Seedforthagro1:
Mr Lekan is a seasoned vegetable farmer. His farm is located in the South west (Ogun state). He cultivates tomato, cucumber and other vegetable crops.

Sometime last year, he grew Gamhar RZ F1 on his open field during the heavy rainfall to test its yield and resistance. Without using pesticides and fertilizers, he had an amazing yield���!! The fruits were big in size�. Compared to local varieties, the shelf life of the fruits were impressive (2 weeks).
This made him pay in advance, requesting a reservation of Gamhar seeds to grow on his 5 acres land the following planting season peradventure the seeds gets out of stock due to high demand nationwide.

Ain't you tired of being a spectator? Why not partake in this great feast �. This is Gamhar RZ F1 season. Hurry and place your order NOW!!!
Call 09024561835 to get more information and place your order

Are the seeds available and how much is 1000 seeds?

Osagyefo98:

If that is the case it means that things are now getting cheaper..

This issue of onions and Tomatoes is what I don't understand..

Are these the only commodity in the market?

At this period tomatoes is cheap,from ending of April the price will go up again.

I doubt this figure is genuine,this does not represent IGR as we know it.

sodiqapril:
What's with Nigerians and defending wicked leaders, ten years from now,you'll people will describe buhari as a legend and of the best things that happened to Nigeria. Under Gowon's command, a Red Cross plane carrying powdered milk & dry fish for starving children was shot down in 1969.

He perpetrated a blockade that condemned over a million Igbo children to death by starvation & you put "decency" in the same sentence with him?
This crude & blatant revisionism of history has to stop biko

Gowon is a war criminal, he didn't stop at victory, he sought humiliation, he had no rules of engagement, he was an extremely cruel man. No sugarcoating it.

Secession may be a crime but the punishment is not genocide

They are not talking about Biafra here and what he did or did not do.

rummmy:
do you mean south east zone or the people of south east...?this are two different concept but 2023 will give you the correct answer.....

south east zone.

rummmy:
Umahi defecting to APC pain wike..... his PDP vice presidency dream have been neutralized..
before 2023 pdp will be struggling to control a state in South East.... Wike have destroyed pdp.
Research shows that 70% of igbos have crossed to apc (in heart) with umahi
The only party and governor that kills his own people.
He is been perceived as igbo hater currently.
Come 2023 pdp will not get up to 100 Votes in South East unless they zone the ticket to South east..... we have paid our dues and deserved to be honored.....
Meanwhile, wike remains a political mugu,the party should expell him before it will be too late.

What is the electoral value of the SE?

jethro2:
The tomato peak season is fast approaching
How prepared are you?

when is tomato peak season?

Useless man,after abandoning Erica's mom,even up till this moment.

Seedworld:
*INTRODUCING BUSH MANGO( OGBONO ) FARMING*

The scientific name is irvingia gabonensis, English name is African mango, wild mango or bush mango. Ogbono grows naturally in the wild and the fruits fall on their own when they mature.

The fruits are then allowed to decay or eaten for the seeds that are broken for the nut.
There are different varieties of ogbono in Nigeria; the slippery and the non slippery types.

Ogbono farming is mostly done in African countries such as Congo, Angola, Cote d’ voire, Cameroun, Ghana, Togo, Benin republic and Uganda.

In Nigeria it is cultivated in orchards by few states; Edo, Ebonyi, Cross River and Benue. Ogbono plants are mostly grown for their nuts, the fruit is like mango, oval in shape and can be eaten same way..

Their juice is used in the production of jams, wine, jelly, etc. Ogbono is used for soup . This a kind of soup that is so loved by many, it has great taste and amazing flavour.
That’s one of the reasons ogbono demand is always on the increase.

*CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWING OGBONO*

Ogbono tree can grow up to about 40m in height with a temperature between 20-37°C; annual rainfall is between 120-150cm. They are planted in deep soil and also a seasonal crop.

*OGBONO CULTIVATION RATE IN NIGERIA*

Studies shows that it is only aged persons that are into ogbono farming
Only very little has been done to increase their cultivation in Nigeria.


There is still a wide gap between supply and demand of ogbonor in Nigeria and beyond. The ogbono seeds we have in Nigeria is not enough to go round mainly because of population increase.

Entrepreneurs and investors are forced to go to other African countries in other to meet up with the high demands.This is why we need more people to venture into ogbonor farming in Nigeria.


*OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS OF OGBONO APART FROM SOUP INGREDIENT*

Aside the weight reduction advantages of its consumption, as well as its age-long dietary aid for humans, there are many other health benefits derivable from consuming the African mango.

* African mango is rich in potassium and pectin. Pectin is a fibre you need to reduce your cholesterol level inside your blood vein.


* Consuming African mango can be one of the best treatments to prevent kidney stones according to some research works.


* The bark of the African mango tree can be decocted and used for treating dysentery and diarrhea.


* The fruits and seeds can serve as fodders fed to farmland livestock such as goat, sheep, cow, cattle, etc.


*Antioxidants are important in fighting free radicals. Irvingia gabonensis (ogbono) African Mango is a potent source of antioxidants.


* African Mango appears to reduce blood sugar levels, as well as having a beneficial effect on insulin resistance and glycemic index control in obese diabetic patients.


* African mango surprisingly has almost same proportion of potassium and Vitamin K to optimal potassium absorption into the blood and cells.


* By consuming African mango at least three times a week, you can say good bye to constipation forever.


* African mango has numerous amount of Vitamin E which stimulates the body to produce sexual hormones to raise your sexual desire.


* Methanolic extract of the African Mango can be used for treating bacterial and fungal infections.


* Ogbono works much better to strengthen your memory and concentration because it has an important protein; glutamine acid.



*AGRONOMY PRACTICES FOR OGBONO CULTIVATION*

1. LAND PREPARATION :

The importance of land preparation cannot be over emphasized in farming because of its benefits.Land preparation for planting of ogbonor is done between November and March .

Acquire a land in a farm area. The operations involves : Clearing ,felling of unwanted trees ,cross cutting ,packing and burning . Mechanical operations can also be deployed using tractors and harrow.

Make the land ready for planting by clearing the debris. Ogbono is best planted in a sandy loam soil that is rich in organic matter. They are planted in deep soil of about 150cm, with acidic PH of 4.5-7.0.So confirm your soil pH by carrying out a soil test .

2. PLANTING / PROPAGATION.

Ogbono can be propagated through seeds and grafting, marcoting, cutting, air layering and budding. But propagation through seed is difficult and may likely fail except you are well experienced or have a technical know how on how to go about it.That is why we recommend seedlings.

*PLANTING SPACING*

The spacing of 7m x 7m is recommended for Ogbono planting .This gives a population of about 200 stands per hectare.After making out ,dig planting holes of 60cm x 60cm x 45cm .

*HOW AND WHEN TO TRANSPLANT OGBONO SEEDLINGS*

Transplanting of ogbono seedlings is done in the early part of the raining season as soon as the rains stabilize that is between May to June .

Fill the holes with well decomposed organic manure or farm yard manure and top soil two weeks before transplanting of seedlings .

Pls note, do not put inorganic or chemical fertilizers like NPK or UREA in planting holes at transplanting of seedlings. This may be harmful to the young seedlings.

Seedlings should be transplanted with the ball of earth (Sand) around the roots of the plant in the nursery nylon.If budded seedlings are planted,regularly check and prune off all side shoots especially under the budded root stock.


3. FERTILIZER APPLICATION IN OGBONO CULTIVATION :

Fertilizer application starts one year after field establishment. If the planting holes were well prepared ( with decomposed organic manure and top soil) no chemical fertilizer is required in the first year of establishment.

1 to 4yrs after planting if the soil is fairly rich ,an application of 0.25kg (250grams) per tree stand or NPK (15:15:15, 20:10:10 ) or any other compound fertilizer having NPK can be applied.

Fertilizer application should be done during the raining season. If the soil is poor ,the dosage could increase to 0.5kg (500grams) per tree stand.The plant are ring weeded before broadcasting the fertilizer around each tree stand once a year.

4. TOPPING IN OGBONO CULTIVATION :

Topping is a management practice whereby all the growing shoots of the plant are shaped by clipping (Pruning or Training) . This is a Taming process .

*ADVANTAGES OF TOPPING IN OGBONO CULTIVATION*

(a) It gives the trees desired shape instead of conical shape that the tree is naturally prone to.

(b) It exposes more leaves to sunlight thereby enhancing photosynthesis and facilitating more fruits formation.

(c) It encourages early flowering.

(d) It controls the height of the plant.

*WHEN TO DO OR START TOPPING*

Between the second and third year ,and towards the end of the rains ,do the first (Prunning) .This is achieved by cutting back all the growing shoots .Repeat this yearly for the next 3 to 4 years.

