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The op is right on point. We do everything differently in this country. For example, we have not gotten enough to eat, yet we export food just to gain forex.

AreaFada2:
Food security first.

Well said brother, it is all about the condition/season. Tomatoes need much sunlight for it to do well.

mojojojo:
Tomatoes don't grow well in wet conditions. So during the rainy season farmers stand to loose their investment. It is also the reason why tomatoes are grown mostly in the North which has much less rainfall than the South.

Etranshub:
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I sent you a mail please do get back to me. Thank you for this wonderful post.

[quote author=organicfoods post=46190870]What you must do:
1. Adequate planning.
2. Water
3. Commitments
4. Avoid Stressing the vine

Adequate Planning: In cucumber farm, you must plan well from start to finish. Your planning must include logistics like
a. Visitation to the farm: You can not abandon a cucumber farm like you do to maize, things happen very fast and there is little you can control when the vines are in full gear. So you have to monitor and ensure things works according to plan. If you don't love farming and you want money don't try cucumbers. If you have a tight schedule, planning from the scratch will help you a lot. You must know what's happening on the field every other day, because the faster they grow the faster things can go wrong. Pests also arrive very fast as well, many of them don't joke with it. You must have a program in place to control the pest. Our program was using neem oil and neem water. We soaked neem leaves in water for seven days and use every week, renewing the broth with fresh leaves every time we harvest the pesticide. This is how we initiate our pest control. We spray twice a week. Neem water on Monday and neem oil plus Black soap on Friday. When it rains, we change the day to when its favorable. Because we planted three in a sack, it was really crowded, I will recommend two per sack. You can plant three seeds per sack and prone to two leaving the healthiest plants. Recently I discover Palm Kernel oil (Yoruba called it adi eyan) when mixed with neem oil was really effective a against caterpillar pest. The solution kills the pest almost immediately, I was really glad with the result. The tips of the cucumber vine are safe heaven for these pests.

@ Op, how much water does one need in preparing neem water, and black soap u talked about is it the same as that soap mostly sold in d market by Yoruba women? My first questions have not been answered. God bless u.

Mercie123:
Wooooowwww!!! Your fruits look amazing. I guess Soil Sterilization is another topic you must teach us o. I'm completing my first ever Lacto Bacillus production today - kudos to your mentor-ship. God bless you bro!

Hello guys, I am new to d house. Kudos to Op for this outstanding thread. My questions are: 1. how does one do soil sterilization(heating) in sack farming without destroying d sack. 1. Can one also do soil sterilization on d ground, if possible how? Thanks once again.