Saw these photos of Sakata hybrid tomatoes from a farm.

EMMAACHILE:
Saw these photos of Sakata hybrid tomatoes from a farm.

Deep red colouration and uniformly sized fruits!
Is that emerald F1?

ideepaul:

Deep red colouration and uniformly sized fruits!
Is that emerald F1?

Check this link https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3232497916809734&id=1292356614157217
Not sure of the variety but it should be Emerald F1 touted to produce 140 tons per hectare. A farm in Cameroon was said to harvest about 4000 baskets from a hectare of emerald f1

EMMAACHILE:

Check this link https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3232497916809734&id=1292356614157217
Not sure of the variety but it should be Emerald F1 touted to produce 140 tons per hectare. A farm in Cameroon was said to harvest about 4000 baskets from a hectare of emerald f1

Emerald tomato is blood red with nice shape but poor taste, it's presently selling in akwa ibom due to scarcity, they buy from Cameroon just across the border. The local market women and buyers say it's the worst tasting tomatoes you will buy . I don't buy fresh tomatoes normally as I always have excess tomato available from my garden and sell in little quantities

EMMAACHILE:

Check this link https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3232497916809734&id=1292356614157217
Not sure of the variety but it should be Emerald F1 touted to produce 140 tons per hectare. A farm in Cameroon was said to harvest about 4000 baskets from a hectare of emerald f1

You ealier called it sakata f1, the fb handle also called it sakata, why are you saying its emerald f1 again? Is sakata=emerald?

Modified:
OK i think I can relate the 2. Emerald is produced by sakata seed Co.

seen the modification

OluchiDelly:

You ealier called it sakata f1, the fb handle also called it sakata, why are you saying its emerald f1 again? Is sakata=emerald?

Modified:
OK i think I can relate the 2. Emerald is produced by sakata seed Co.

Boss how far with the Okro seeds na? Lockdown never gree you sell seeds again?

ideepaul:
sakata is a seed company (south African I think) just like east west, continental, technisem and the rest... their most popular tomato cultivar is emerald F1, just like technisem cobra, continental maxim, I have not open that page, but "from their shapes you shall know them" Rev 90:90 na special Bible o

Yea, the moment I remembered its a seed Co. , I modified the post.

ideepaul:

Emerald tomato is blood red with nice shape but poor taste, it's presently selling in akwa ibom due to scarcity, they buy from Cameroon just across the border. The local market women and buyers say it's the worst tasting tomatoes you will buy . I don't buy fresh tomatoes normally as I always have excess tomato available from my garden and sell in little quantities

You mean Uyo people prefer local tomatoes to Sakata tomatoes?
We have real problems in Nigeria!

EMMAACHILE:

You mean Uyo people prefer local tomatoes to Sakata tomatoes?
We have real problems in Nigeria!

not preferred, that's the only option available! unless you plant your own...and it's expensive

ideepaul:

Emerald tomato is blood red with nice shape but poor taste, it's presently selling in akwa ibom due to scarcity, they buy from Cameroon just across the border. The local market women and buyers say it's the worst tasting tomatoes you will buy . I don't buy fresh tomatoes normally as I always have excess tomato available from my garden and sell in little quantities

From your statement here, the local tomato variety is preferred to the hybrid in Uyo. It reminds me about someone i gave the improved moringa leafs i have in my house. He complained that the leaves were not sour like the local one even with obvious improvement in the nutrients of the new one.

Nigerians too like local things. Some people dont eat broilers or foreign turkey or even improved bitterleaf, or use yam pounder because they feel is not as strong as the local ones. lol

EMMAACHILE:

From your statement here, the local tomato variety is preferred to the hybrid in Uyo. It reminds me about someone i gave the improved moringa leafs i have in my house. He complained that the leaves were not sour like the local one even with obvious improvement in the nutrients of the new one.

Nigerians too like local things. Some people dont eat broilers or foreign turkey or even improved bitterleaf, or use yam pounder because they feel is not as strong as the local ones. lol

there are various hybrids in the market, and they have differing levels of acceptance based on criterion set by seller and in extension the marketers. I can sell off 20bags of avenir singlehandedly, but may struggle to sell 1 bag of local pepper that is not pungent and highly aromatic in Uyo. the Aunty that sells avenir in akpanandem market has a loyal base of customers she struggles to satisfy, she has sold to regular passerby, because the demand is higher, and min quantity is N500 naira, I have not seen her since the lockdown was lifted maybe she doesn't have supply anymore. people have traditional taste and appeal preference, and if you can't meet this, na OYO you dey o.
deep green cukes sell in southwest, bring it to Uyo, and your suffering will know no bounds

These is 9 and 8 days old TOMATO seedlings... Palm leaf was removed on the sixth day.

Farmerakinloye6:
These is 9 and 8 days old TOMATO seedlings... Palm leaf was removed on the sixth day.

Still platinum?
And you have not helped us with the harvest progress

ideepaul:

Hahaha! Tomato staking is not easy o, you will tie ropes like you want to commit suicide, even cucumber dey learn seriously!
50-60 fruits average sized fruits then I must test it/cobra 34 and avenir before this year runs out. Next year is for expansion o

Can someone use staking nets instead of tying ropes?

jidestroud:


Interesting one.
I'm not in anyways choosy when it comes to cultivars to use, neither do I have preference for any. Other factors influence my judgment when buying seeds aside the need to get first experience from much talked about cultivar.

