You all can attest to the fact that Pepper nursery is a nightmare, we will start today by taking a close look at my past mistakes, and then, we talk about my current nursery ( about two weeks on Friday) then I give my own little tip on getting nursery bed right with pictures and demo

So today, pictures will start doing more talking than long essays and theories

Please where can a get good pepper seeds for planting in IMO state?

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Dubem50:
You all can attest to the fact that Pepper nursery is a nightmare, we will start today by taking a close look at my past mistakes, and then, we talk about my current nursery ( about two weeks on Friday) then I give my own little tip on getting nursery bed right with pictures and demo

I can't wait bro

I started cultivating my land for pepper farming, I hope it's not too late? I Will post pics soon to give update.

Good Evening Fellow Farmers.
I Have good news for you all
For those that need pepper seedling ( Benin Republic variety) for start-up or those behind schedule because preparing pepper bed now will enter dry season except you want dry season farming.
The good part is that 80% will start bearing fruit within a month isn't that wonderful.
Chat me up on wasapp for more details on pricing and packaging.
Thanks

Quick one I forgot to add is just limited quantity about 300 seedlings is going to be 1st come 1st serve. Majority are pruned already so you will Have well studed plant and more Y meaning more yield.
See pix of the one I have transplanted fruiting already

nzedon2:
Please where can a get good pepper seeds for planting in IMO state?

don't despair, whatsapp 08119942049,meglee farms,IMO state for your seeds and seedlings.

This is the size of the Pepper fruit we are going to be nursing, I got them from a friend and then I extracted the seeds myself.
It has a consistent result as the farmer has been planting and recycling this particular verity for some years now with out stories that touch the heart

Just like I promised, I am going to give my little best, I will share some common tips that are not common.
So to start with, I will be teaching simple seed extraction and storage process.

I saw an old woman ( very old, she even relies on walking stick to aid her movement) complaining bitterly while trying to remove some sprouting grasses in her ugu farm that her ugu plants have been dealt with by the heavy sun and late arrival of rain this year.
As at then, she has. Lost close to 45% of her plants

I felt for her as it was her grandson that was primarily in charge of my own little watermelon pilot plot

I went closer to for a careful observation on what happened.
As soon as I was approximately half a pole, the answer to her problem jumped out and stared me right in the eye

"Ahhh, mama y u do ridge nah, y u go do ridge for late planting of ugu nah, u for plant am for groud." I said
Mama has contracted the house guys arround to make ridges for her during November period then planted first week of December hoping portharcourt rain will smile on her during December.
I bet the old woman never heard of the word " climate change"
It only rained once or twice and that was all for the month.

The ridges did drain water with the speed of jet and d sun had no pity for the juvenile ugu plants and so, death was inevitable

I then advised her to always plant on the ground with zero ridge during late planting and to make use of ridges during rainy season since she had no irrigation system in place
The poor woman thanked me graciously while I left for my own patch of land
The

All these happened late January this year
Fast forward to March, i observed that the old woman could not keep up with weeding and maintenance of her ugu farm as her attention was buried in her cucumber farms.
Mama has about two acre of cukes that she was tending to as rain has arrived.
She would contract housa. Boys to prepare ridges while her duty is to do the planting all alone. Her son ( who is also a local champion in cuke production as he farms minimum of 5 acres per planting section) would support her with some bags of fertilizer,,, while her daughters and their kids would use paraforce to weed before the cukes start crawling and producing side shoots and runners.
She wants to take advantage of the early planting. Market. Price as it was obvious that the price of ugu leaves would soon drop as it has started to rain.
Cukes na Sharp Sharp money nah, who won miss out ,, not even mama

Den a. Crazy thought came to me
.... I will meet the old woman, make her an offer to rent her ugu farm (which at this time, u barely see the ugu as grass has taken over the entire farmland) at a good price of 10k per plot, then I will use it for my pepper farm. I will also maintain her ugu and protect the entire land from Fulani heardsmen .
All mama needs to do is to feed her ugu plants with manure once in a blue moon while waiting for it fruit, while I keep weeds and insects at Bay since I am planting pepper ( which happens to be a companion crop for ugu) on same piece of land.!!

