We did 3 nursery for our first tomato of the year.
Each nursery contains about 2500 seedlings, but I might prepare another nursery for another sachet of tomato soon to make it 9000 seeds in total.
Our tomato have sprouted already.
Clearing of our section 1 tomato spot would begin on monday as the section is really bushy.
Pics 1. Close up picture of the tomato seedlings taken through the net
Pics 2. The three raised bed nursery
Pics 3. Bushy spot we intend clearing for the tomato

Happy Sunday to you all.
Been a while I posted here, work has begun 100% on the farm as a result of some heavy rain we experienced weeks back.
Last week, we harvested 7bags and 4 bags, making us surpass our proposed target of harvest.
Our harvest yesterday was the 8 harvest, tho we might still keep the cucumber for another week before uprooting them.
Presently we have cucumber planted of different ages on all sections in the 3 cucumber sections.
Section 1 - The cucumber have started flowering and harvest would commence in two weeks time. Planted just 50% capacity
Section 2- The cucumber are just about 2 weeks old. Planted 100% capacity.
Section 3 - Harvested this section 8 times, we would be uprooting and preparing it for another planting by weekend. Tho we would be doing some clearing on the remaining part we didn't planted.

Aquadude16:
The second set is growing really fast.
I had lot of issues on this particular set with snails.
Rain started when they were still seedlings and this made snails infest my farm and ate many of my seedlings.
I had to replant to feel up spaces but the good news is I have gotten a formula I applied yesterday on this new set I planted yesterday for the snail.
When I got to farm this morning i saw hundreds of dead snails of different types and size.

Staking have started in this section.
One importance of staking is to
Help ventilation
Reduce rodent attack on fruit
Reduce diseases
Increase yield

I wasnt around all through the weekend.
I visited my farm today, my boys plucked and bagged 3 bags of fresh cucumber, this makes it the 6th harvest. We still have over 2 commercial harvest as I can still see that my plant are still bringing out new flowers.
I checked the cucumber we planted on Friday, more than 90% have germinated and they are doing really fine.
Pics. Picture of new cucumber seedlings

You don't know the amount of havoc this little beast can cause on your vegetable farm, most especially seedlings. I counted more than 500 dead snails on the portion I just planted.
Snails are nocturnal animals that only comes out to feed at night and hide when day break.
I have finally gotten the SECRET FORMULA
Pics 1. I saw about 9 snails on just one spot I planted my cucumber seed, the leaf protect the seed from rodents.

Aquadude16:
The second set is growing really fast.
I had lot of issues on this particular set with snails.
Rain started when they were still seedlings and this made snails infest my farm and ate many of my seedlings.
I had to replant to feel up spaces but the good news is I have gotten a formula I applied yesterday on this new set I planted yesterday for the snail.
When I got to farm this morning i saw hundreds of dead snails of different types and size.

On major secret of productivity in cucumber farming is staking.
We commence staking once or before we notice trellis on any of our cucumber plant.
Staking has commence today on this section, I would be sending in pictures on monday

We finally did the first nursery of our tomato for the year, tho abit late.
We nursed 5 sachet of 5gram today (about 7500 stands) that's if this seed companies haven't reduced the quantity.
Pics 1. Close pic of the tomato seeds, they are blue in colour.
Pics 2. What my raised bed looks like.
Pics 3. Final picture of my tomato nursery bed, we cover with sack so the soil doesn't lose moisture and we cover with net to prevent insect from eating the seeds or seedlings once it germinate

I have gotten about 78% of this my present cucumber harvesting target.
Let's see if I can hit 100% next week

The second set is growing really fast.
I had lot of issues on this particular set with snails.
Rain started when they were still seedlings and this made snails infest my farm and ate many of my seedlings.
I had to replant to feel up spaces but the good news is I have gotten a formula I applied yesterday on this new set I planted yesterday for the snail.
When I got to farm this morning i saw hundreds of dead snails of different types and size.

Cucumber seeds are prone to attack alot.
I could remember when I started planting, their was a time I planted about 3000 stands and I lost more than 90% of my seeds to rodent and cricket.
This rodent and cricket are so accurate with the planting spot that they dig out the exact spot you plant your seed, they break the treated outer layer if the cucumber and eat the inner layer.
So I improvised by putting leaves on the spot to stop them from eating the seeds.
Funny enough, high concentrated sniper mixture doesn't even chase them off.

Seed companies are really funny ooo.
I bought a sachet of 1000 seeds of cucumber for 15500 last month.
Now the seed had been reduced to 500 and it goes for 15000 naira.
The 8 sachet I bought couldn't cover my farm yesterday.
I had to go and buy extra 2 sachet to round the planting up today

We had a good harvest yesterday.
We harvested a total of 12bags and we planted our new set of cucumber
Pics 1. My worker bagging the cucumber
Pics 2. Shortly after completing the harvest

Tomorrow would be so hectic as Wednesday is our harvesting day, we also intend planting another set of cucumber then nursing our tomato.

Our pond is loaded with water presently, operation has begun 100%.
My boys harvested and bagged just 8 bags yesterday.
Currently I'm not meeting up with local demands.
Had to assure my customers that their would be surplus in a month time

Last week heat wave was so high, veggy farmers are not having it funny this period. Thank God for the rain yesterday.
We harvested only 4bags yesterday but anticipating a bumper on on Friday. A bag is sold for 15000 for now due to low production
Note. This section is on 50 percent production

One of my worker captured this giant snail yesterday (Saturday) while clearing the debris of my aged cucumber plant.
I bought it from to do weekend jollification

I use a lot of manure on my at the younger stage of my plant to help boost the growth and a BETTER immunity against disease.
I gather about 1500bags of manure early every year because they are ABIT dry during this period and this serves me all through the year.
Pic 1. My remaining manure from last year batch.
Pic 2. About 1500 bags of manure

This are debris of cucumber plant from the section we are clearing.
We dispose it far away from the farm to avoid it transmitting diseases to younger seedlings or plant

Clearing of the next section for cucumber is ongoing..
We plant every month for a all year round supply of cucumber

A closer picture of my matured cucumber plant.
This small cucumber would be ready for harvest by wednesday

We currently have 2 set of cucumber.
Pic1. Cucumber seedlings are just 10 days from planting (about 4000 stands)
Pic2. Matured cucumber plant ready for harvesting twice weekly (about 6000 stands)

I dug a pond to save water for my daily usage

Our source of water is borehole and a stream that flows on the boundary of my farm.
This is a picture of my farm borehole

We harvest twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday).
I wasn't chanced to take a picture after harvest last Saturday, but the total bag was just 5 bags of already booked cucumber

abuhusna1:
How much to buy 20% of the business

Good afternoon sir.
Let's discuss this in private

JomoGbomo2:
Nice one OP, keep the update coming. I will contact you shortly

Thank you sir

Good morning.
1 million is ok for me and I can turn it to 10million within 12months.
I have a running profitable cucumber/tomato farm.
Expansion is all I need presently, you can go through the trend I created.

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Yesterday bountiful harvest

Yesterday bountiful harvest

My farm is located in ondo state and can be physically inspected anytime.

I would be posting progress of my farm in our next harvest

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