Visit to Fruit Farm on Sun 26 Jun 2005

Juz after we left the hotel, we (Esther, Jennifer, me, Boon Chin & Bernard) went up to the fruit farm juz about a few km away from the hotel. We were treated a sight of various fruit trees / bushes. The tour guide was a Malay lady who at most times spoke Bahasa Melayu which we "tak faham" . Luckily, a Malaysian Chinese guy beside us was friendly enuff to translate for us. The tour guide even explained that the fruits they grow were organic due to the government disallowing them to use pesticides & insecticides as well as to allow the bees that they rear to pollinate their flowers.

The tour guide explained that Jambu or otherwise known as rose apple can be grown all year round i.e non-seasonal. They are wrapped to prevent the insect from getting to them. The farm employs the use of marcotting & bark grafting. Though the fruit trees are short but the quantity & quality is better. The time taken to grow them is shorter thru these methods. She even said that there is R&D going on to develop fruit hybrids e.g mango tasting like durian etc...

Later we went to the fish pond which had a pretty big number of koi fishes which would "fight" for the fish food given by the visitors. RM$1 for a small pack of fish food! At the end of the sightseeing, we got our fruit platter. Hey, the fruits given to us were really GOOD & JUICY!! I bought a pack of fruits as well Veli nice & crunchy, wanna guess wat fruit is dat? :D Btw, I took photos too!

My banana "bolster"

I must be goin bananas!