[Yes you can at your convenient time.quote author=bosama post=41139360]Pls Sir I'm new here.I have about 6 plots of land and I want to go into vegeteble crop farming.I really need practical advice which I should be involve in.can I come to you farm?[/quote]

Pictures of the farm today, pic 1 is cucumber, pic 2 is lettuce, pic 3 is coriander and spring onions, pic 4 is spring onions.

We would be discussing common diseases of vegetable crops with pictures,causes,symptoms and their management.
Happy Farming and Merry Christmas in advance.

We are starting with the commonly grown vegetable crop "CUCUMBER".

INTRODUCTION
Cucumber, Cucumis sativus, is a warm season, vining, annual plant in the family Cucurbitaceae grown for its edible cucumber fruit. The cucumber plant is a sprawling vine with large leaves and curling tendrils.Cucumber may also be referred to as gherkin and originates from the foothills of the Himalayas, likely in India.

Uses
Although technically a fruit, cucumbers are used as a fresh vegetable, consumed fresh in salads. Some varieties are grown specifically for pickling. Yellow varieties are generally cooked before consumption.

Propagation
Basic requirements
Cucumbers require warm, dry conditions to develop optimally, preferring both warm days and warm nights and growing best at a temperature of 30°C (86°F).

Cucumber varieties
One of the biggest considerations when choosing a cucumber variety is whether or not it requires pollinating and are disease resistant.

Sowing seeds
Direct seeding is the preferred method for sowing cucumbers as they do not transplant well.Cucumber seeds should germinate in 4–13 days depending on the soil temperature.

General care and maintenance
Cucumber vines are sprawling and require plenty space to grow. Vines can be trained to grow on a trellis or fence. Providing burpless varieties with vertical support allows the fruits to hang loose and grow straight. Cucumbers also require a continuous supply of water and where drip irrigation is not being used, plants should be watered deeply once per week, providing at least an inch of water. Shallow watering or watering less frequently will reduce fruit yields. Mulches can be used to conserve soil moisture and black plastic mulch has the advantage of warming the soil.

Harvesting
Cucumbers should be harvested from the plant when they are still immature and green in color. Mature fruits are yellow and the flesh is often tough with woody seeds. The size of cucumbers at harvest depends on the variety of the cucumber being grown and what it is to be used for. It is important to remove any fruits nearing maturity to ensure the plant remains productive. Their rapid growth means that cucumbers may need harvested every couple of days.

thanks for this trend and am really happy will call you soon .

@Agrsolfarms, welldone. Can I pay a visit to your farm? Am planning starting my vegetables farming this year 2016, but my concern is the area of getting buyers for the farm produces. Kindly talk on this area, how one get buyers. Thanks in anticipation to my request.

OP nice one. I wish u endless bountiful harvest.

your farm is very clean and well structured. I have a few questions for you..
do u take your produce to the market directly, or the market women come down to buy or havest them?

what is your source of water?

why do have drip lines only on some selected crops, how then do u irrigate others?

how/when often do u fertilize Ur land?

thanks
more grease to Ur elbows

atuagbo:
@Agrsolfarms, welldone. Can I pay a visit to your farm? Am planning starting my vegetables farming this year 2016, but my concern is the area of getting buyers for the farm produces. Kindly talk on this area, how one get buyers. Thanks in anticipation to my request.

You can pay a visit to our farm. We sell majorly to our customers in Mile12, we also sell to local buyers around us especially when the quantity of produce to sell is low and we are building business relationships with hotels, restaurants, and retail outlets. You need to move around and ask questions.

[quote author=dgitrader post=41670936]OP nice one. I wish u endless bountiful harvest.

your farm is very clean and well structured. I have a few questions for you..
do u take your produce to the market directly, or the market women come down to buy or havest them?

what is your source of water?

why do have drip lines only on some selected crops, how then do u irrigate others?

how/when often do u fertilize Ur land?

thanks
more grease to Ur elbows

[/quoteWe do take our produce directly to the market and some market women do come to buy from the farm. Our source of water is borehole, the farm is big and it is expensive to drip the whole farm that is why some parts are dripped and the other parts are manually irrigated. We fertilize when the plants are some weeks old and when they are about flowering.