5. IRRIGATION IN OGBONO CULTIVATION :

Seedlings transplanted in May/June or June / July depending on location ,may be adversely affected by the following dry season (Nov to March ) especially if the dry season comes early and extends to March and April of the following year.

During this time it is recommended to provide alternative irrigation system such as drip irrigation or sprinklers and mulch round each tree stand with grasses and supply at least 20 to 25litres of water per tree per week.This will enhance survival rate and early productivity .

6. REPLACEMENT OF DEAD PLANTS WITH NEW OGBONO SEEDLINGS :

Plants or seedlings that fail to survive should be replaced the next rainy season.This practice should continue until all the missing tree stands are filled up.Before replanting the dead plants ,the planting holes should be properly checked to find out the cause of the death.

If the death is caused by disease or pest ,adequate measures should be taken to clean up the planting site and planting materials before and after replanting.

7. WEED CONTROL IN OGBONO CULTIVATION :

In the first 2yrs of field establishment ,it is recommended to ring weed 1meter from the base of the plants.This can be done consistently as they grow on. Chemical weed control can also be done with proper caution.You can contact SEEDWORLD LTD for the applicable chemical recommendation.

8. INTER CHOPPING OGBONO :

Within the first 5yrs of field life and until the tree's start creating canopy ,food crops such as Yam ,Cassava,Ginger,Cocoyam and vegetables can be planted within the ogbono tree stands.

Spreading or crawling crops especially sweet potato is highly recommended as intercrop for ogbono ,because apart from.the edible sweet potato roots,the sweet potato will also serve as a cover to check erosion and to control weed growth.

After canopy is formed in a few years ,only cocoyam,yam and potatoes can be intercropped because they are shade tolerant crops.

8. DISEASES AND PEST IN OGBONO CULTIVATION.

*DISEASES* Most of the diseases associated with ogbono in the nursery or field includes;

(a) *Damping off* : Ogbono is susceptible to damping off disease caused by two fungi - (Pythium Spp and Phytophtora Spp). The seedlings remain susceptible till the cotyledons drop 3 - 4 weeks after planting.

*Control* Avoid waterlogging conditions in the field or nursery.You can also use copper based fungicides such as (Red force) for treatment.For chemical recommendations you can contact SEEDWORLD LTD.

(b) Leaf Spot : There are two types of leaf spot namely ;
(i) Clorotic to necrotic spots caused by two fungi - Rhizoctonia Spp and Collectrotirichum Spp.

(ii) Reddish Purple spots caused by Rhizoctonia Spp .These are controlled as stated above for damping off.


*PESTS*

The pest that affect ogbono includes the following.

(a) Insect Pest : Young seedlings are attacked by grasscutters,Caterpillars, Scale insects etc.Leaf miners and fruit borers occasionally attack mature plants .These insects are controlled by spraying monthly with a broad spectrum insecticide .You can contact SEEDWORLD LTD for recommended brands of insecticide.

For other pest we would state them below because of time.You can contact us for possible control measures.

(b) Rodents.
(c) Epiphytes (A parasite)

*Other natural destroyers of Ogbono plantation include* ;

(d) Fire

(e) Weed .


9. HARVESTING OF OGBONO .

Local Ogbono that grows in the wild from seed could take 10yrs to maturity.Improve Ogbono varieties take a shorter period of 4 to 5yrs .

Fresh ogbono comes into market between June and August and is most scarce between March and April. The two varieties of Ogbono have different flowering / fruiting cycles as stated below .

(a) *VARIETY* : Gabonensis

*FLOWERING TIME* : Nov to March and June .

*FRUITING* : April to July and Sept to Oct.

(b) *VARIETY* : Excelsa


*FLOWERING TIME* Sept to Oct.

*FRUITING* December to March.

When fruits mature they fall to the ground and are collected for processing .Mature fruits can equally be plucked manually or mechanically.

Picking of ripe fruits is an organized annual event in areas where ogbono grow in the wild on commercial lands .

*YIELD POTENTIAL*

An average kernel yield of 25kg per stand of Ogbono is considered good.Kernel yield could be up to 30 to 35kg per plant in good years and could be as low as 20kg per stand in bad fruiting years.

*Interested in improved Ogbono seedlings or further enquiry do contact SEEDWORLD LTD 07082638957 WhatsApp
Email : seedworldlimited@gmail.com

Westworld you sell Ogbono seeds?

Why did they not use this for the 2019 elections?

Nadaken:
In 2014 ameachi wasn't even allowed to enter ekiti.

