Plz ℓ̊ hav water melon farm,ℓ̊ rili nid yur help cn yu snd ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ yur numba

Day 4: @ day four stil no rain but the morning and nite dews ve done the needed miracle. Our seeds ve sprouted out. Here are the pics

op allow me deviate a bit pls......God is indeed great

MANGAM: Day 4: @ day four stil no rain but the morning and nite dews ve done the needed miracle. Our seeds ve sprouted out. Here are the pics

Thank you Mr. Mangam, i so much like what you are doing here. Kudos!!

@Mangam, thanks for sharing. I live in Ibadan and I'll like to plant in my garden just for family consumption. I've read through your posts and you've answered most of my questions. However, I still have 1 or 2:

How many seeds do I put in one planting hole?

I have bought 3 large sized water melons and I'm planning to sun-dry the seed for 3 days like you said. You said it doesn't like too much water;can i still plant now despite the rain?

I don't really know how to make ridges, my husband is a busy bee and my garden is too small to engage the service of a labourer. Do I need to make ridges or can I just dig and plant(land is fertle)?

Can I just weed manually instead of using herbicide?

Thanks.

Can the plant be able to grow in all parts of Nigeria?

MANGAM: By elyjay

Watermelon, citrullus lanatus rank third among the world highly cultivated crops, superseded only by potato and tomato in that order. In fact planting watermelon made me become lazy and mono cropper. Before I started planting watermelon, my chief crops were maize, cassava, yam, cocoyam and rice. But after planting watermelon for two years, I abandoned other crops and concentrated on watermelon till today.
When you are considering quick cash in farming, watermelon is among the crops to consider. The gestation is not more than 80 days, money don come. Kudi yaazo. Cultivated all over tropical climate the largest producers are China, Turkey, Iran, Brazil and U. S. A. in that order. It is produced all over in Nigeria from Maiduguri to Lagos and from Sokoto to Calabar.

Time of planting In southern Nigeria
We have three planting seasons: Early planting is in March, Mid season planting and the most lucrative but risky is June 25 to July 15. Late season planting is August 15 to September 15 in Kwara Oyo and northern parts of Ogun state. Planting in south Ogun, that is Ilaro, Ifo, Ota, Idiropo to Badagry in Lagos is September 15 to October 15. This is
because late rains last till December in these areas.
In the Northern Parts; early season planting is in May and late season planting is July. But with functional irrigation in the north, they are able to plant throughout the year .Lake chad basin in Bornu, Hadeja river basin in Kano are the major irrigation projects turning out watermelon all year round in Nigeria. I am aware that when the price goes so high watermelon is imported into Nigeria from Niger, Chad, Benin and Togo republics.

LAND PREPARATION
Watermelon requires loamy soil or silt loam soil it also perform well on heavy soil if it is well-drained. It does not tolerate waterlogging at all. So if planting on heavy soil, ridging will be helpful to improve drainage. On loamy soil, we normally plant on the flat land. Plowing starts immediately on the first rain. Even if the first rain comes in January, plow the land ready for the second operation.
If the second rain comes any time after February 15th, we can plant in Lagos and southern parts of Ogun state. In other parts, Igbogila, Ayetoro, Abeokuta, Odeda and all parts of Oyo state should plant in March. Planting should stop by the end of March. If you risk planting in very early April, you may succeed but if the June rain should start before 15th of June forget it. The tendency is that either the melon will not ripe or you loose a lot to blossom and it rots. Maturity takes a minimum of 75 days. On the second rain or within the stipulated time, harrow or replow and plant immediately. Experience has shown that portions planted immediately after plowing records higher germination percentage than portions planted the following day unless there is overnight rain.

U can reach me on talk2manga@yahoo.com

judemorfy: Plz ℓ̊ hav water melon farm,ℓ̊ rili nid yur help cn yu snd ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ yur numba

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Thank for visting my farm

flowers4me: Thank you Mr. Mangam, i so much like what you are doing here. Kudos!!

U can plant 2-3 seeds per hole and since ur are in the south u can just plant without ridges but weed b4 planting. Pics of fresh seeds to be sun dried

candy: @Mangam, thanks for sharing. I live in Ibadan and I'll like to plant in my garden just for family consumption. I've read through your posts and you've answered most of my questions. However, I still have 1 or 2:

How many seeds do I put in one planting hole?