The season of planting is my major determinant of cultivar to use. It helps me develop the strategy to employed through the growing periods, which includes;

* Cultural practice & Biological methods to help curb expected diseases predisposed to such variety.
* Seed treatment,
* Improved drainage & proper sanitation.

Trust me, even the best of Cobra, Padma, Platinum etc. will succumb to none stop heavy rainfall (No tomato can, I stand to be corrected).

Moreover, during my stay in the North, I never even saw these hybrid varieties being farmed. Wetin concern them with hybrids? Uc 28b and others where used mostly and they are having excellent results walahi.

Nevertheless, if your choice is based on other characteristics of the cultivar in question, such as; taste, size, flavour, etc. then, that's a different one altogether. My preference would tilt towards the Roma cultivar.

I still don't understand how they do it over there in the North.

scorpio1:


Can someone use staking nets instead of tying ropes?

staking nets are not effective for tomatoes as they don't have tendrils like cucumber to climb upwards. you either use ropes or staking sticks or poles

well let me say this again, Padma 108 F1 cracks during the rainy season if planted in an environment with heavy rainfalls similar to Akwa Ibom rains, It happens even if the fruits are not fully ripened and may lead to loss of more than 10% dependent on the intensity of rainfalls as at time of harvest. I saw this in the market today, and even mine pictured below cracked. when doing padma, don't use beds in the rainy season, use rigdes because they drain faster and the cracking cases are not much there. All pictured here have cracked

The nursery is now 12day old today ( both seedlings tray and raise bed was sow thesame day). He has also prepare his land. NOTE: THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE OWN NOT MINE.

Please how were these ridges made? Manually or mechanically?

Farmerakinloye6:
The nursery is now 12day old today ( both seedlings tray and raise bed was sow thesame day). He has also prepare his land. NOTE: THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE OWN NOT MINE.

Please can you upload the pictures of a fully ripe platinum tomato, i want to see the redness level, Padma doesn't get beyond the light red stage with majority spotting yellow colouration

jidestroud:
Cracking issues with padma??
That's a new one which I never experienced when I grew it. In my opinion, it certainly has to do with moisture management. What am I saying self, padma was built for the rains.

Even the fruits size we keep talking about ain't that small. Most of the fruits I got on the cobra, padma could rival the rio grande in my pilot project. (I will check my archives to get the pictures) Only the Roedo were outstandingly big.
Jelani too was okay though it was just about 3 plants I grew. Roma VF okay. Lindo was just there , UC 28 was superb likewise platinum.

Although some plants are more prone to cracking than others, but the real issue is irrigation management for the plants. 48hrs constant rainfall to any tomato plant without proper drainage will split any variety. (I stand to be corrected). Mulching is a big deal in growing tomatoes and getting it right saves a lot of stress.

just remembered you have also planted a lot of varieties sir! how red was your Padma compared to the cobra, which hybrid tomato would you recommend based on only yield and redness sir?

ideepaul:

just remembered you have also planted a lot of varieties sir! how red was your Padma compared to the cobra, which hybrid tomato would you recommend based on only yield and redness sir?

My verdict,

Padma & Cobra are almost the thing except for price difference . One is expensive & the other cheap but, both delivers almost same result.

My choice? I will go for Cobra, the price difference between them doesn't really give padma that exception performance. It simply boils down to East West & Technisem gaskiya

jidestroud:


My verdict,

Padma & Cobra are almost the thing except for price difference . One is expensive & the other cheap but, both delivers almost same result.

My choice? I will go for Cobra, the price difference between them doesn't really give padma that exception performance. It simply boils down to East West & Technisem gaskiya

The Padma are not Roma red, and in commercial quantities, are not graded as highly as the Roma type hybrids, just my observations so far though

Farmerakinloye6:
my question will be, how many permanent staff do you have?do you know what is called game of number in TOMATO farming busines? For me,anyday anytime platinum!

I have a man who manages it for me but do most of his practice in local way
can you explain more on game of number in TOMATO

ideepaul:

Are you in the north or south? And I hope you know what you are gunning for? worst time to cultivate tomatoes(my personal opinion) because all that can go bad will get worse. Argh 2 acres? at the peak of the rainy season, with an inexperienced farmer, I only pray God grants you success, but this is a risky venture sir

I'm in Oyo state.... I'm trying to do it that August cuz of the rain because I depend on rain for irrigation

IamAsiri:
Please how were these ridges made? Manually or mechanically?

this particular one is done manually..... tractor can also do it.

hargbolahan01:
I have a man who manages it for me but do most of his practice in local way
can you explain more on game of number in TOMATO

okay good, if your manager knows what is doing and trustworthy. My planting date is February 15-20 because I know my produce will come out by may-july, and price by that time will be #5000-6500 per crate in akure,5500-8000 in lag, 5500-7500 in Delta and 5000-7000 in ogun. If you plant from June - October, then you will need to compete with local farmer in your state and northerners (glut). So..if you have many viable harvest fruit no matter what the price... you will make meaningful profit!

ideepaul:

Please can you upload the pictures of a fully ripe platinum tomato, i want to see the redness level, Padma doesn't get beyond the light red stage with majority spotting yellow colouration

it there on page 3 check it.

Farmerakinloye6:
this particular one is done manually..... tractor can also do it.

Wow . Ok, thanks.

hargbolahan01:
I'm in Oyo state.... I'm trying to do it that August cuz of the rain because I depend on rain for irrigation

You will be selling your tomato during the glut season when tomato is abundant and excessive!

Settling irrigation system is not a big issue.... follow keenly the pix I will be uploading.. you maybe able to do it yourself.