Bhurlagy:
@jethro2 nd world1 nd others. Is compulsory i make ridges for my cucumber and how many seed pa hole. At what time should i start applying insectide. For those in ijebu ode of ogun state,when can we plant next year.

Am so sorry for my late response Jethro the guru had said it all. Talking about staking it help mage your fruit neat and will help you in spraying because the cucumber will be more visible.

jethro2:

Liquid fertilizer is not harmful to the leaf.

Thank you.

Sorry to digress a little,which insecticide should i use for bee that is sucking fluid from.the leaf of my plantain?
do u apply the insecticide on the leaf? i alreay have a sprayer dt i used to spray the herbicide.

I noticed an insect dt looks like bee scuks the fluid of my plaintain and after making some repeated movements on the leaf, the green colour in the area it made the movement changes to brown. ive noticed the coloratn in the leaf, but finally saw its an insect (likely to be a bee).that causes it.

mercylicious:
Sorry to digress a little,which insecticide should i use for bee that is sucking fluid from.the leaf of my plantain?
do u apply the insecticide on the leaf? i alreay have a sprayer dt i used to spray the herbicide.
I noticed an insect dt looks like bee scuks the fluid of my plaintain and after making some repeated movements on the leaf, the green colour in the area it made the movement changes to brown. ive noticed the coloratn in the leaf, but finally saw its an insect (likely to be a bee).that causes

It cant be bees. Bees don't destroy crops. Bees are beneficial to farms because they pollinate flowers that produces fruits.
I will advise you post your concern on some of the plantain threads in order to get assistance on time.
I m a dummy in plantain cultivation. Best of luck.

christian11:

Thank you.

You are highly welcome

Cucumber pointsett variety still flowering at 6 and half week. There are few fruits within the farm. We hope to commence harvesting by the 7th week

Murano F2 and pointsett varieties at harvest today. Thee longer cucumber is murano. The advantage of Murano F2 over the other variety is that it matures at five and a half weeks while the other varieties matured at 7 weeks. Murano also produce bigger cucumber than pointsett and marketer. The disadvantage is that Murano is quite expensive.

Harvested cucumbers from the farm. We had 5 bags

jethro2:
Harvested cucumbers from the farm. We had 5 bags

WOW!!! Murano Jeep is knocking the door....lol
Well done @Jethro2.

Pappyshoes:

WOW!!! Murano Jeep is knocking the door....lol
Well done @Jethro2.

Thank you.

During the harvesting. We are to harvest every 4 days interval. We hope to have more bags in the next harvest

The difference is clear. There are only two cucumber varieties i know, Murano and the others

jethro2:
Murano F2 and pointsett varieties at harvest today. Thee longer cucumber is murano. The advantage of Murano F2 over the other variety is that it matures at five and a half weeks while the other varieties matured at 7 weeks. Murano also produce bigger cucumber than pointsett and marketer. The disadvantage is that Murano is quite expensive.

Kalusam:
The difference is clear. There are only two cucumber varieties i know, Murano and the others

lol

@ jethro, pls sir what do u mean by harvesting at interval every 4 days, sorry, to ask oo is it like pepper and tomatoes dat u start harvesting every 3 to 5 after d first harvest

Jethro Boss, pls can u give d rough estimate of cultivating an acre of cucumber. Especially the cost of seedling, of d two varieties ( and where to get the seeds) as well as d cost of herbiciding.

Juliana7:
@ jethro, pls sir what do u mean by harvesting at interval every 4 days, sorry, to ask oo is it like pepper and tomatoes dat u start harvesting every 3 to 5 after d first harvest

Yes its like pepper and tomatoes. It will be getting matured every 4-5days

ptoall:
Jethro Boss, pls can u give d rough estimate of cultivating an acre of cucumber. Especially the cost of seedling, of d two varieties ( and where to get the seeds) as well as d cost of herbiciding.

The seedling requirement for an acre is 300g of seed. I can give the estimated calculation per acre until after harvesting. Murano seed is N5,500 for 50g while marketer and pointsett are N1,500 for 100g

@jethro2, congratulations on your harvest! What is your marketing plan for it?

jethro2:

Yes its like pepper and tomatoes. It will be getting matured every 4-5days

OK, but pls, how do you sell? Is it per bag, kilo or per truck?

jethro2:

The seedling requirement for an acre is 300g of seed. I can give the estimated calculation per acre until after harvesting. Murano seed is N5,500 for 50g while marketer and pointsett are N1,500 for 100g

And also, how many of those bags of harvested cucumbers can you get from one acre.

jethro2:

The seedling requirement for an acre is 300g of seed. I can give the estimated calculation per acre until after harvesting. Murano seed is N5,500 for 50g while marketer and pointsett are N1,500 for 100g

Abeg ehhh!!! U cultivate reach one acre? How many plots be that?
I'm already calculating mad figures...

@jethro.wow! congrats oga,pls lecture us o on pricing. thanks

Pavore9:
@jethro2, congratulations on your harvest! What is your marketing plan for it?

The target market is mile 12 Lagos. A bag in mile 12 is currently 3000 while Ibadan market is 2000

Pappyshoes:

OK, but pls, how do you sell? Is it per bag, kilo or per truck?

Per bag. A 25kg bag

ptoall:

And also, how many of those bags of harvested cucumbers can you get from one acre.

The mentor in the farm said between 40 - 50 bags if its perform well. Since i am just harvesting I dont know what my harvest will be

christian11:

Abeg ehhh!!! U cultivate reach one acre? How many plots be that?
I'm already calculating mad figures...

I cultivated about 5 - 6 acres. An acre is 40m by 40m. Not sure what plot is that

One of the lesson i learned is that one should endeavour to have a very big farm. This will assist in easy transportation to market. For example, my first harvest was 5 bags. It was difficult to get transportation to farm because I can not chatter a vehicle/car for just 5 bags. But if the farm is very big, the first and second harvest will be much.

jethro2:

The target market is mile 12 Lagos. A bag in mile 12 is currently 3000 while Ibadan market is 2000

Averagely, how many cucumbers are in a bag?

jethro2:
One of the lesson i learned is that one should endeavour to have a very big farm. This will assist in easy transportation to market. For example, my first harvest was 5 bags. It was difficult to get transportation to farm because I can not chatter a vehicle/car for just 5 bags. But if the farm is very big, the first and second harvest will be much.

It's true. Wisdom.

Pavore9:
Averagely, how many cucumbers are in a bag?

I have not bother to count that. I dont have idea. Please dont forget that the sizes are never the same.

@jethro,congrats bro.
Pls house,i need answers to these questions
1. How many seed of cucumber in a hole wen planting.
2. At what stage do one apply fertilizer and insectide.
3.Will i be the one to take it to the market or i will call the buyer to come pick them.
4. The ibadan address of iita and where i can get the technisem seeds.
Going for my biro and diary to jot ur candid reply.