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What a nicely displayed market! I wish we had markets like that here... Huge trees ready for planting, I would hate to hear how cheap the prices are too!
Quote from: pj1881 (Patrick) on February 05, 2013, 12:26:17 PMWhat a nicely displayed market! I wish we had markets like that here... Huge trees ready for planting, I would hate to hear how cheap the prices are too!Patrick the market is really nice, huge and not to have enough. Some trees are really big as you can see in some pictures you need to load on a truck to transport away. About the prices, sit down and read this : small grafted plants like in the last picture 50bht ($1.70), bigger 100bht ($3.20) . About big mangos like in the first pictures I didn't ask because the trees didn't fit in my suitcase
Very nice plants! The bad thing is you can't take them all back home..When I was in BKK I also wanted to visit the Chatuchak market, but my hangover was too bad that day...
The one picture with the mango in the basket, how are those propagated, it almost looks like these were air layered or something, the tree is so big with such a small container in comparison. bamboo support tied at the bottom.
I can not believe that (summer snow mango) is a new species in Taiwan, it has a plant variety right, has now appeared in the Thai market.
Quote from: xunxun88 on February 05, 2013, 09:13:55 PMI can not believe that (summer snow mango) is a new species in Taiwan, it has a plant variety right, has now appeared in the Thai market.Believe it! Thailand is pirating capital of the world. No trademark, patent, or copyright is safe there.
Hi~bangkokThis page has introduced many of Taiwan's famous mango, you can watch through GOOGLE translation.http://www.mesotw.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=759&extra=page%3D1xun
Quote from: msk0072 on February 05, 2013, 01:31:52 PMQuote from: pj1881 (Patrick) on February 05, 2013, 12:26:17 PMWhat a nicely displayed market! I wish we had markets like that here... Huge trees ready for planting, I would hate to hear how cheap the prices are too!Patrick the market is really nice, huge and not to have enough. Some trees are really big as you can see in some pictures you need to load on a truck to transport away. About the prices, sit down and read this : small grafted plants like in the last picture 50bht ($1.70), bigger 100bht ($3.20) . About big mangos like in the first pictures I didn't ask because the trees didn't fit in my suitcase I see some smart vendors have a few english words on their signs. It used to be everything was in Thai script, and unless you had a translator with you you were out of luck because nobody spoke not even one world of english.
Quote from: Felipe on February 05, 2013, 06:05:11 PMVery nice plants! The bad thing is you can't take them all back home..When I was in BKK I also wanted to visit the Chatuchak market, but my hangover was too bad that day... Pat Pong , the night before Felipe
how are you going to take home trees in your suitcase?
Quote from: roboto212 on February 05, 2013, 08:02:37 PMhow are you going to take home trees in your suitcase?It is possible. Believe me!Quote from: xunxun88 on February 05, 2013, 09:13:55 PMI can not believe that (summer snow mango) is a new species in Taiwan, it has a plant variety right, has now appeared in the Thai market.Yes that summer snow mango is one of the newest that they sell, i also have never heard of it and i guess somebody makes up that name because thai people like everything with the word snow. And because Aiwan and Jua hing (something like that) and Yu-wen are from Taiwan (also Red Dragon mango) they just add this one to the list i guess.
The only words the sellers know in english are the names of the plants and the prices. Smart!
Customs must be a lot more relaxed in Greece. Try bringing a suit case full of plants into USA and see what happens! I think in most of Europe also you will not get away with it.
In Thailand, everything is negotiable...
Quote from: msk0072 on February 06, 2013, 04:18:30 AMThe only words the sellers know in english are the names of the plants and the prices. Smart!In Thailand, everything is negotiable. I was told that it is almost an insult NOT to try and bargain down the price. And if ones is worried about not knowing the Thai words for prices, worry not, as you will be handed a calculator with the price and you can type in your own price. Nice!
I have seen that big green mango for sale on chatuchak but forgot the name. It was something with the word Tung in it. I have keau Jai allready which is something similar, huge and green.It is not true that you can bargain everywhere but you can at least try. I have seen people getting very angry when you try it and start yelling and making a scene but who cares? They do not put the price on their stuff so then i always try it, the game is who can waste the most time of the other one. Thai traders always try to waste your time and hope you just say okay i ll take it for your price.If you get to know Bkk better then you know where and how to bargain but also many times i m not in the mood for it and just go to a departmentstore and pay the full price there. But even there you can bargain if you know how and get discount with cards.Aiwan and Yu-wen are the same? I paid 100 baht for it and see it elsewhere mostly for 500. Yu-wen is the one with fruits from 4.2 lbs that is 2 kg. Yu-wen is easy to graft and flushes fast but the flushes can also die easy when the graft is still alive and will flush again. I still don't know why that happens.On the taiwanese website i can see pictures but not read the text (is not translated). I would like to read the description they give it. I believe Taiwan is not as hot as Thailand so maybe the mango's will taste different here.
