jasper7:


Weldone sir... You are doing a great job. But if I may ask. Is there a particular reason you decided to use sack?

vanpeele:


Don @jasper7 Yes.

1. Water is an issue in our farm. The sack retains water better in the dry season.
2. I planted 1200 seeds in a very small space (4 plants per sack...yes it's too much) to show you don't need a lot of acreage to farm.
3. Manure and fertilizer stay in the sack

lielbree:


Your dirty mind

what's dirty about it?

vanpeele:
@Chartey To show everyone that you can farm on tile, tar or concrete. Even on your roof sef

ShakurM:
For some reason, I just like that 2nd to the last picture

INDUSTRIALFAN:
BADT GUY..... hope you no be gay sha...

Jesuuu!! you be gay?

vanpeele:
@macklef LOL. It musn't be plenty sacks. You can have 5 or 10 in your house. Just plant your favorite crop. When it matures you won't need to go to the market to buy. Saves you small change.

@HomeOfMe sack Farming is basically planting in sacks that has soil in them instead of open ground.

@plonuh Get a sack, pour in suitable soil mixed with cow manure (NEVER USE CHICKEN MANURE) and plant any crop you like.

@Khalhabs Go ahead

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...

JOAN11:
Nice job,that concumber i saw near the bottle tho

ShakurM:
Jesuuu!! you be gay?

JOAN11:
yes boo boo

permanentgrace:


Why do you like that one? Tell me what is in your mind.

JOAN11:
Biafra, my country my pride

INDUSTRIALFAN:
Check my question.... I asked.... " HOPE" say you NO BE GAY.... Meaning I hope you are not gay cos I don't like those bunch....

You no see my name?how I go be gay

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...

AsanwaKC:
omo that cucumber at the last pic can do wonders...kudos to op..

Newway2:
Haba Oga @Jasper7!
U shld know better than that nah. If "guru" like u is asking such question, what do u want beginers like us do?
Anyway, @vanpeele has done justice to ur qusetion. But, biko; he no finish am............




I really want to commend u 4 ds effort & wish to state that ur actions has also re-inspired poeple like us to go all out for sack farming because of the numerous benefits most of which u have mentioned. Well done bros



Bros, am adding more benefits of sack farming below:
4. Sack farming prevent weeds from invading the plants thereby minimising/eliminating cost of herbicides.
5. If the soil used in d sack is treated well, u can use same soil many times.
6. In the events that a plant in sack is infected, it is easy to isolate & remove the affected sack thereby minimising infection to other plants.
All in all, sack farming reduces maintenace cost for the farmer.

vanpeele:
@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.

Austin234:
Beautiful explaination. I appreciate

vanpeele:
@Austin234 I have 300 sacks. The sacks cost me nothing cos I approached a block maker for the cement bags but in Kaduna you can get them for 50 naira for a dozen, 5 or 10 naira for one. The soil is free.

Bought 5 bags of cow manure @ 200 per size 6 sack, so that's 1k.
Pesticide (fighter 35ec 500ml) for 1k, Murano F1 for 4900 naira at the time (the price is now 6500 due to dollar) and the other varieties for free . In total that's 6900 naira.

Didn't sell my first harvest. Shared it for blessing sake but my second harvest (this Wednesday), I harvested two bags from three rows. Market price was 1500 per bag. Sold mine at 2500 . Cucumbers on the other rows are still growing in size so I hope I have more next week. I hope this helps.

vanpeele:
@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.