Saw a fertile land close to my neighbourhood and decide to check if i can be a good farmer and add value to my country rather than wailing on internet

Planting maize without ridges, want to see how it goes before preparing for a cassava or yam toward end of the raining. Advice needed pls

Sprayed the land with non selective herbicide after planting. Am actually afraid with the herbicide because rain fall after application and need to re applied

So,.una no go plant tomatoes



Great move,OP... Weldone!!

Bought a tomato seed, i will be preparing a separate land for it soon. Thanks@ ojestas

Nice one, glad to see more Nigerians engaging the land.

The maize germinating after one week, but with no ridges, i need to start preparing for early weeding since the herbicide that i applied is not that effectively used

I am a little down right now and it seems this project seems not to work out fine.

1. Some demonic goats enter my farm and eat the just germinating maize and leave the maize struggling for survival

2. The weed seems to be have more nutrient than the maize with the speed they are growing over the maize

3. I think i am doing more than what i can control and nobody to help

4. Am already clearing another land for the tomatoes which i planted for nursery a week ago and no traces of germination

5. Now i have no option than to think of providing a perimeter fence to keep off the goat and fulanis that always patronize my area

6. Your advice is needed and the mode can do the needful

7. I am already thinking of a plan B of watermelon or something that will be more lucrative than this maize or cassava

bro, from the little i know.. Maize require weeding like four times b4 it starts producing... First one is when it starts qerminating and is very important..

BNLR:
I am a little down right now and it seems this project seems not to work out fine.

3. I think i am doing more than what i can control and nobody to help

Health is wealth. You must always ensure you are in good health.

You need to find a helping hand. Labour to work with you on the farm. Visit farms around you and ask for how they source for labour.

Even with labour, we still fall ill.

About the weed, kindly do something fast, since the did not make ridges, get a hoe and uproot them because they will hinder the early growth of your maize.

Got so motivated in recent days to improve on my experience on the Farm B. I bless God for giving me the strength after a little discouragement from the Farm A.


Pls am still searching for cassava stem.

After 2 months

BNLR:
Bought a tomato seed, i will be preparing a separate land for it soon. Thanks@ ojestas

what's up with the tomatoes?
1. guess you've transplanted now.
2. if yes, did u make ridges?
3. was it hybrid u planted?

yes. I will upload the tomatoes picture soon. but realise from a farmer friend that the best time to plant tomato is around October because of the rain just like the watermelon

never give up when the going get tough. people who mock you today will still have to start all over when your are done. thanks to nairaland

Congrats bro.... Your maize did very very well. What do you plan on planting next?

cool. congrats. but for the tomatoes, I'd like to know the practice. when did u transplant? did u spray insecticide before transplanting? after transplanting did u spray insecticide? what space did u use?

Are u saying its not really compulsory to plant maize on ridges?

ridges are very important, you will still have to do it later if not at the planting stage @kibakare

Congratulations.

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I'm a fresh graduate in Edo state just out of school, how can I become a farmer, with no prospect of land anywhere nd no funds either
?

weldone bro

This recession is a blessing.
It is bringing out the best in us.
Kudos to you man, i wish you success...
@op pls if anyone mocks you on this.
pls save their picture in case you wanna employ marketer.
You know how to treat such people now

Nice one!

Hope he gets proper funds to help him!

Hungry don dey reset naija brain

Who posted this? Attention have been affected by Change though.

Nice

Op, as this ur eye take dey, dont deny that u dont ve a weed garden added to ur farm...

Farmer onye Uwa Mmmebi, may u feed the nation..

rather than wailing on internet

I just wish Nigerian youths can learn from you!

Inspiring. While growing up, my father used to say whether you plant or not. there will be sunrise and sunset so one should not waste the rime in between by staying idle!