EyesOnGod41:
Good morning house.

I have 9 hectares of farmland located somewhere in Nasarawa state that I want to do mixed cropping of maize and groundnut on. We just experienced the second rainfall this morning and I think it's time for me to start my farming activities.

I've already inspected my land and I do not need to do any clearing and burning as cattles have been grazing on it since I harvested my beans in December.

Though I've tried local variety a couple of times to have a bit of experience but now I want to go commercial with maize and groundnut and wouldn't want to make any wrong decisions. Just for the record, I spent over N1.3m last year being my first time venturing into a large scale farming but this time I plan to be more economical and cut all unnecessary costs. To achieve this, I need your advice on the following:

1. What is the best maize seed I should get and what's the cost per bag?

2. I intend to plant 20 - 25kg/ha at 75cm by 25cm, is this okay considering that I'll be mixing it with groundnut?

3. Do I need to apply NPK immediately after planting the maize and how many bags of 15:15:15 should I budget for per hectare? @decor1234 do you advice I combine NPK and UREA at first application or apply only NKP first then UREA after 5 weeks?
NOTE: I'll not be doing soil testing because the soil is very fertile and there's a lot of cow dungs all over the land

4. At what stage after planting maize should I plant groundout to avoid competition between the corps?

5. I understand that seed ratio should be 1 plant per hole, how do I ensure this when I'll be employing people to do the planting for me and is it better if I get myself a planter?

Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread, your questions and answers really enlightened me. Last year, I applied glyphosate herbicide immediately after planting melon, but still had to do manual weeding after about 3-4 weeks. This time I'll be doing a manual weeding at week three and second weeding with chemical at week six as @shariff84 advised.

As I look forward to answers to my numerous question, thanks and may God bless our effort this year.

Cc shariff84
Decor1234
Vonxe

Jonnic1:
You surely have great plans for your farm. Please do not plant groundnut and maize together. Plant each crop on their own in separate plots on the land.

(2) Your plant spacing is excellent. 75 cm x 25 cm.

(5). My friend, get yourself a seed planter and don't depend on labourers. They will plant with so much gap that you will not maximise the land. You can get a seed and fertilizer planter at N75k in Abuja or get the locally fabricated planter at N18k - 20k.

Jonnic1:
You surely have great plans for your farm. Please do not plant groundnut and maize together. Plant each crop on their own in separate plots on the land.

(2) Your plant spacing is excellent. 75 cm x 25 cm.

(5). My friend, get yourself a seed planter and don't depend on labourers. They will plant with so much gap that you will not maximise the land. You can get a seed and fertilizer planter at N75k in Abuja or get the locally fabricated planter at N18k - 20k.

bezaleeltech:
we have manual planter available for planting grains such as maize, groundnuts, etc.

luap1990:
How much?

Hello fella, how much do you buy a bag of pioneer maize seed? I bought mine @₦42k.

bezaleeltech:


We sell the planter 3500 each

MrKong:

Can I see a clearer pic pls?

Idemujoseph:
oh no! Here in Benin and warri, 1 fresh maize is 25 to 30 naira at the farm. They will come to your farm and harvest it themselves.
Multiple it by 50000 fresh maize in hectare. People from benin city should quote me wrong if I lie or exaggerate.

shariff84:
after planting we apply gramazon and atrazine powder.

shariff84:
thank you,pioneer its just a waste of money on seed only.I intend to plant only premier seed this year,oba 98 to be precise.