A big shout out to Pavore9, Organicfoods, Ishaqteejay, and other sack farmers on nairaland space for blazing the trail on sack farming.

I'm really inspired by what you guys are doing, and I've decide not to be a spectator anymore but to practicalise the knowledge of sack farming.

Please feel free to drop comments, questions and contributions.

Oya let's go there...

Whey your pictures nah?

I will be growing different crops like cucumber, watermelon, pepper, tomato, maize and okra.

Pictures of the various operations will be uploaded here for your viewing pleasure.

Please note that this is my first trial, and I hope to improve on it as we make progress.

Stage one: SEED PROCUREMENT

Planting materials were purchased at Lagos Street in Benin city from agro-product stores.

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Pavore9:
Whey your pictures nah?

Still trying to upload pics...

jcflex:
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More pics...

More pics of my planting material

I bought two variety of watermelon

I only came to check on cucumber


and I saw it

I will be using cement bags for the project and so far I ve gotten about 200 cement bags, still sourcing for more.

The cement bags were collected from construction site, and washed as recommended by experts in the house (pavore9) before filling.
Filling the sacks is quite hectic but I enjoy doing it.

Also, poly pot was used to raise the cucumber and watermelon seeds to seedlings stage before transplanting into the already prepared cement bags.

The cement bags were filled with top soil and poultry manure mixture at a ratio of 3parts soil and 1part manure.

The tomatoes and green pepper are still in the nursery awaiting germination before transplanting into sack.

Pot filling and stacking pics...

Wow!!!
Cucumber and watermelon seed germination and emergence pics...

Transplanting Cucumber seedlings from the nursery to cement bags in the field.
Pics..

The journey so far has been revolutionary so far so good, considering the fact that people have been asking me a lot of questions about this farming method. And I am enjoying it.


Back to business

There is no venture without challenges and constraints of which I have had my own fair share so far so good.

I never imagine that empty cement bags can be so valuable and expensive until I ran out of cement bags for my sack farming last week.
Since I couldn't get more from the construction sites around, so I decided to go and buy some from those mallams (aboki) at Aduwawa kara market where I bought one empty cement bag for N12 each.

excelAGR42:
The journey so far has been revolutionary so far so good, considering the fact that people have been asking me a lot of questions about this farming method. And I am enjoying it.


Back to business

There is no venture without challenges and constraints of which I have had my own fair share so far so good.

I never imagine that empty cement bags can be so valuable and expensive until I ran out of cement bags for my sack farming last week.
Since I couldn't get more from the construction sites around, so I decided to go and buy some from those mallams (aboki) at Aduwawa kara market where I bought one empty cement bags for N12 each.

bros you are in benin
can you drop your contact so we can talk

kentochi:

bros you are in benin
can you drop your contact so we can talk

Yes I am in Benin around ikpoba hill area.
You can reach me on 07030732393

Sack farming is indeed a good innovation because prior to my experimental trial (My Dry Season Irrigation Sack Farming;photo Speak), I use to think that cultivating plant in sack is for only horticultural purposes and that food crops can only be grown on flat land or seedbed, but, now I know better.

Here are more of my photo speak update

More pics of my Cucumber ( Darina) vegetative development and flowering

My Watermelon pics

pls.how do u irrigate ur cocumber to prevent fungal attack

am following... nice experiment for maize and water melon in bags

More on cucumber

keep up the good work bro?


pavore9, pls how can you help me with kilele f1 tomato seed. I heard its produce on Kenya and it gives high result.. I want to try it in sack also..

1stUnique:
keep up the good work bro?


pavore9, pls how can you help me with kilele f1 tomato seed. I heard its produce on Kenya and it gives high result.. I want to try it in sack also..

Yes Kilele f1 is high yielding, will have to check out how much it is selling for.

Pavore9:


Yes Kilele f1 is high yielding, will have to check out how much it is selling for.

Thanks boss.. looking forward to hear from u soon..

happy new year.

1stUnique:


Thanks boss.. looking forward to hear from u soon..

happy new year.

Wishing you the same.

Pavore9:


Wishing you the same.

happy new year, sir, please, i will be writing my final exam next week and round up everything in school by January ending. Please i need your help concerning this sack farming, ur whatsapp n Facebook contact, or any other means of communicating with you. I want to plant tomato or cumber or any other fruits crop u think will b of help. Thanks in anticipation.

1stUnique:


Thanks boss.. looking forward to hear from u soon..

happy new year.

Tracked down the store that distributes it and given the following facts.

KILELE F1 FACTS

Plant Type

● Kilele F1 is a medium early determinate elongated hybrid for bush and staked cultures.

● It is suitable for dryer and more humid areas or periods.

Maturity

● 75 days after transplanting.

Production/Yield

● Average 30 – 35 tonnes per acre under good agronomic practice. (Acre here in Kenya is 8 plots of land)

● Kilele F1 can be harvested up to a period of 10 weeks.

Fruit

● Very firm elongated (oval), non greenback, smooth and firm square fruits with an average fruit weight of 120 – 130 grams.

● Shelf life – over 21 days when harvested at mature stage.

Disease Resistance

● Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) (Gathuri/ ngumi)

● Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV): 0-2

● Verticillium & Fusarium wilt (race 1 and 2)

● Nematodes (M.incognita/++)


Am informed that it is packed by number of seeds not by weight. The minimum is 1000 seeds and selling for an equivalent of around N15k.

TEMINIKANSOSO:





happy new year, sir, please, i will be writing my final exam next week and round up everything in school by January ending. Please i need your help concerning this sack farming, ur whatsapp n Facebook contact, or any other means of communicating with you. I want to plant tomato or cumber or any other fruits crop u think will b of help. Thanks in anticipation.

Happy new year. I will encourage you focus on rounding up with school after which we can discuss sack farming.

Wishing you the best in your final examination.

Pavore9:


Happy new year. I will encourage you focus on rounding up with school after which we can discuss sack farming.

Wishing you the best in your final examination.

thanks sir.

Pavore9:


Tracked down the store that distributes it and given the following facts.

KILELE F1 FACTS

Plant Type

● Kilele F1 is a medium early determinate elongated hybrid for bush and staked cultures.

● It is suitable for dryer and more humid areas or periods.

Maturity

● 75 days after transplanting.

Production/Yield

● Average 30 – 35 tonnes per acre under good agronomic practice. (Acre here in Kenya is 8 plots of land)

● Kilele F1 can be harvested up to a period of 10 weeks.

Fruit

● Very firm elongated (oval), non greenback, smooth and firm square fruits with an average fruit weight of 120 – 130 grams.

● Shelf life – over 21 days when harvested at mature stage.

Disease Resistance

● Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) (Gathuri/ ngumi)

● Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV): 0-2

● Verticillium & Fusarium wilt (race 1 and 2)

● Nematodes (M.incognita/++)


Am informed that it is packed by number of seeds not by weight. The minimum is 1000 seeds and selling for an equivalent of around N15k.

thanks so much bros, I really appreciate

phillings247:
pls.how do u irrigate ur cocumber to prevent fungal attack

I get water from my small fish pond tank inside my compound. I irrigate every evening (due to the hamattan weather condition) using pipe and watering-can.

During irrigation , the water is applied to the base of the plant inside the sack and not on the leaves.