Nice one.

When you hammer oga mangam don't forget me

Is really wonderul having u here MsSteph, keeping doing the good work by giving Nigerians job links

MsSteph: When you hammer oga mangam don't forget me

Day 3: No rain yet but hoping it will rain tonite.

I ve a ripe banana in my farm and I never knew.

@ op, sir i did not see sowing aspect very well. So, my question is when u were planting d water melon, did u dig (d earth like some inch) plant and cover just as its do in planting maize

Ehen this is the kind of informative topics i like to see on nairaland. Oga Magnam. Im following u seriously.
Thank u for doing this.

Juliana7, we planted b4 spraying the herbicide. There are pics of the planting and digging the earth b4 covering it.

Juliana7: @ op, sir i did not see sowing aspect very well. So, my question is when u were planting d water melon, did u dig (d earth like some inch) plant and cover just as its do in planting maize

Haba chairman, gaskiya i'm impressed! Ka yi ko'okari ba kar'rami ba. Chi gaba.

MANGAM: We are done with the planting and will soon apply herbicide

Appreciate the lesson.itsvery productive and thinking of starting one soon.I have a piece of land at giri junction..ope it will do..and secondly are the seeds hybrid?if yes are the natural ones still available?where is any?thirdly..in your own assessment,how much can one invest reasonably to start on a small scale.
Thanks once more for the enlightenment..

Ina farin cikin haduwa da kai, na gode

Dexpro: Haba chairman, gaskiya i'm impressed! Ka yi ko'okari ba kar'rami ba. Chi gaba.

My place is not too far fro Giri junction. Watermelon is well cultivated around Abuja. My seeds are mixed wit the hybrid and wit as litlle as 20k u can start

Mutuwa:

Appreciate the lesson.itsvery productive and thinking of starting one soon.I have a piece of land at giri junction..ope it will do..and secondly are the seeds hybrid?if yes are the natural ones still available?where is any?thirdly..in your own assessment,how much can one invest reasonably to start on a small scale.
Thanks once more for the enlightenment..

MANGAM: Ina farin cikin haduwa da kai, na gode

Insha Allah, zani shiga abj anjima ka dan. In'na shigo, zan buga maka waya. Aje'e lembar ka a nan.

Girls with small oranges should find this tread handy.

Dexpro:
Insha Allah, zani shiga abj anjima ka dan. In'na shigo, zan buga maka waya. Aje'e lembar ka a nan.

make una na no sell anybody here..haba!. Ebri body dey speak Inglish,but u i dey speak AWSA!!..I dey bes!!

Wow. am so loving this oooo

MANGAM: My place is not too far fro Giri junction. Watermelon is well cultivated around Abuja. My seeds are mixed wit the hybrid and wit as litlle as 20k u can start

Very interested in this biz
Bros any idea on where I can get a fertile land for rent, cost?

With my 2'1 in Agriculture, I'm just learning how easy it is to plant fruits like watermelon. Oga, may God bless you for this, you've added more value to my certificate today. Following with keen interest.

oga Mangam how about Rivers or Bayelsa state? Will it do well because there is a lot of rain in these areas?

fun4: oga Mangam how about Rivers or Bayelsa state? Will it do well because there is a lot of rain in these areas?

and by what time is it proper to start planting there? Thanks

MsSteph: When you hammer oga mangam don't forget me

Follow am hustle now o!

Interesting thread Mangam,
Had a lil experience farming kankana (what the Hausas call it) in Bunkure, Kano early this year. The harvest was poor and I can't really point fingers as I was barely around and left it with some mallos to manage. I also failed to carry out serious feasibility studies as I just got carried away by the fact that almost every TomDicknHarry was planting it there, so I didn't envisage much problems. Fast forward 3 months later and almost a 100k gone (yea! see milking), all I had as harvest were not commiserate with expectations. Apart from the fact that the intense sun affected some (the mallos didn't want to harvest in my absence and I was too damn busy in Lag, they said the harvest was poor generally (I can partly attest to this as their Cucumber and Tomato yields in the part of the village I got were also poor). I'll attach pictures later sha. It was a real learning curve then, though I later came to realise that it is planted down south too. I intend doing it again sha but I don't have the time these days and relying on someone else (which I have to) is quite limiting too. I.might keep you guys posted then. Nice one Mangam.

TL;DR
Been there, done that (with no supervision from me coz I left it in the hands of others). It was crazy, expensive, and not as fulfilling as expected. My bad though.

Nice one @OP
kindly following sir.
Any rainfall yet?[color=#006600][/color]

I need to visit this Gosa market!! been hearing about it
@OP, nice one o!!




*waiting for harvest time to pay you a visit*

Did you apply the herbicide directly? Or on the sides?

Latty88: Did you apply the herbicide directly? Or on the sides?

He applied it in the air. Haba.
The seed was covered with soil so it doesn't matter where you apply it.

All the questions you guys are asking are either in his article or the picture or plain common sense would do.

I love this! Well done Mangam. Please e-send those bananas abeg lols.

how did u apply the herbicide? ?..

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NairaMode:

He applied it in the air. Haba.
The seed was covered with soil so it doesn't matter where you apply it.

All the questions you guys are asking are either in his article or the picture or plain common sense would do.

Did I direct my question to you? Why dont you just mind your business. We are all here to learn that is the reason the thread was created.

Following. I love planting n watching things grow tho on a small scale

How long does it take this to grow ? And why are you applying herbicide ?