IamAsiri:
It wasn't bought or rented. It was borrowed

Alright. Thanks.

Nice one OP
Nothing beats farming trust me
Y’all need to see my tomatoes and rice you’ll help me give thanks to God
The rain has been so favorable,As at last week sold some ewedu and vegetables at the market and was surprised the market price hasn’t fallen just yet

Good morning house hope your all fine..
Am about to step out to farm15 weeding and stem planting continues slowly and jejely. Sorrow if updates hasn't been frequent it's because activities have winded down also..
You all can still visit the Soybean thread to learn more

willybaby:
teach us please.. we all here to learn

You can plant horizontally, vertically or at angle 45°

ojelabi30:


You can plant horizontally, vertically or at angle 45°

all true the direction is basically determined by the wind so grown up stems don't break and if your mix cropping so the second crop enjoys too

willybaby:
Now this I how I want the whole farm to look.. pre emergent perfectly applied and crops doing well with weed far away

Op .. great job....but
1..that your farm seems to be water-logged.... planting cassava in such a place might not be the best.The tubers may start to rot by 9months especially if is TME419

2..The cassava stems are best planted horizontally so each node produces.There is nothing like wind direction in cassava farming.I will strongly advice you consult more for advice.

3..Your maize are overpopulated...trim them.

I am still a novice ,hope I have not spoken rudely.

willybaby:
And that's all for today

Look for Striker mix it with atrazine then spray on this farm..not doing fine at the moment

Nicon77:


Op .. great job....but
1..that your farm seems to be water-logged.... planting cassava in such a place might not be the best.The tubers may start to rot by 9months especially if is TME419

2..The cassava stems are best planted horizontally so each node produces.There is nothing like wind direction in cassava farming.I will strongly advice you consult more for advice.

3..Your maize are overpopulated...trim them.

I am still a novice ,hope I have not spoken rudely.

thanks so so much.. you spoke well the thread was open so we all learn remember beginner things..
The land ain't actually water logged
And the corn will be trimmed before fertilizer is applied

Nicon77:


Look for Striker mix it with atrazine then spray on this farm..not doing fine at the moment

will the striker kill the corn or cassava if it touches them ?
I Know atrazine to be a premergent it surely will be used

willybaby:
will the striker kill the corn or cassava if it touches them ?
I Know atrazine to be a premergent it surely will be used

Striker is selective to maize ,so you have to carefully avoid the cassava in case you have already planted the cassava.A good sprayer(labourer) would easily do that.If you can't get one,then you need to weed

MDDarah84:


Striker is selective to maize ,so you have to carefully avoid the cassava in case you have already planted the cassava.A good sprayer(labourer) would easily do that.If you can't get one,then you need to weed

If striker is selective to maize, is there any need to by atrazine again? This may be a duplication that may reduce interest.

The farm was sprayed partly today, spraying continues tomorrow..
Spraying is more time consuming when trying to avoid planted crops

I have just read this thread from the beginning to finish! Whao!
I am a big time cassava farmer but I still learnt 1 or 2 things here. I will make my observations/contributions though.

Yes I'm back.
Observations:
You applied rooter before planting! From experience, it may affect the germination of the cassava though the maize will be fine.
Your cuttings were planted too erect. It will affect the ease of harvesting. The root tubers will grow deeper into the soil. But if you slant it at 45⁰, it will be more or less horizontal in the soil. Your soil type maybe soft compared to my area though.
You engaged manual labour. Try tractor and you will never go back to manual labour again. It safes cost and time. It's also easier to spray with herbicides

I prefer atrazine to rooter on a newly cultivated farm. Why? It's seems more effective and cost less. Though you might need to mix it with contact herbicides like paraquat if there are still grasses after cultivation.

Ameboperoo:
I prefer atrazine to rooter on a newly cultivated farm. Why? It's seems more effective and cost less. Though you might need to mix it with contact herbicides like paraquat if there are still grasses after cultivation.

thanks you've added knowledge to us all.. how long would it take before weeds start growing if atrazine is applied. You seem to be a fan of it so tell us more

willybaby:
thanks you've added knowledge to us all.. how long would it take before weeds start growing if atrazine is applied. You seem to be a fan of it so tell us more

It depends on the farm. In my present farm, it took about 9 weeks before I applied paraquat. If your cassava is the canopy variety, it would have started branching. I might not need to weed again till harvest..

Atrazine is a preemergence herbicide. It prevents weeds from germinating or die shortly after germination.
Rooter is also a pre and early post-emergence. But from experience, I think rooter work better in already cropped farm. While atrazine work better on a newly cultivated farm.

Ameboperoo:

It depends on the farm. In my present farm, it took about 9 weeks before I applied paraquat. If your cassava is the canopy variety, it would have started branching. I might not need to weed again till harvest..

thanks.. which specific brand of pre emergent containing atrazine did you use or is the brand just named atrazine.. asking because like glyphophate atrazine is also a general chemical used in products

willybaby:
thanks.. which specific brand of pre emergent containing atrazine did you use or is the brand just named atrazine.. asking because like glyphophate atrazine is also a general chemical used in products

I don't remember the name o. When I get home. I will check the package.

Let me add more. Whenever you want to use powdered chemicals, it's advisable you take this steps:
premix the desired qty in a different container with some water,
Fill your sprayer half way,
Pour the mixture into the sprayer,
then fill it up with water.
It will make the powder to dissolve well and not block your sprayer's nozzle.

Ameboperoo:
Let me add more. Whenever you want to use powdered chemicals, it's advisable you take this steps:
premix the desired qty in a different container with some water,
Fill your sprayer half way,
Pour the mixture into the sprayer,
then fill it up with water.
It will make the powder to dissolve well and not block your sprayer's nozzle.

we just learnt something new, with this method even hard to dissolve chemicals will dissolve easily..

Ameboperoo:

I don't remember the name o. When I get home. I will check the package.

that would be great.. you can even go a little bit extra by uploading a picture of the pack

Ameboperoo:

I don't remember the name o. When I get home. I will check the package.

hello

willybaby:
hello

I traveled out of town. Till Thursday before I can snap it.

willybaby:
Ok everyone.. remember contributions, questions etc are all welcome. But for now this is me signing out, am about to go count 6000heaps to make sure what I paid for has been done

From what I see here the land is very big. Please what state did you get this land and for what amount?

I intend to chat you up and have you school me as I want to start a cassava farm. Thanks

Ottowax:


From what I see here the land is very big. Please what state did you get this land and for what amount?

I intend to chat you up and have you school me as I want to start a cassava farm. Thanks

thanks sir your totally free to call and chat anytime

This is the brand of Atrazine I used.

What's the return on investment on cassava?

Let's say an Hectare.

Ameboperoo:
This is the brand of Atrazine I used.

HornyTave:
What's the return on investment on cassava?

Let's say an Hectare.

if that's your most important question before you go into agriculture you might not survive it

Ameboperoo:
This is the brand of Atrazine I used.

you too much thanks for this

Good evening house sorry for the infrequent post but it's due to low farming activity on the farm and currently also working on another project