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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 10:13pm On Apr 03, 2018 |
Seun: What's the rains without sweet corn? little of sack cucumber farming (I need to get it right this time around), cabbage, then of course, my beloved tomatoes for the year 2018. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by tpben: 7:41am On Apr 04, 2018 |
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 9:18am On Apr 04, 2018 |
Pre-planting Preparations (DAY ONE) It's that beautiful time (Debatable though, when you have to fight diseases, pests, floods, and of course, glut of almost all vegies in the market ) of the year to do some Kitchen size backyard farming again. Yes, the rains are coming!!! In preparation for my 2018 adventure, I hope to experiment further on the followings; 1. Cucumbers sack farming (10 sacks only) 2. Tomatoes (My very first love, I can say categorically, I never bought tomatoes throughout 3rd and 4th quarter of 2017 till now) 3. Pepper (I really have to stop going to the market just to get this alone) 4. Sweet Corn ( I so much love Igbado or Agbado... ) 5. Little of Pumpkin and Lagos spinach 6. And lastly, Cabbages. ALL ORGANICALLY PRODUCED My garden farms tools have been dying to be put to use. lol 1. My tools at a glance (i.e hoe, seed packs, makeshift planting cups, my big vacuum pot for nursing my special seeds (?)etc) 2. My prepared compost chicken manure (Pls use gloves biko, ignore my hand usage) 3. My makeshift drip bottles And lastly, My bestfriend and companion, Rubbie, my favourite cat. It's definitely going to be two of us working on the farm this year NOTE: This year is going to be fun-filled, harvest galore and lots of comical reliefs attached to my posts. STAY TUNED 4 Likes
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 9:26am On Apr 04, 2018 |
More pictures of activities going on on the garden since 2018 startup. I did catch in on the dry season farming a little. Made a few bucks with my Soko plants. Sad thing, I would be needing those portion of the garden for other plants
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by oyetpel(m): 3:13pm On Apr 04, 2018 |
Welcome back bro, school has held me up this year, but i still hope i can plant when i go back home after exams. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 8:47pm On Apr 04, 2018 |
oyetpel:Thanks. Best wishes with your academics. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by abescom: 10:14am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Bookmarked |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by DIYlady01: 7:19pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
Wonderful thread! Would you say sack farming is better for tomatoes? Seems you have abandoned Sophie or is it stella the cat? |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 3:36am On Apr 16, 2018 |
DIYlady01: Thanks for dropping in. Sack farming? Well, sacking farmin ;Dg was conceived out of the need to allow people grow food in places with limited resources such as; access to good land and with little water etc. In sack farming, resources can be well managed to yield better results. I did record outstanding results from my bagged tomato plants but I will subscribe to the open field. Note: In planting in sacks, always know about the rooting system of your choice plant. This also helps in choosing your tomato type and size of sack to use. Lol...Stella is on vacation on a farm at the moment. Stuck with Rubbie for now |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by DIYlady01: 8:39am On Apr 16, 2018 |
jidestroud: Thank you for responding. I will do more research on sack farming. I am already reading up on types of tomatoes and their root systems. I want to venture into sack farming to plant vegetables like - sweet peppers (yellow, green and red) and herb plants. I want to run this along with a small scale goat farm. So utilizing space and creating strong barriers against the goats is important. I will also look into getting the best seeds to achieve my aim(s). I will create a thread to that effect when the time is ripe! All the best in your endeavours. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by 02emrys(m): 1:28am On Apr 28, 2018 |
Is there something I can add to my tomatoes seedlings.. I feel like they are not growing.. It is 8 days now
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Cassie74: 1:04pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
jidestroud: Nice thread... Pls do you have any specie of sweet corn u buy... If so what's the name please |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 4:38pm On Apr 29, 2018 |
Cassie74: Thanks. On the variety of sweet corn? Nope! I've got no idea. All I know is that it's the Yellow Sweet Corn. When next I go to get more, I will take my time to see what's written on the main bag. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 4:46pm On Apr 29, 2018 |
02emrys: Sorry my response is coming in a little late. From the picture posted, I would say, the planting soil wasn't the best, and also kind of looks soggy and not well drained. Please do yourself a favour, discard this batch and replant. Don't try reviving this lot. It won't do well. NOTE: You should fortify the soil used for nursing by mixing it with compost manure. Just in case your soil is loosely packed. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Cassie74: 9:22pm On Apr 29, 2018 |
[quote author=jidestroud post=67131967] Thanks. On the variety of sweet corn? Nope! I've got no idea. All I know is that it's the Yellow Sweet Corn. When next I go to get more, I will take my time to see what's written on the main bag.[/quot Ok then will wait... Will love to plant corn for eating. Cheers |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by 02emrys(m): 10:51pm On Apr 29, 2018 |
jidestroud:ok. Sir... Is there a way to get compost manure??.... I can't produce mine because of the time range and how do I drain the soil |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 10:30am On Apr 30, 2018 |
SEASON TWO (OFFICIALLY BEGINS) LAND PREPARATION This to me remains the most difficult part. Would have just called boys in the neighborhood to help out with little compensation but hey! It's a good way to burn off the fat within (desperately look for ways to cut down my weight from 98kg ) 1. Clears the old fluted pumpkin off. 2. Apply my compost chicken manure from last year. 3. Till the ground 4. Lastly, waters the entire portion.
