At the end of September, the weather is very hot with strong wind. It had been rained for 3 days and it has helped the land to get water. People in Cibening collected the rain water and put it in containers, the water resource has filled up with water. It is expected that the water can be used until the next rain falls.
For the trees, rain water can be good or bad. It is good because the trees get water and make them grow well, but it also creates problem, caterpillars come and attack the trees. Fortunately, we have prepared insecticide to kill the caterpillars, in 3 days the caterpillars has gone. In hot season, there is a teak decease attack the top of the trees and make them dry. We have to cut it as soon as possible to make the young leaf grow again. Rain makes the trees grow fast and young branches appear, to make the trunk big all braches should be cut.
Teak trees will still grow well without fertilizer but not maximal, for commercial trees they should be treated carefully, giving fertilizer, insecticide, fungicide and pruning branches regularly is necessary. The trees will grow faster and they will have better trunk and the quality of the wood will be the best, it means the price of the wood will be high.