Hello my Oga @ d top!
Happy New Year. I pray that Almighty GOD will bless our hustle this year.
I hv not contacted u since because I was bereaved d day after I came to ur farm. Am through with all d ceremonies & will visit u soon because my vegetable farm must start this month o.

I can see that the vegeies on the farm are really doing well.

Keep up the good work.

Once again, may God bless our hustle.

See u soon.

agrsolfarms:
You can pay a visit to our farm. We sell majorly to our customers in Mile12, we also sell to local buyers around us especially when the quantity of produce to sell is low and we are building business relationships with hotels, restaurants, and retail outlets. You need to move around and ask questions.

agrsolfarms:
You are free to come at your convinient time and the same goes to any interested party.

I'm in .....hope it's not already late sha to partake in this ....

baba11:

I'm in .....hope it's not already late sha to partake in this ....

It is not late yet

agrsolfarms:
It is not late yet

Okay Sir!

am a Funaab student nd intend to start a vegetable plantation. may I still come?

Emmy3791:
am a Funaab student nd intend to start a vegetable plantation. may I still come?

You can still come.

The no 1 common disease of CUCUMBER is DOWNY MILDEW.

DOWNY MILDEW
Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Symptoms
Fluffy purplish mildew on underside of leaves; yellow spots on the upper side of leaves

Cause
Oomycete

Comments
Disease favors cool, humid conditions

Management
Do not overcrowd plants; avoid overhead irrigation, stake and mulch if possible, water plants from base; apply appropriate fungicides like Blue Bolt, Mancob M, Red Force etc...

My Oga @ d top,
Pls I will like 2 come 4 a crash irrigation course on your farm. Hope I am welcome? I will call u b4 coming.

agrsolfarms:
You can still come.

@agrsolfarms, you are an inspiration and glad that you are open to farm visits as it will spur many.

Pavore9:
@agrsolfarms, you are an inspiration and glad that you are open to farm visits as it will spur many.

Thanks for your comment.

Hi agrsol, are u into pepper production?

After following the thread diligently, I like to appreciate your good gesture and hope that people will not abuse this opportunity. Once again thank you. please from your farm description on the owode axis, my farm may not be far from your location only that I stop soon after owode and divert. however i am considering vegetable farming and hope I am not late if I begin now. pls respond if I can come over if it is not late. be blessed

MayorSchwags:
Hi agrsol, are u into pepper production?

Yes....we planted for farm consumption.

winima:
After following the thread diligently, I like to appreciate your good gesture and hope that people will not abuse this opportunity. Once again thank you. please from your farm description on the owode axis, my farm may not be far from your location only that I stop soon after owode and divert. however i am considering vegetable farming and hope I am not late if I begin now. pls respond if I can come over if it is not late. be blessed

You can come.

agrsolfarms:

Yes....we planted for farm consumption.

Ok tnks. I nid market for mine. If yu knw anyone interested tnks

MayorSchwags:

Ok tnks. I nid market for mine. If yu knw anyone interested tnks

You need to visit mile12 market and local markets in your farm location. Some market women will even come to buy from your farm.

Ikorodu vegetable farm training center opening soon...this is a good development for those living in lagos who would like to be trained but cannot commit themselves to full time training.

NOTE: Training fee apply and interested persons can mail us at info.agrsol@gmail.com with a brief personal info as details of the training will be communicated.

can i still come.....just coming across this thread now,please sir?

kelennak:
can i still come.....just coming across this thread now,please sir?

better still email them or call them. they will ans you. they responded to me when I contacted them

is this free training and consultation still available?