Cassava farming, cereals cultivation and cash crop plantations are all good at least from the food security angle but few could make you millionaire over night like vegetable farming particularly tomato cultivation. Though, it is easier said than done for farming is all encompassing, if you don’t understand your market, you would end up a loser and if you don’t perfect your production techniques, then your market knowledge/market opportunities may as well be an illusion.
In this article, I would show you practical problems your tomato fruit may encounter and the possible solutions and prevention measures gotten through my personal experiences over time. Happy reading!
1. Host OF FUNGI AND BACTERIAL INFECTION
This is raining season which mean humidity would be very high. Fungi and bacterial diseases thrive well this period. You may experience fruit diseases such as bacterial speck, bacterial spot, bacterial blight, mold infection and rot etc. Well you may not bother to identify nor differentiate all these as a farmer except you are in research cycle.
SOLUTION
• Use Metalaxyl and copper oxide or Metalaxyl and Mancozeb based fungicide every fortnight.
• Use adequate spacing like 60cm x 100cm (a single line of tomato plant on a bed/row) combining this spacing with STAKING would ensure ventilation and reduce diseases incidence.
2. FRUIT CRACKING
This isn’t a disease related issue. It purely physiological. The most common cause of this during wet season is the varieties planted. Some are more prone to cracking than the other.
SOLUTION
• Use recommended varieties
3. BLOSSOM END ROT
This looks more like a disease related problem but spending your money a fungicide and pesticide is just like flogging a dead... (IF YOU ENJOY THIS ARTICLE READ THE REST ON www.hybridveggies.com and would see indigenous and authentic pictures (of each case study) gotten through our experiences of farming)

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please how can I buy the hybrid tomato seeds. I am in Osun state.

Acknowledgement of yours. Friend, we realize people rush into vegetable farming with little experience, that is what we stand for , to bridge the gap. However, it would interest me if you go through one of our article in our blog (THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN CONTEMPLATING VEGETABLE BIZ). In the article, you would see that there are many seeds companies that are common around here in Nigeria. Each producing its own seeds. The question now is:
- which hybrid seeds do you want; determinate or indeterminate?
- Raining season or dry season varieties or all seasons?
- Above all, from which seed company: East-West, Technism, Sygental, Seminis, Continental etc.
We have relationship with quite number of them and also promote their proven seeds. Let us know your specific needs and we can facilitate it.

fabella:
please how can I buy the hybrid tomato seeds. I am in Osun state.

Thanks for the reply. I just want to try my hands on tomatoes and pepper on One plot of land close to me ( I want to start small on this experimental plot). I hope to plant in September. I want hybrid seeds that you know are good. Thanks

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fabella:
Lest I forget I would like to tell you that I have actually read all the articles on your website

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