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Drippers: N40 each

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Itydee:
I HAVE CLOSED DOWN THE FARM. SECURITY ISSUES AND COMUNITY WORKERS WAHALA.

Sorry bro, Niger Deltans and their wahala, my friend in Warri ran away from his plantain farm three months ago, his wife was held hostage for some hours on the farm for some time before she was release.

Threat left right and center from those cult guys, dey no burn the guy well make him reach the farm again.

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fluentinfor:
Thank you for appreciating the efforts of everyone who has contributed. To say most advices given here are by internet farmers is not that bad. At least, the poster is also an internet poster.. We are all internet people. Lol. However, people who have worked on farms are able to give solutions to specific issues. Everything the critic wrote as solution is just a summary of what everyone here explained in details. The name of chemicals to combat the diseases have been listed; hence, I do not know what else the critic meant. Also, it has been stated that irrigation is not good. My question is what new information has the critic dished out? Anyway, we thank God.

To call everyone here salesmen is the perfect word. The truth is that I see myself first as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) first before calling myself an owner. So, he is correct and I am happy to have fellow salesmen with practical knowledge here, and they have advised OP well. Comments after the critic say it all, and yours is one.

Also, to ask OP to treat N350,000 as "money waka away" to practice, experiment, and learn is cruel and wicked. The question is can he afford to throw N350,000 into "let me learn and experiment". If the same person gave OP some of the cash to cultivate the farm, could he accept it like... "OP, I hope you have learned...and I forgo my N100,000 out of the N350,000 you have used. Do not pay me back." Can he do it?

Ask the OP, I was moved. I was the one who sent him email first. When he didn't respond, I contacted him via his phone. I was so willing to assist and I started pouring out facts and remedies. Na so OP say him be engineer oooo. That he needs to know the whatever ....I cannot recollect my people. I was like You be engineer for this time? Ok ooo. Oga engineer, go solve your problem. And his first question that what is the price of drip when we have not even tackled the technical areas sorrounding the technology put me off. But i still managed to get him a price despite i said i do not sell drip and I was reluctant.

So for OP to use sarcastic to define some people here has shown me that many of us need to mind our business, and shut the heck up so that engineer can get it done well.

And the critic telling OP to use Epsom Salt only tells me that he has graduated from the school of criticising without having practical knowledge. Epsom Salt only indeed.

If I decide to train anyone which I do not have the time for, N100,000 is not too much. But I will not do it as at this time because I do not need it. So, let me advertise myself very well since salesmanship is in my blood. ok. That might be on the high side. Really, i do not train people because i do not have the time. And i do not offer any consultation service. (Anyway sir, domack99, I'm not directing this to you).

My brother, it is not so difficult as it sounds or how people make it. You do not need me as your mentor but as a friend. I can show you A to Z of what you need to know without collecting one kobo if you are smart, and you can still consult many other people to get more knowledge. I have many friends who still help me till date. You are always welcome sir.

Sir, I may be strict. I can decide to stretch you in order for you to think and find solutions yourself, if you do not see it as being harsh, you may eventually become my teacher. Lol. Cos I make my friends drive home their points. We discuss. We argue. We compete. But above all, we solve problems together, and we level mountains.

With all pleasure, you are welcome to be my friend.

Will surely contact you soon (as a friend )

I could feel the op pain spending over 350k and people saying he should start afresh is not going to be music to his ears and could see courage in those of you saying the fact to him even when the truth is bitter. Sometimes is better to count your losses and move on and that is easier for those who have alternative income source don't know about op.

Menh, the advice and the guidance on the post is priceless, really love the op zeal as well. I believe you can get better result next time.

