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vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

Very lovely . Thank you so much op. I have never seen a cucumber plant before now . Please narratethe processes for us.

I know the Ladies are imagining thingz by mere looking at that cucumber standing erect!

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

Weldone sir... You are doing a great job. But if I may ask. Is there a particular reason you decided to use sack?

Excellent efforts by the OP (@Vanpeele). Nigeria's potential for an economy that is also supported by agriculture starts with initiatives like this.

@Agathabishen Thanks
@lalasticlala LOL...yes but the vegetable

Wow! Thumbs up


B like say farming na the way now o... This one wey oil no make sense again. Where's my hoe?

I think that one that has same height with coca cola sprite bottle will be a good MACHINE for dem ladies.

And to you ladies, let there be peace for cucumbers in this country. Stop alluring our jobs to cucumbers. Nothing is gone wrong with our diccks.

Don @jasper7 Yes.

1. Water is an issue in our farm. The sack retains water better in the dry season.
2. I planted 1200 seeds in a very small space (4 plants per sack...yes it's too much) to show you don't need a lot of acreage to farm.
3. Manure and fertilizer stay in the sack

Vanpeele i don't understand something. Why take the trouble when you'll still put the sacks on the ground? Why not just farm on the land you put the sacks on?
Please explain.

vanpeele:
@Austin234 I have 300 sacks. The sacks cost me nothing cos I approached a block maker for the cement bags but in Kaduna you can get them for 50 naira for a dozen, 5 or 10 naira for one. The soil is free.

Bought 5 bags of cow manure @ 200 per size 6 sack, so that's 1k.
Pesticide (fighter 35ec 500ml) for 1k, Murano F1 for 4900 naira at the time (the price is now 6500 due to dollar) and the other varieties for free . In total that's 6900 naira.

Didn't sell my first harvest. Shared it for blessing sake but my second harvest (this Wednesday), I harvested two bags from three rows. Market price was 1500 per bag. Sold mine at 2500 . Cucumbers on the other rows are still growing in size so I hope I have more next week. I hope this helps.

what's the maturity period?

@op,

Can it be cultivated in the south ie,lagos and east or is it only the northern weather conditions and climate that supports cucumber cultivation?

If yes, where can one access the seed to plant in lagos?

See untouched hecters of land and people are building ten storeys in Lagos an all the states in the east.

while others are wasting their time with politics, op is doing some thing great which i subscribe to. it is not all about crude oil. if we all try to use our hands to productive ventures like this, nigeria will be a better place. instead of waiting for the govt to help diversify our economy, we ourselves can start in a little way like this. iam getting tired of all the stories of baby mamas, mr a or mrs b wore this outfit, this celebrity has exposed cleavage through this outfit. the mods should be placing good threads like this on front page

@vanpeele
Great Job. Am inspired and must do this before Q2 ends.

Can we talk?

1. Will cucumber grow in SW Nigeria? Ogun State
2. Where did you buy your 4 varieties planted?
3. How long from planting to first harvest?

Ple so we get to the root of the matter for us.

@Chartey To show everyone that you can farm on tile, tar or concrete. Even on your roof sef

@Kx you can do it any where and it musn't be cucumber. I have a friend with a pepper plant in sack and it's about 4 years old. I won't advice sack farming during the raining season. if your weather is cool, plant cool weather crops and if it's warm plant warm weather crops...

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

You stated those who don't have Lands'' there's no excuses not to farm abi and that's why yours is been farmed inside a sack?

How come, most of them are being kept on the Land and not in a sack being kept inside a Compound?

It's really a good job and a good effort. Keep it up.

I have some empty lands in kaduna that i can lane you incase you need more.

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

So it's a root crop

vanpeele:
@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.

I love cucumber, can you give us some to eat

No picture Pishure or I don't.......

Moral of this achievement... Land is expensive, Soil is free. You almost defied the laws of economics #originality #doneinnaija more grease to your elbow bro

Can it grow in any soil? I'd like to try it

Meanwhile, I must commend your ingenuity.

Destined2win:
Good one.

When I become President, I will prioritize giving people like you big loans to invest in Agriculture.

I doubt that. You are a Nigerian aren't you?

You can even save more space if you erect something like wooden shelves and stack the sacks up vertically. Just a thought.

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

OP pls are they Plucking or uprooting cucumber? I mean hw is it bin harvest

@ndifreke12 Between 40-70 days but depends on the variety, nutrients in the soil and weather conditions.

nzeobi:
Good one there OP.
Imagine if all the graduates have something like this to showcase. We won't be talking of unemployment.
My passion will take me there soon.

Hahaha if all the graduates had this, they would still be talking of unemployment.. because there would be more sellers than buyers.

vanpeele:
@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.

.

Yes Murano always the choice for ladies who cucumbate... Please plant more of Murano you will have plenty of customers here on nairaland.

@HRich well it's the context. when you speak with an average Nigerian about farming he/she would say no "farm" land or capital. The point of all this is that any space or land (not land for bush) can be farmed on. Good question though.

For those that dont have land to farm on according to d OP
U have no excuse.

So, where will d sack be placed? In mid heaven?

I like cocumbers tho. Welldone OP

omo that cucumber at the last pic can do wonders...kudos to op..