Gadgetmobil:
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More update tonight.

We started our maize planting with these hand-driven seed planters and they have proven to be effective so far. We are using 25cm by 75cm spacing

Later this evening I will talk a little about AVOIDING DELAYS in maize farming.

Thanks



1--FINISH YOUR PLANTING ON PAPER BEFORE PLANTING ON THE SOIL.

By this I mean every farmer ought to do a proper planning eliminating as many assumptions as possible. Some basic things that must be in place before planting include but not limited to; choice of seed to plant and where to get it, decision of land preparation methods and a flexible date of delivery of the task, planting methods i.e. are you doing mechanized planting or manual etc.

All this are time-bound and if they are not well taken care of, it will delay a lot operation on the farm.

1--FINISH YOUR PLANTING ON PAPER BEFORE PLANTING ON THE SOIL. By this I mean every farmer ought to do a proper planning eliminating as many assumptions as possible. Some basic things that must be in place before planting include but not limited to; choice of seed to plant and where to get it, decision of land preparation methods and a flexible date of delivery of the task, planting methods i.e. are you doing mechanized planting or manual etc.

All this are time-bound and if they are not well taken care of, it will delay a lot operation on the farm.

A good afternoon to you all

well done hotmas... kudos to you for breaking down maize farming to us like abc. i intend on planting maize, and ive gotten the land. now that rain only falls once in a while, won't it have an effect on growth of the maize. and how much is one tonne of maize now? pls I will be waiting for your answers

@hotmas, U still don't answer my question. Selling a cob for #10. How many cobs can b harvest averagely on 1ha of land. Thanks

Molayan:
@hotmas, U still don't answer my question. Selling a cob for #10. How many cobs can b harvest averagely on 1ha of land. Thanks

I'm very sorry, I didn't get back to you.
I don't have figures for that.
Thanks

phenomem:
well done hotmas... kudos to you for breaking down maize farming to us like abc. i intend on planting maize, and ive gotten the land. now that rain only falls once in a while, won't it have an effect on growth of the maize. and how much is one tonne of maize now? pls I will be waiting for your answers

Maize planting this year is a risk and this is due to weather and climate predictions. However, if you consider the weather history of your area(I dont know where your farm is) you should be able to make some predictions.

Like a saying " he who watches the wind may not plant"

AVOIDING DELAYS IN MAIZE FARMING

2--ALWAYS HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE:

Well this may be applicable to any field but in agriculture it very important. We live in a society where a lot of activities depend on unstable factors. So to curb this you must plan with a second option in mind.
Note that machinery can dissappoint you, machine operator may do the same, logistics of materials sometimes too. In essence try as much as you can to reduce errors from the outside party.
Also when you make procurements on farm kindly make provisions for wastages due to anything, repairs and so on.



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hotmas911:



Maize planting this year is a risk and this is due to weather and climate predictions. However, if you consider the weather history of your area(I dont know where your farm is) you should be able to make some predictions.

Like a saying " he who watches the wind may not plant"

Oga, per the bold part, are you ashamed to credit the Holy Bible with that quote? It's not a saying; it is from the Holy Bible (Ecclesiastes 11:4)

Per the topic, the weather is crazy (effect of El Nino) but i do not think it is bad news. My reason is that since it 's a general thingy if the yield is not good, the price will be high due to higher demand.

Planted exactly a week ago, no rain since then but it has germinated.
Just doing a sidon luk for the rain.
I wish you a bountiful harvest in advance.

Good day to all farmers in here.

pls madam can you tell me more about ur seed planter,,name
hectares per day
price amount
where to buy it
to olatunjiodusanya@gmail.com

oduncojamaica:
pls madam can you tell me more about ur seed planter,,name
hectares per day
price amount
where to buy it
to olatunjiodusanya@gmail.com

The seed planter is 60,000naira,
You can place your order with us.
As for the efficiency, it is capable of dropping seed per seconds.depending on the spacing you set it to.

hotmas911:


The seed planter is 60,000naira,
You can place your order with us.
As for the efficiency, it is capable of dropping seed per seconds.depending on the spacing you set it to.

thanks

This picture shows the effect of a proven herbicide on our field.
It was sprayed before the seed germinated....

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Hmm, me I went into crop farming this yr on 2 plots of land. Rain has been very unreliable. I've made ridges but I'm afraid to plant yet bc of rain. The little I planted I have to water myself.
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I'll like to ask. If there is rain 2day and u plant sth like maize, cucumber, ugu, okro, water melon the next day. Then there is no rain for the next 7 days, will the plants all die?

FarmTech:
Hmm, me I went into crop farming this yr on 2 plots of land. Rain has been very unreliable. I've made ridges but I'm afraid to plant yet bc of rain. The little I planted I have to water myself.
..
I'll like to ask. If there is rain 2day and u plant sth like maize, cucumber, ugu, okro, water melon the next day. Then there is no rain for the next 7 days, will the plants all die?

it will still grown bro, Relax

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Please house, I want to know how effective foliar fertilizers will be on my maize cos my farm is too large for NPK application.

Also help me on the best foliar fertilizer for maize.

Thank you all in advance

oga hotmas911 Pls can one still plant watermelon by this time, I had the wrong people paid for the set up of the watermelon and honestly I'm regretting it because all was done behind me. Please how can you advice someone who is new in agriculture. Thanks

Oga hotmas i salute u ooo, pls u mentioned some chemicals in ur discuss like the one to increase drought resistance and and to one to control weed throughout the maize. Buh u hv nt given the names, i know its not must u give the names buh pls help us wey be upcoming

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[color=#000000][/color]To further reduce cost of labour and improve on our speed, we got some hand-driven seed planters.] Good job, please, where can we get hand - driven seed planters to buy? Thanks

Good morning maize farmers, it has been a while.Updates on maize farming will be up here in hours.

Good evening maize farmers.
This is our maize in 45days. Even with level of success, the expectation interms of performance or growth is not at 100%. One interesting thing farmers may also take note of it burning on the farmland during land preparation.
On our farm, portion where some burning took place was very fertile for the maize.

hotmas911:
Good evening maize farmers.
This is our maize in 45days. Even with level of success, the expectation interms of performance or growth is not at 100%. One interesting thing farmers may also take note of it burning on the farmland during land preparation.
On our farm, portion where some burning took place was very fertile for the maize.

Impressive!
Can poultry manure use in foliar application on maize? How can it be prepared?

Ferraricash:
oga hotmas911 Pls can one still plant watermelon by this time, I had the wrong people paid for the set up of the watermelon and honestly I'm regretting it because all was done behind me. Please how can you advice someone who is new in agriculture. Thanks

Is the rainfall pattern over there severe, is there a history of plant parasitic nematode infestation over there? If yes, I'll suggest you sow some other crop while waiting for second planting season. Normally, watermelon thrives well under an irrigation system that controls water supply.

More pictures

REUBEN010:

Is the rainfall pattern over there severe, is there a history of plant parasitic nematode infestation over there? If yes, I'll suggest you sow some other crop while waiting for second planting season. Normally, watermelon thrives well under an irrigation system that controls water supply.

sir, I've seen people harvest good products of watermelon on same land because my land is damarcated from others but lots of reasons surrounding the bad experience since its my first time but I'm thinking of planting this month end. Is it advisable? It's been 3days no without rain.. Thanks

Kindly send the manual planter price to idieagle011@yahoo.com