Am about diversifying into veggies too, will really need the help of a practicing consultant or a mentor.

fluentinfor:
My brother, many do not see it as a favor at all. If it were the days when there isn't information on nairaland, I just wonder how they will cope. We started at a time when consultants were just collecting cash from ignorant people, and they made good cash on ebooks. But we made thorough research, sacrificed huge amount on pilots, and God sent good guys on our way to assit us. It is why I always share info freely. The market is too big for anyone to hold grip tightly. So, I am not threatened a bit that if I teach anyone, I am losing out. I have my farms, so I do not need to get wealthy with training people ONLY. But I have taught many and after, they held grip of the information and refused to assist others. Even, so many of them didn't offer me assistance when I needed it. So many cases. The most common one is testing such people to assist sales with my product. Lol. Are they naughty not to realise I can sell my products? But simple test like, please, check your area and get me the contact of the person selling this product. They demanded for percentage in return fast. You hear, if I give You The info, I have lost out. Hahahahhahahhaha. But s(he) got info from me first freely. S(he) buzzed, asked questions on daily basis and I never relented to answer fast. And the same people still returned to ask for help after messing up. Is it not crazy? People value knowledge lesser than money. And it is why politicians give them peanut and buy their votes. Knowledge is power.

Funny thing is that I do not collect even cash for training many people in those days. But when I got to Agric groups and started dishing out info, I used to run into problems with consultants. I only asked trainees to buy materials but still they wouldn't know where to get them and in those days, I would still assist them to buy. When it was free, many would just buy the materials and would abandon the training. Lol. It was free bros. But i started collecting cash for it and I saw the rush dropped, but still I was unhappy because I was collecting cash. So, I decided to stop training. I still think I have not giving out to the public yet the way God has directed me to. And after stopping the training, I opened a nairaland account to dish out info freely. However, I still notice that anything free is not valuable. But we will try out best. Lol.

You nailed it. It is just unwise to operate without considering the economic analysis. Why should I encounter terrible loss cos I say I am not afraid of trying. A beg, that one pass me ooooo. I have given him the best advice anyone can. And I have talked to him personally, it is left for him to take it or not.

I only can wish everyone the best of luck.

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fluentinfor:
Very interesting. I was reluctant to make any comment but maybe my suggestions will help you.

You spend N30,000 on seeds, if hybrid, it should be around 150 grams and you really should not expect more than 85% germination rate with the seeds around. Or did you think you are getting 100% germination rate? Gone are the days I used to get over 95%. Such are the seeds we have now.

Yes, crickets eat cucumber seeds during this period. I really do not know what option you have if you are doing organic but if inorganic, Dimethoate 40 % EC will help you. Spray every evening and morning till seeds germinates. After germination, use common sense in spraying as they can still eat young seedlings. 2 weeks duration is too long. You may alternate with another active systemic ingredient. Honestly, you need very strong pesticides to survive the first 10 days Afterwards, reduce spraying chemical drastically but do not leave out Imidaclorid so you can combat thrips, aphids and Whitefies. Also, get your fungicides ready.

I am not scaring you but how on earth do you think you can manage using hose only to irrigate your cucumber well. Honestly, I am still shocked many still want to farm like our olden grandparents. Did they have succesful agricultural system? If they do not, how do you think you will be succesful using their style. The first equipment you suppose to buy even before seed is your drip irrigation. I do not know why most users here think using hose is wise. Anyway, I do no know how you will perform with this style of irrigation. Honestly. You may be tough to scale through but as for me, I do not farm to land myself in any hospital. I have never used my profit to treat myself afterward. Let us be smart.

Ok, you need to irrigate morning and evening, and it may take hours, look at your plant spacing. It means you are going to stake. Hahahhaa. You will stake and irrigate manually. Bro, I cannot just but pity what is going to happen there. After staking one 50g can seed , you will hear it. Hope you have paracetamol. And if you had to pay for making your beds, it means you do not have full time workers. No full time workers for staked cucumbers? Bro, you are also going to prune.

Anyway, I think you should get one or two full time workers fast. You can still make it. Next time, farm with drip irrigation. I repeat, get your drip. It is not even too late, if you have cash with you, quickly get your drip irrigation.

I wish you the best.

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fluentinfor:
Let me just drop the details here as I have received too many messages that I cannot start replying everyone.


Which type of drip?
There are two kinds of drip irrigation systems. One that has embedded emmiters and one that you drill holes into by yourself and fix emitters on the holes. Embedded is cheaper; hence, it is what you should use.

Thickness
I recommend you pick 0.3mm and above. 0.2mm is too common in Nigeria. It is ok for gravity fed systems but if you are usig pressure like me, the day you set it up is the day it starts bursting here and there. It is too light for my kind of work. In short, you can only enjoy it in its first season. After, you will not like it again. Better to take 0.4mm but 0.3mm is ok. The thicker the drip, the more expensive it is.

