@vanpeele

mimmmms:
@vanpeele

NOICE .... I also have phone issues and been very busy

mimmmms:
@vanpeele

You've done a great job and your farm is so neat. Kudos!

mimmmms:
@vanpeele

Looking good. Why not open a thread so we can follow your journey alongside that of your cabbage.

Who knows any other easier and cheaper means of staking cucumber apart from this method?

jephito:
Who knows any other easier and cheaper means of staking cucumber apart from this method?

From my side, you'll have to wait a couple of weeks. Don't know if my new method will be any good but we'll see.

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

hi vanpeele, love ur thread,wish u Gods blessings. Just joined d firum today. Want to ask :
1.if its possible to use ur method, dat is both sacks n ropes for water melons
2. How do u deal with snakes around-i hate dem with passion

efe2016:


hi vanpeele, love ur thread,wish u Gods blessings. Just joined d firum today. Want to ask :
1.if its possible to use ur method, dat is both sacks n ropes for water melons
2. How do u deal with snakes around-i hate dem with passion

1. Yes. Watermelon works in sacks but can't be stringed due to its weight but you can try.
2. Snakes generally avoid humans (unless its them send am). Apply herbicides to your surroundings to reduce where they can hide and try googling to find other ways.

Thanks,God bless.have been following ur thread from beginning. Thanks again

Tnx

Mercie123:



You've done a great job and your farm is so neat. Kudos!

Have been wanting 2oPen a thread,dnt knw why am stalling the cabbage was just a trial version for my consumption, snails didn't let the head fold on time.

Pavore9:


Looking good. Why not open a thread so we can follow your journey alongside that of your cabbage.

mimmmms:
Have been wanting to Pen a thread,don't know why am stalling the cabbage was just a trial version for my consumption, snails didn't let the head fold on time.

If you have crops like rosemary, fennel, parsley etc growing in your garden it will discourage snails from coming around.

Longtime folks. A teaser is good for the mind every once in a while.

vanpeele:
Longtime folks. A teaser is good for the mind every once in a while.

Nice one there, reminded me of a Kenyan farmer shown on TV months back. He is into Polythene Bag Farming to grow his tomatoes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz20vgHLMSk

vanpeele:
Longtime folks. A teaser is good for the mind every once in a while.

@vanpeele,

In that irrigation of the black polythene sacks above, please what type of hose/tube did you use?

Thanks

Pavore9:


Nice one there, reminded me of a Kenyan farmer shown on TV months back. He is into Polythene Bag Farming to grow his tomatoes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz20vgHLMSk

thanks. the video was educative.

Adewakeup1:


@vanpeele,

In that irrigation of the black polythene sacks above, please what type of hose/tube did you use?

Thanks

yes
16mm tube

vanpeele:

thanks. the video was educative.

Pavore9:

Nice one there, reminded me of a Kenyan farmer shown on TV months back. He is into Polythene Bag Farming to grow his tomatoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz20vgHLMSk

Is it possible to use compost as fertilizers?

Adex001:

Is it possible to use compost as fertilizers?

Yes.

vanpeele:
Longtime folks. A teaser is good for the mind every once in a while.

Wow! Looking promising. Looking forward for more. Keep up the good job brother.

vanpeele:
Yesterday was my third harvest. I've broken even and made profit. I got 3 bags from 3 rows (murano) but someone on nairaland bought it even before I harvested.

@lalasticlala thank you very much. That frontpage wey you put me don open door to many possibilities (I no go mind if you father Christmas me again ). Coming up will be lessons learned and recommendations based on my experiences with sack farming.

P.S. Each bag was 3k. Initial investment #6900. Second harvest #5000 and #9000 for the third. That's a total of #14000. Profit of #7100 within 68 days and still counting. The biggest cucumber was more than 12 inches

Kudos to you. I must confess you are doing something great and am sure this is just the beginning of great things that are about to happen to you.
I am really interested in starting something like this, I have a plot of land I can use. Please will be available to put me thru via NL or whatsapp?

Ifedayour007:



Kudos to you. I must confess you are doing something great and am sure this is just the beginning of great things that are about to happen to you.
I am really interested in starting something like this, I have a plot of land I can use. Please will be available to put me thru via NL or whatsapp?

BBM 7B7C49BD

vanpeele:


BBM 7B7C49BD

I am not on bbm, how about whatsapp or email plz?

Ifedayour007:


I am not on bbm, how about whatsapp or email plz?

thesackfarm@gmail.com

Enjoy......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F50Qlg86GvY

vanpeele:
Enjoy......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F50Qlg86GvY

What is the assurance that these polypots will support the crops considering the size of the polypots?

REUBEN010:

What is the assurance that these polypots will support the crops considering the size of the polypots?

There are no assurances in life.

vanpeele:

There are no assurances in life.

Like your reply. Thanks

@ Vanpeele,
You earlier posted this picture from someone. can you recall who you got it from? I want to know where he sources the drip control tube (in red). Is it pharmaceuticals or ??.

Cheers

pdozie:
@ Vanpeele,
You earlier posted this picture from someone. can you recall who you got it from? I want to know where he sources the drip control tube (in red). Is it pharmaceuticals or ??.

Cheers

It is pharmaceuticals. Buying maybe expensive. Try finding the scraps....without the needles though.

vanpeele:
Enjoy......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F50Qlg86GvY

Can one still reuse the polypots after harvest? If yes please how many times can it be used. Thanks.