Another governor isn't suppose to be in Edo now when the atmosphere is tense, you aren't voting and the media can monitor the election itself

But Ganduje and Uzodinma can be there?

Intendy:

staking net available @#4,000 for 100m length by 2m high

What is your contact and location?

Artiiclebeast:
The evil bloodsuckers swallow the money.

Why OPEC no ask for our account numbers? At least each citizen for get at least $1k to do whatever dem like with am.

Na God go punish all the demons setting our country back or stagnant.

At least 40% or 55% of it went to oil companies and of the balance Fg gets 52%,states 25% and local governments 20%.At the end what came to the FG was not more than $60b which came to an average of $12b a year.

Righteousness89:
Things are falling in place for the Appearance on the big stage for Mr. Fix it

China Vs Indian
China Vs U.K.
North Korea Vs South Korea
Turkey Vs Pkk Kurdish
Uncontrollable floods sweeping the whole world
Tornadoes, volcanoes , Earthquakes hitting Virus Nations
Strikes in Yemen, Libya
Crippling Economies
Massive jobs cut
Protest sweeping through nations
Corona Virus playing with countries
People dying per second..

All these and More Hitting the Earth, yet some harden Persons say it's nothing ...

All these in the first half of year 2020

This is not a season to live life anyhow!

This is not the time for unnecessary arguments!

The Big one is at Hand! The RAPTURE of the saints is at Hand!

Your Life is not in your Hands!

Prepare yourself Folks.. Prepare yourself! Prepare your Family!

There will be no rapture,christians should stop preaching this.

Juliusmalema:
I disagree Mr Oyegun


Edo is APC state.

The problem was that Obaseki went late to see the godfather of yoruba politics (Tinubu) knowing fully well his state is a Yoruba state and the people has APC at heart.

To me the visit should have been more earlier. I think his actions got Tinubu angry. A stitch in time saves nine

How is Edo state a Yoruba state?You major tribes are the problem of Nigeria.

lastchild:
Since 2 days now I just realized that I can't smell nor taste anything,no scent, no odour, no taste, this morning I poured 1 full spoon of salt inside my mouth but couldn't taste anything

am healthy, I don't have any headache nor malaria but I don't just know what is going on


Doctors in the house please help

covid'birus

Kayzy1:
Quality oron crayfish @ ur location.07069393960 is the number to call

how many paint rubber is in the bag?

Start something first before leaving.Business is not easy.Have something going first if possible.

Gwagone:
Good one

but Monkeys are not humans

they share similar biological properties with human beings

He had a child so what was his problem?

Henry22:
Nice one......a son of the East.
But proudly Nigerian.......
The 3rd vehicle looks cool for picnic.

They have come again.

What are the policemen waiting for,cant they get him?

EMMAACHILE:

Likely. Anyone interested should hook up by weekend.
I have more than 10,000 seeds currently.

How much are you selling yours?

Not right,afterall she is only human.

This one strong oh!

Liars

Why I cannot buy large expanse of land in the SS;Once they area opens up and becomes valuable,the original sellers always behave like this.Very lazy people,they want to reap where they did not sow.

modsfucker:
This woman just dey use the abduction of her daughter shine... Last week she was in London for protest... Where Father Leah ni? Abi he no dey alive?

very insensitive comment.

iCauseTrouble:
With that money, you can build a business in Nigeria that we make you tour around the world and not only America. That money is nothing abroad

If I have that money,I will make at least 60-70 m every year from vegetable farming.I am not exaggerating.

EMMAACHILE:

That should be the way forward. I wonder at times how a group will pride itself in disturbing other peoples livelihood. One Anthony Chidiebere Odoh on facebook lost a whole 15 hectare pigeon pea farm in Minna worth about 14,000,000 yesterday due to this people with 100s of herdsmen invading the farm.

Kogi at this moment is been overrun with this people. Its a very sad story. Currently i am gradually losing interest in Agriculture.

This is too bad.The government has to consign these herdsmen to certain areas and prevent them from roaming about.This is the solution.

Seedforthagro1:
Jarrah RZ F1 is the best tomato variety to grow this season. It is high yielding with firm fruits resulting in longer shelf life. Aside its juicy taste, it can be processed.

Don't be a spectator. Join the Jarrah train, lets ride into a healthy future. Call/WhatsApp Samuel: 09024561835 for ordering and more information

I thought gamhar rz is better as we are entering raining season.

How did such a big snake get there,is it surrounded by forest?Very strange.