Rate of Flow:
Anything 1L/hr is ok but I prefer you choose 2L/hr and above.

Size:
16mm diameter is more appropriate.

Spacing:
Most people choose 30cm emitter spacing but really I do not know why. When they want to cultivate another crop that needs more spacing, they tell you to skip the next emitter. If you have 1,000m drip, this is like 3,333 emitters which should handle 3,333 plants. But skipping every other emitter slashed it to 1,667 plants. And it means you keep wasting fuel on the other 1,667 spaces you skipped. Also, you will be discouraged to use fertigation as you will waste fertilizer on 1,667 spaces feeding weed. Well, do not just go for 30cm. I know most sellers will just tell you 30cm bla bla bla. Know about the kinds of crops you want to cultivate. If it is cucumber and you are in a downy mildew infected area, choose 40cm or 50cm. If you are the type who cultivates cucumber, tomato and watermelon, 50cm is more appropriate. You can imagine using 30cm to cultivate watermelon. You will have to skip every 2 emitters and plant on every other.

Fertigation:
Learn how to use it. It saves you so much. All those 1 inch venturis will take you no where in my own opinion. Well, the cheapest kit is still venturi but it works under minimum of 2 bar. Gravity will not work as it is around 0.2bar.

Filter:
I avoid using it except the water source is terribly dirty. Filter reduces pressure so much but I always have it around and I just remove the disc or mesh inside when I do not need it. When i need it, I fix it. Use 120 to 130 mesh filter.

I always cut my drip into 40m length which means my beds are usually 40cm length. Many times I have used 50 - 60m if i have high water pressure.

Main Line
This is the line that runs across the top of all your beds where the drip lines are connected to and where fertigation not and filter are connected. Many use 1 inch. If you have more than one acre, I suggest you use minimum of 2 inches. Infact, if you use mud pump of 3 inches, do not reduce it. Lay 3 inches across your farm as this will give you super volume of water and the pressure wil be high. You may be able to irrigate half of your farm at once or maybe your whole farm at once.

Connectors:
Valve connectors to the main pipes (make sure it has valve, do not buy the ones without valve. What I see around are those without valves). Seller are not farmers, they buy what they profit more on.

End caps:
Insist on buying this too. I have used sticks only to tie the end of my lines but they aren't the best.

Connectors of drip lines:
I doubt if sellers give you this. But you will have bursts, so you need these to connect your lines without leakags.

How many drip lines do I need per acre?
My recommendation is 1 km per plot. If cucumber, it is around 1km per plot. If watermelon, it may be around 1/4km to 1/2km per plot depending on your spacing. So, it is a wrong question to ask how many km do I need per acre. Very wrong and naive question. It is cos the buyers are naive is the reason sellers customized 4km per acre. To know what quantity you need for a particular crop, you must know the spacing you need. The bed spacing, row spacing, and most importantly, your arithmetic must be sound.

For example watermelon:
1 acre = 4,000 sqm.
Let say your beds are 40m long.
So, it means you have 100m × 40m land
If you have 2m btw rows, you will have about 51 lines. So, you need just 51 × 40 = 2040m. You can simply pick 2km. If you have more than 2m btw rows, you need less and if it is smaller, you need more. So, you see that you limit yourself by not knowing the details of drip irrigation. Sellers are not farmers, stop listening to them. However, there are sellers that are good.

1 acre cucumber:
40m beds long.
Let's say you make your beds 80cm and walk path 40cm, you will have around 83 beds. You then have two lines per bed. So, you have 166 lines. In total, you need 6,666m (6.6km.) But many sellers tell you need 4km just because they also do not know or because they do not want the wahala of explaining too much. . Ok. If you make your beds 1m width, and path way 50cm, you need less. So, this is it. You must know what you are doing and not just dive into farming like a Jaguar.

I am a very busy person and may not be able to attend to every inquiry as I receive too many mails daily.

Hope this helps.

Funny, I recently went through this analysis while ordering my irrigation system.

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iamme202:
Interested,stay at coker,orile, are u willing to negotiate for less price?

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