If you are looking for high yields within a short time frame in farming, cultivating Cucumber is definitely one to venture in. However , a fore knowledge of the market could help mitigate the potential risks.

I began cultivating Cucumber about a decade ago in Epe, Lagos , South West of Nigeria. Nonsurprisingly , many persons opine that Cucumbers in the market or consumed in the West are all from the North.

However, the key to cultivating any crop,regardless of geographical location is understudying and simulating the adequate environment for it to be productive.

From my experience , these 3 factors remain crucial in cultivation - even in Cucumber Farming:
1) Timing
2) Surrounding oneself with knowledgeable farmers
3) Understudy

1) Timing:
For maximal profit,ensure you time your harvest , so you will not have to compete with the supply from the North.

2)Surrounding yourself with experienced , successful and knowledgeable farmers could tentatively give you leverage .

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3)Understudy:
To be topmost in any field, there is a place of training and retraining. Hands-on-training ,will always be a plus .


For me, l ventured into cucumber farming because the crop has potentials of high yield in a short duration, nonetheless, passion, knowledge, close monitoring and tenacity is essential to achieve great results, just as of any business.