I have bought 3 large sized water melons and I'm planning to sun-dry the seed for 3 days like you said. You said it doesn't like too much water;can i still plant now despite the rain?

I don't really know how to make ridges, my husband is a busy bee and my garden is too small to engage the service of a labourer. Do I need to make ridges or can I just dig and plant(land is fertle)?

Can I just weed manually instead of using herbicide?

Thanks.

Actually worked on watermelon as Project in school...Effects of spacing nd plant density on growth and fruit yield of water melon. Planted 'sugar baby'

MANGAM: U ve now to mid september in Kd

. Its raining frequently in kaduna nw.

Wen shud ℓ̊ start apply fertiliza on my watermelon n how often shud ℓ̊ apply it

MANGAM: U can plant 2-3 seeds per hole and since ur are in the south u can just plant without ridges but weed b4 planting. Pics of fresh seeds to be sun dried

Thanks for your timely response sir. Pls sir, I will crave your indulgence one more time- you left out the herbicide part: can I just weed after planting instead of using herbicide?

Double post

Pls don't apply fertilizer on ur watermelon. Just like melon(egusi) and beans, watermelon don't need fertilizer

judemorfy: Wen shud ℓ̊ start apply fertiliza on my watermelon n how often shud ℓ̊ apply it

I will advice u weed or apply ur herbicide b4 plantingquote author=candy]
Thanks for your timely response sir. Pls sir, I will crave your indulgence one more time- you left out the herbicide part: can I just weed after planting instead of using herbicide?[/quote]

MANGAM: I don't grow apple. Take time and study it and create a thread to educate us all abt growing apples

Yeah, you gat a point. I'v being longing for that. Make i start to dey make my research.

MANGAM: No alternative water source, just waiting for the rain to come. The morning dew is really helping out and it has done the needed miracle. I will upload pics later

l will be following you till harvest.

I will always keep u updated wit photos

Pavore9: l will be following you till harvest.

Nice and informative thread for melon farmers.
keep it up guys.

MANGAM: Distance shouldn't be more than 2 feet and u apply herbicides so as to kill the weeds. Watermelon don't like much water and this is the reason its planted early and ending of the raining reason

Thank u. Pls how many seeds in one planting?

Developing agriculture is very important to greatly improve our economy.

But those yoruba governors are not interested in developing agriculture.

Please this is important ooo. OP can you tell us when to plant in Akwa Ibom andRivers.

2-3 seeds will do

chidyhels:

Thank u. Pls how many seeds in one planting?

Early october

Itydee: Please this is important ooo. OP can you tell us when to plant in Akwa Ibom andRivers.

Whao this is lovely. Am going to buy watermelon today, sun dry the seed and plant it.

Good job here.
@Op and other members of this house, please where can someone get watermelon seeds in Ogun State? Any location in Abeokuta?

Weldone OP, I love this thread and i say kudos to you. In addition pls, those of you asking for where to get d seed, u can buy a big water melon, cut into two and keep it somewhere for 3-4 days to ferment, get the seed there, wash with water to separate the seed from d decayed rubbish and sun dry as directed by the OP

DO NOT PLANT THE SEED THAT HAS MIXED WITH SALIVA, IT WILL NOT GROW.

GOOD TOPIC / THREAD . YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLIONS NIGERIANS THAT IS NOT SELFISH. THIS IS ENCOURAGING O AM GOING TO TRY IT ON MY BACKYARD. GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR BEING A BLESSING TO OTHERS. SOME HUNGRY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING AN E- BOOK THAT BRING NO RESULT. BUT YOU ARE DOING YOUR OWN FREE STEP BY STEP WITH PHOTOGRAPHY FOR MORE ENLIGHTMENT. I RECOMMEND YOU FOR NATIONAL HONOUR. THANKS

@op i am a newbie in farming watermelon. Got some seeds that i planted around 47 pieces in a small farmland. Planted mine on 31 august in Kano. I was told i need to spray pesticide due to flies that eat the leaves of of the melon. Is it true @Manga?