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 11:15am On Apr 30, 2018 |
cont'd I intend planting the fluted pumpkin harvested from the garden back. Broke the pod apart and brought out the seeds. From the look of things, the planting would be done ASAP because the seeds have started to break apart (sign of germination). I will sundry for some hours and plant in the evening. Also, prepared and planted some tomatoes / cabbage in the nursery. I would be going to in the day to get some cucumber seeds and pepper.
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by oyetpel(m): 12:04pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
you weigh 98kg? |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 12:13pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
oyetpel: Yes . though I am a 6footer. Still doesn't count for the BMI. Overweight, I know. |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by phenomem(m): 7:51am On May 03, 2018 |
jidestroud: Good morning... Nice work you've been doing.God will continue to empower you. Is it really necessary to plant those pumpkin seeds inside those cups filled with compost soil first before transplanting it? |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 12:47pm On May 03, 2018 |
phenomem: Not at all. The red cups were used to nurse the cabbage seeds NOT pumpkin seeds. The pumpkin seeds were planted directly into the soil, though it can be pre-planted too, but definitely not in those small cups. Thanks |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by otarunero2015(m): 5:04pm On May 04, 2018 |
Hi please how do I get seed for Lagos spinach I stay at ikorodu |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Frostyflame(m): 10:31am On May 05, 2018 |
Wassup everybody, how y'all doing? Hope cool sha. The San marzanos are one messed up specie I tell u��� walahi only one of them got to the flowering stage, and it even still got infected so I got no fruit at all, NONE! Naija is a bastard. So I'm growing commercially this month. I got some padma 108 f1 seeds, the land is somehow small sha, 100 by 100. But it should yield something reasonable. Biko who knows any Agrotech company in Benin? And Mr. Jidestroud shay the padma variety is good enough for commercial farms? |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Frostyflame(m): 6:14pm On May 06, 2018 |
Dude? Where u at? jidestroud: |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by mosco11(m): 9:53am On May 07, 2018 |
I thought tomato do well only in the north o |
Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Areskay1(m): 10:13am On May 08, 2018 |
Good morning @ jidestroud. I have been following your thread sir simply inspiring. Please I need your assistance. I just planted pumpkin on my farm and I noticed that some of the seedlings are of a kind of yellow in Color. Please what could be the problem and the solution?[color=#990000][/color]
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Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by jidestroud(m): 8:30pm On May 08, 2018 |
Areskay1: Hi, sorry about the late response There are quite a few reasons chlorosis occur in green plants (in this case), few possible causes ranging from poor drainage, damaged roots, compacted roots, high soil pH, and nutrient deficiencies in the plant. Nevertheless, in this particular case (Though picture not clear enough), just add manure to increase the Nitrogen level. If you practice inorganic farming (which I strongly oppose), you could introduce NPK fertilizer with more of the Nitrogen (10:5:5 of 20:10:10) or Urea with manure. There's really nothing to worry about, your plants are doing just fine. |
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