Farmer Adeola Yinka, shares her experiences on her facebook page for those who wish to go into cucumber farming, which finally had her great harvest after many low yields.

Several people has been contacting me since I posted the yesterday cucumber bumper harvest from our farm. They want to plant cucumber.

"What does it take to plant?
" What effort is required?
"How much will it cost?

Behind every single success story is some multiple stories of failure.

I have been planting cucumber since 4 years ago. I have planted several acres, small plots, demonstration plots etc. But I must confess yesterday harvest was just too extra ordinary.

What did I do differently?

I have kept on working and improving on the strategy to properly manage the cucumber

I have experimented with several types of seed.

The cucumber that did not germinate..

The cucumber that germinates but died at flowering stage..

The cucumber that survive the flowering but got diseased at fruiting or few days to harvest..

The cucumber that powdery mildew destroyed.

The cucumber that withered when rain stopped and I was praying for rainfall (Nigeria mentality)

The cucumber that sell at good price, the cucumber that sell at give away price and the cucumber that we throw away when there is no market



But then, in all of this, the most important is finding a way around all the challenges...

1. Using drip irrigation tapes instead of disturbing God with stupid prayer for rainfall.

2. Using plastic mulch instead of allowing weed compete with the crop thereby reducing the size

3. Using manure that can feed the plant properly with nutrients to fight against disease

4. Using quality seeds that can resist powdery mildew and all their likes

and so many other necessary things that is required to give a good yield.

5. Most important is persistence and the zeal to succeed against all odds. Farming is hard-work, It requires dedication and sacrifice.

6. Meanwhile an average Farmer believe he can just start a farm from the disjointed information he garnered from the internet, It requires acquiring knowledge.

7. An average Farmer want to start the farm because he has enough fund but with no technical know how Farming like every other professional require knowledge. Sure I have been telling people that care to listen that we will change the face of farming in Nigeria.


I see a future where farming is simplified and made easy for more people to participate.

Famer Yinka Adeola is a female farmer in Saki, Ogun State.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/11/7-things-you-must-know-before-going-to.html

not that am feeling proud or anything but MY CUCUMBER is larger than these....

Hw can one get the seed

Don't even know why I'm laughing lol

nice.

ok

Females should be more interested!!!!!

Great we shall get there

Cucumber??

Make I face my laptops jare!

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Hmmmm, Cucumber !. At the sighting or hearing Cucumber; most especially when ever Isee some people buying Cucumber, I don't always remember other benefits of the wonderful fruit to man kind; except. I didn't say anything oooooooo

Very good info.

I'm interested in that number 4, using quality seed. How and where can one really get quality seed?

Anyone with useful info should please check my signature.

See as ladies are rushing this thread. They are looking for another benefit asides the investment benefit

No 8: Your biggest customers will be single women. Don't ask me why.

Holumhidey:
not that am feeling proud or anything but MY CUCUMBER is larger than these....

seeing is believing

People should tell us the benefits of eating this cucumber

The thing no sweet just be like water

All this tori for on top cucumber? My aunt and I planted cucumber around August this year and by October they were harvested.

Rainfall/ water and weeding and they will be alright, provided they're pests free

jethro2:
Please can you correct the name to Yinka Adesola?

And please always take permission before turning peoples copying peoples post to your blog

Yinka Adesola
Aka Jethro2

Except he is making money out of this, there is no need to ask for permission to post on social media.

Interesting.

brightmac:
Number 8. Keep Igbo girls out of your farm. If you know, then you know.

walahi, u bad like badejo!

MorataFC:
seeing is believing

U want to see ur fellow man's cucumber

Make sure none of your girlfriend is named chidinma okeke

....People don dey embrace Farming dis days

And you also need to check d % of 9ja girls dat re still using cucumber for self help..


this would help boost and expand ur biz sharply.

thank me later.. pls nobody should quote me I'm a little bit HIGH.

Nairaland ladies must like this, nothing sweet like cucumber

women and their love for cucumber may increase my love for cucumber farming

people like sarrki and others APC cooward who have nothing to offer ladies, their ladies use cucumber instead