Dubem50 sorry though, cant you just sum up all the post and post once

I consulted with her grandson ( who happens to be my watermelon pilot supervisor) who told me it was a symbiotic partnership that would even benefit the old woman more as she would be getting money from rent with out more labor input in her pumpkin farm.
He also went ahead and narrated how Fulani heardsmen consistently partied in her farm with their cattles.
Then I ran off to Mama's house to make the deal

Dubem50:
I will meet the old woman, make her an offer to rent her ugu farm (which at this time, u barely see the ugu as grass has taken over the entire farmland) at a good price of 10k per plot, then I will use it for my pepper farm.

Per plot or acre ?

Brothers, that was how a business partnership was done. And d birth of a new pepper planting era
I have instructed my staff to use a mixture of paraforce and glyphosphate to weed the farm while we start our nursery for transplanting.

lifestyle1:


Per plot or acre ?

Per plot, 50*100 feet
Land lease in Rivers State is a nightmare
And I was happily paying that amount because the farm land already has ridges in place + I had to make her a mouth watering offer.
But all in all, my profit is sure.

I was told that water from catfish pond is very OK for pepper farming without much manure,please how truth is this?.

House, is it good to use rain gun irrigation sprinkler to water a pepper farm right from transplant to maturity?

nzedon2:
I was told that water from catfish pond is very OK for pepper farming without much manure,please how truth is this?.

100% valid

frankedoka:
House, is it good to use rain gun irrigation sprinkler to water a pepper farm right from transplant to maturity?

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Yes it is. but try to make ur ridges to have a flat top, not a sloppy one. So that water can soak deep into the soil instead of running off into the furrow. Also, when u side dress with manure, water will not wash them down into the furrow.
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It is best to allow rain to irrigate ur farm when they have not mature. Pepper start fruiting at 3 months or so. Can u imagine what irrigation will cost u?

Dubem50:
Brothers, that was how a business partnership was done. And d birth of a new pepper planting era
I have instructed my staff to use a mixture of paraforce and glyphosphate to weed the farm while we start our nursery for transplanting.

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I appreciate ur contribution. But give us summary, straight to the point. Tnks.

I have been wanting to startup a pepper farm,

if i can invest 25million only on pepper cultivation,

how much in total can i be able to make after all harvest?

Any remarkable farmer that gives me a benefitting answer will i give to run this for me

PEPPER SEEDS EXTRACTION HACK
As soon as mama agreed to lease her ugu farm, I ordered some pepper fruits from a long time farmer friend who has also been in the Pepper production game. This guy spends no dime on hybrid cultivars but has been recycling his seeds from his harvest with consistent high yield and zero crop failure. And this is how I extracted the seeds with zero stress, no pepper burn ( the first batch I did with my neighbor was a horrible experience as we both had our palms on fire for five hours even with our gloves on) and high viability and purity.
1. I poured the whole pepper fruits in a plastic basin or any container and mashed properly/light pounded with an empty vodka bottle without damaging the pepper seeds.
The reason for this is to infect or introduce microbes to the pulp to help us break it down via partial fermentation (as this pulp plays a key role of preventing seed germination inside plant pod) and also help separate seeds from the pepper core( where they are tightly held together)
2. Pour some water ( it should be tepid water, ie, not hot not cold, just normal.) Into the basin, cover it up and keep in a room temperature for between 12 to 24 hours.
This creates good breeding condition for the microbes that breaks down the fruit pulp.
3. After 12 or 24 hours, put on a thick rubber glove, like the one u saw me wear on the pic first mash or squeeze the pepper with your hands ( protected with rubber gloves to avoid pepper burn) and with the aid of a sieve, continuously but gently scoop out the Pepper flesh and skin. Also sieve out any seeds that float because 98% of these floating seeds are not mature and hence ,not viable. But care must be taken not to agitate the seeds that are below as they are the real deal
4. Gently tilt and drain out the water in the basin and boom, the treasure would be staring right in ur. Eyes.
5. Pour clean water to rinse the seeds ,then tilt the basin to drain out the water completely while u use your sieve to collect your seeds.
5 sundry the seeds under the sun till it's properly dried, then go and start your nursery with it
6. If it is for storage, continue to dry under partial shade for some days before storing them.