons Anyone?

    I love watermelons and just cannot find organic ones. So we decided to grow our own.                     Watermelons need sandy soil and plenty of water.         ... Read more ...

    Published on 09/30/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Expanding Keyhole Raised Beds

    One of the biggest headaches in organic vegetable farming in Malaysia is weeds.   The weeds just grow too fast; napia, as an extreme example can reach 5 feet in 30 days.  And do not forget lalang!  Some conventional farmers here lay the entire planting area with plastic sheet... Read more ...

    Published on 09/24/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • A Spot Of Darkness

      I have this thing about Darkness.   So we decided to build a spot of darkness in a corner of the farm; a spot dedicated to dark colored plants.   Plants with dark leaves, dark flowers, dark tubers. The plants will be grown in a raised bed with a Permaculture ke... Read more ...

    Published on 08/21/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Raised Beds – More Efficient?

    We were quite happy with our 71kg of pumpkins from the trial 35ft x 10ft 'no-dig' patch.           From that first pilot, we have decided it may be more efficient all-round to grow pumpkins in raised-beds.   Here's a couple of pictures of our ... Read more ...

    Published on 08/17/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

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