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| My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 9:11pm On Jul 30 |
Hey guys, After doing extensive research, I am venturing into production by myself for the first time. Hope it goes well. I am working on two plots of land. One for open field Cayenne pepper and the other for Lagos spinach. I did some slashing and herbicide application with the aim of burning everything to the ground before ridging. It is much easier to work on a land that has been fully cleared. Labour cost is high in my location. They billed me like a client the last time I patronized them. Imagine clearing half plot with 30k. Sorry, not paying! Not when I have physical power and herbicides. 8 Likes
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 9:16pm On Jul 30 |
Sad news! I lost my original Ghana Cutlass in transit. Now I have to buy another one and sharpen it. Another 10k about to cry. Tomorrow, I'll hopefully go to the market to confirm that my crop selections are right and buy some inputs 2 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 8:15pm On Jul 31 |
I was able to go to the market today to get an idea of the market acceptability of the variety of the cayenne pepper I plan to grow. The MARKET HAD NO PREFERENCE! Also got a pepper seller interested in off-taking. Pepper was not much in the market generally. Vegetables are a different story Ugu too much. Just like water. An entire bundle was around 8 to 10k. The remaining vegetables: Shoko, Ewedu and tete had better prices at 1k and 2k per bunch tied in the picture below. I might just go with them on the second plot. 5 Likes
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 8:18pm On Jul 31 |
These are shoko vegetable tied for 2k 2 Likes
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 8:32pm On Jul 31 |
Also got my seed trays and insecticides but the agro store didn't have everything and all their stuff had a 2 to 3k naira markup compared to online stores. Those can add up very fast. I had to buy something because the store owner had good customer service. By the way, I want to thank all the Pros on this platform. Their experiences which they shared freely informed some of my decisions. 5 Likes
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by toyen4ever: 11:55pm On Jul 31 |
Well done Op, keep progressing well Do you mind mentioning where the location of your farm is? 6 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 10:25am On Aug 01 |
Thanks, boss I am in Imota, Ikorodu toyen4ever: 6 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 2:10pm On Aug 01 |
I toured the entire market today, yet I couldn't find a single agro store with everything I needed. I'm going to order online now 3 Likes
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Redman44(m): 2:30pm On Aug 01 |
Bodex2000:Bro, good Afternoon. Which market did you go to? Did you try Sabo Market in Ikorodu? Did you try Mile 12 Market in Ikorodu? I am in Ikorodu too. I am happy with your plan for vegetables. I am in the Ijede Road axis of Ikorodu but I frequent Salabo which is not far from Imota. The soil in the Imota axis is good for Agriculture. Cheers. 2 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Olachase(m): 5:45pm On Aug 01 |
Nice job O.P At the same time thanks for letting us know that most of the foods we consume are grown with chemical Sharp shooter 🙂🙂 3 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by EmmaLege: 5:47pm On Aug 01 |
Very good idea. Weldone bro 1 Like |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by TheStoriesOfMan: 5:52pm On Aug 01 |
Olachase:That's one of my fear: using inorganic fertilizers and herbicides. For my proposed farm, everything will be purely ORGANIC. Wood ash Crushed charcoal 4 Likes |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Emeka71(m): 6:14pm On Aug 01 |
Bodex2000:The harvest is plenty but the labourers is so few. 1 Like |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Btruth: 6:52pm On Aug 01 |
Following with interest. Farming is the way to go. I pray the Lord to help more with the cattle men/herdsmen. The fear of loosing one's farmland to their non-chalant attitude is my biggest fear to go into farming/agriculture business. We have massive farmland in Ijebu. But kidnapping of workers is affecting seriously. God help us. 1 Like |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Caaz(f): 11:50pm On Aug 01 |
And birds are finishing my small tomatoes 1 Like
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by jeff1607(m): 8:26am On Aug 02 |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 12:41pm On Aug 02 |
I went to Sabo and some Ladega. Some parts of Garage too. Couldn't get even though I still believe that there's at least one. They probably don't have an online presence. Mile12 is beyond Ikorodu. Too far. Yes the soil is okay but the road is terrible lol Redman44: |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 12:55pm On Aug 02 |
Thank you. Don't mind me if I don't believe much in organic insecticides and Fungicides. I used organic to treat my yam setts earlier this year and they got rotten. The reality is that there is more incentive to use synthetic products unless you want to gamble with your investment as a farmer. We have to be objective and also follow guidelines because one of the reasons we have pesticide residue in food is because some farmers don't follow labels. P.S. The synthetic agrochemicals are for the pepper. Olachase: |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 1:00pm On Aug 02 |
Thanks. May God help you. What part of Ijebu is that, if I may ask? I have heard stories. This side is relatively safe Btruth: |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 1:05pm On Aug 02 |
Sorry ma, I'm not too comfortable with disclosing my exact location on the Internet. Maybe sometime in the future jeff1607: |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 4:09pm On Aug 02 |
I just came back from Sabo market again 😁 Bought a bowl containing cayenne pepper and local tomatoes for #1500. I'm going to extract some seeds from it to practicalize how to make pepper seeds germinate. Read on Ogbongenet's thread that some pepper seeds can be funny. Better to test run my technique with a cheap seed first pending the arrival of my seeds. My main mission was to observe the vegetables section. Ugu was plenty as usual but shoko and tete were nowhere to be found. I'm talking about wholesales here. There was a little Ewedu. I'm beginning to think that although the demand for shoko isn't as much as Ugu, there's still a significant demand for it that even my two plots can't scratch the surface.🤔
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 4:30pm On Aug 02 |
CHANGE OF PLANS! I was just told that this is not the best time to sink a borehole or dig a well either. I have to wait till next year. And with the rains terminating sometime in November, this means that if I plant pepper on open field, I'll probably get only a month plus of harvest before I start facing serious challenges. One month of harvesting when 3+ months can be achieved? No The pepper project will be scaled down to six out of 30 beds. From 1000 to 200 stands of pepper. Not too much sense in hoping for rain at least once a week in the dry season. 1 Like
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Btruth: 7:37pm On Aug 02 |
Somewhere in Ijebu-East Local Government. Bodex2000: 1 Like |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 10:45pm On Aug 02 |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by brownemmanuel43(m): 2:58pm On Aug 03 |
TheStoriesOfMan:Hope u don't mind breaking at d bolded down |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by olawooro: 5:17pm On Aug 03 |
Btruth:Do you have land to rent out? |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by TheStoriesOfMan: 7:11pm On Aug 03 |
brownemmanuel43:Ash contains antioxidants that prevents rotting of seeds and give nutrients to soil. |
| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 11:49am On Aug 06 |
The herbicide tried but it wasn't enough to sufficiently dry out the underbrush. Had to engage labor to clear it eventually
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| Re: My Pepper And Vegetable Farming Journey by Bodex2000(op): 4:30pm On Aug 18 |
Field is fully cleared and waiting to sort then burn. I'm going to make a compost pile with some of the cut vegetation. We're experiencing a dry spell over here, so there is no rush to plant. In the meantime, I bought some plantain suckers, treated and ready to plant once the rain resumes. This is because agriculture can be unpredictable and you need to have a backup plan in case things go south Pegging is next 🤔 Interesting how much I've spent without a seed in the ground yet
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