On August 14th, there was a fire on acacia and mahogany area. There were 46 acacia trees and 113 mahogany trees burnt, the fire came from the neighbor’s land which was burnt for rice farming.
On the other side of the burnt land, acacia and mahogany trees are healthy and grow well.
The border between Goldteak plantation and neighbor’s land is 6 meters wide, actually the fire can not reach Goldteak plantation, because the wind was strong and flew the cinder and created fire.
At this time, guardians do regular activities in maintaining the young trees like cutting the grass, cleaning the ground, watering the trees, cutting small branches and cutting the dry trees or bamboo which will disturb the young trees.
Some guardians have a duty to take care the fruit trees, durian, mango and oranges also need attention. Dry season is not goof for the trees, so guardians should give water every day at least every two days. So far the fruit trees survive during this hot season.
To take care the land and the trees, guardians should climb the hill or walk on the rocky, pebbly and dusty land. The guardian should walk carefully because they also bring water or any equipments. Supervisor, Budi, should check the guardians work on the land about 20 ha is not easy, so now the guardians make a road for the motorbike.
To prepare rainy season, guardians start to make or compartment or clean the soil around the tree. They will put fertilizer manure at the end of the hot season, so when the it rains, the water will bring it in the soil.
Some trees were attacked by the leaf decease, guardians should cut the top trees so young leaves will grow again, but when the trees does not get enough water, the trees will dry and die. Others trees grow very well and look healthy, even for the latest planting in March 2009
At the other area, the old trees start pruning, because supervisor, Parid, does not have many guardians to help him cleaning the ground so he also makes sure that nobody smoke or make fire around the plantation.
The other trees look healthy and grow well, they are getting tall and bigger and stronger.
Guardians always take a break at gazebos or house, during Ramadan they do not have lunch, so sometime after they have mid day pray they take a nap or just have a chat with other friend or family.
