A 59-year-old man felled a rubber plantation and turned to planting 3 varieties of good grapefruits, with less than 70 trees, but generating an income of at least 1,000 baht per day. You don’t have to sell far away, just in the community.
At the pomelo orchard Moo 7, Khao Kok district. Huay Yot, Trang Province On an area of about 3 rai, which is the garden of Mr. Sakol Nimnuan, 59 years old, decided to cut down rubber trees after the price fell and turned to planting 3 varieties of good grapefruit, totaling more than 60 trees, namely White Honey, White Golden Dee and Siamese Ruby. It takes about 6 years to grow, and the pomelo begins to produce two generations a year, the first generation is from July to August and the second generation is from November to December.
This year, the pomelo has been harvested for the second year, and it is sold for 30-60 baht, while customers are people in the community and neighboring neighborhoods who stop by to subsidize until there is almost not enough to sell. Because i
t is a pomelo that is safe from the use of chemicals and received the GAP mark in 2024, the taste is sweet and sour, except for Siamese pomegranate, which has a sweet taste. 40-50 balls a day, generating income of not less than 1,000 baht per day, which is sold out every day. For the elderly, the disabled or the pregnant The second generation of pomelo is expected to yield at least 4-5 tons.
Source: Thai News Agency