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Try to use 2-4 D...let me see the picture of the weed...

You can call or chat me on how to mix 2-4D with other herbicide for maximum result

D price are variable at different marketa. The price you sell at Mile 12 may different from Oke-Afa isolo and many more....

We need to to sell plantain in (Kg) like the way fish and Turkey sold. This will be a win win situation for both farmers and buyers. Ministry of commerce and industry should wake up to their responsibility and come to our idea from this angle ....

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Nezzjnr:
Meaning I can get a uniform Harvest if planted at the same time

Yes, you can get from my own suckers, I can't guarantee if you source for your suckers elsewhere

Nezzjnr:
What's the Harvesting schedule like in Plantain Farming.

Can we get uniform harvest or at periods?

It depend on volume and time interval you planted it. If you planted a thousand within a week, you should be exoept it to grow uniformily maximum and ready to harvest in two or three interval of two weeks...

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Fertilizer Application

Gooing to two or three days we start experience rainfall, this one of the best time to apply fertilizer on your crops if need be.

In caee you observe any stunting growth or yellow color on your crops, you need to apply fertilizer and this is best period to do so.

The rain will dissolves the fertilizer into soluble substance with will make it easily absorb by the crops.

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tosine4ubodmass:
pls where is ur location....interested on leasing land o.don't have cash buy land.not even when the productive life of plantain is few years

My farm is in Sagamu Ogun state, not only in Sagamu at Ibefun too...

You don't need to closer to me, move to any village around, just stay away from City, move to village or Town closer to your resident, that you can visit confirmable weekly .. Go straight to village ahead or Baale tell him about your intentions, they will definitely get you one. Some may say you should buy them drink....if the land is too deep forest, you can price it less than 10k per annual because you spend much to clear the weed.

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That is variable from one location to other. Minimum 4-5 years with constant farming.

You can change it by crops rotation for 2-3 years. By planting different crops apart from your regular one before u allow it for fallow...

Nezzjnr:
Can one lease lands for Plantain??

Is it possible to sell plantains harvested from 50 acres - 100 acres... Is there market for it

I lease some part of my farm also I bought some...u can lease...
It even better than to buy, as u know after some year the land will.loss it nutrients value which may require u to change your location And allow it to fallow.

By this period ypu relocate to new land while the previous one is undergo fallowing

Yes, u can lease land for plantain...u can sell any quantities you have if you don't have idea of how and where to sell it, chat or. Call below mobile...

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Cost Of setting Up Plantain Plantation on 1 acre and return net profit....

To set up plantain plantation on an acre of land...u will need approximately #150k from land clearing till harvest...

Just prepare your mind for that. But in case you are much available to do some work by yourself, you may spend less than that.

Buying or lease of land cost is not inclusive.

Return, if all things being equal, your net return after sale may be between N350-450k

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Am just trying my best

Olowo2020:
Ijebu igbo, Ogun state

Move it to Lagos...try to move it today so by 2moro morning u sell. Monday Wednesday and Friday market are so good than the rest of the day in d week.

There is shortage of plantain in Lagos now, so take advantage hurry now...

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Olowo2020:
Good morning Bros...I'm about to cut my plantain this morning I just count 10 dozen ready for harvest...pls which market place do u suggest I should take my goods to or I should sell it to some buyers around me...pls advise

Where is your farm location, pls don't sell to those women or middle men this time around...


Send me your location may I will like to know if transport fare will not be too much for you..

U will look at it colour, if it ready for harvest the color will change to slight deep Green, while unripe ones will give u light green.

Also, at the tip of plantain finger, there will be black dot on it.

All these are sign if mauturity. You may look at size too, but not all plantain are big depends on how the land is Rich in nutrients. Some may be small and ready for harvest....

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U can't just apply any type of fertilizer u see, u need to observe the leave of your crop and the growth. The will determine the type of micro-nutrients your crop lack and your replace it back with fertilizer. But the must common type of fertilizer is NPK 15:15:15

You can send me the picture of your crops I will tell your the type of fertilizer that can you can apply...

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U can send Whatsapp msg to the first mobile in case u could not able to reach me in time. Always inside farm and network is poor in my farm

It is not compulsory, this practice is done incase you are planting on bad soil. By doing so you are trying to enrich the soil
If you have a very good soil, don't need to border yourself on manure or fertilizer...even though application of fertilizer on plant after planting.

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Mix or combination of two or more type of fertilizer

For your maximum out put, your can apply two or more different type of fertilizer. The purpose of fertilizer is to replace loss micro-nutrients at a specific soil. There are different kind of fertilizer and serve different purpose on soil. Before you apply fertilizer on your soil, you need to be certify that there are certain or specific kind micro-nutrients that is absent on a soil which is essential for the growth of your crop.

There will be sign from leave, stem and fruits of your your crops. Some of the signs are colour display by your crops or stunting growth. You can meet expert or contact below mobile for more.

You will need to correct this abnormally this because it will affect the final yield if not control.

Fertilizer combination in plantain give maximum out put. If your mix Urea fertilizer with NPK, Urea will assist in growing while NPK will assist in fruiting. If mix in appropriate proportion at end of the day you will smile to bank.

These are many more are steps to be taken to achieve maximum out put.

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Olowo2020:
Can I apply fertilizer now? The rain is once in a week in my farm. Pls advise

Go ahead and apply it, this is best time to apply it

No, it doesn't produce twice yearly. After the first harvest, it will take 6-7 months to produce another fruits.

My brother thank for your observation, it doesn't mean anything, I just pick any market as a case study. Moreover Mile 12 is the closest market to my farm. Oke- Afa at isolo is there, ile-Epo market at Abule -Egba is there too. You may choose to decide to patronize of of these market.

But I will advise to go to market where people from Benin do patronize, this is because they have large volume of goods than any others part of this country, they are the one control the price of Plantain in Lagos or Abuja.

If you sign then in large number try to visit another market where they are not many because they will fall the price if plantain on that day.

But if they are limited, you too can join them.

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Olowo2020:
Job well done....pls how do I know if my plantain is ready for harvest? I am new in plantain farm and I will like to know if my plantain is ready for harvest, actually it big but I want to findout if it will show some sign to know that it ready for harvest.pls advise... Thanks

To idebtfy if your plantain is ready for harvest eat or none.
Firstly, none mature one will show light Green while mature one will show deep Green.
2ndly, at end of each finger there will be black dot that show it ready for harvest..
3rdly, the whole Plantiain will bend toward the direction of weight of the fruit.
4tghly, one or two of Plantain fruits will burst.

In short you easily differentiate from ready to Hartford none. Just common sense need to apply...

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Factors that affect the price of Plantain in Market

These factors may either increase the price of Plantain in the market or decrease it. These are :

1. The sizes of your plantain. (Big or Small sizes)
2. The season you harvest your Plantain
3. The market you choose to sell your Plantain
4. Inflation in the country

On different occasions I have explained all these factors before, but people are keep asking for it later, that is why I will need to explain a bit on this page.

1. The size of your plantain took a lot , This will determine the amount you will sell your plantain in market. The biggest size and full, if I say full, that mean those who have 20-30 fingers fruits. This is also call No 1. Most buyer go for this kind of plantain. They choose to buy it at any amount you call it.
For smaller sizes, there are some buyers who can't afford to buy big bunches, they go for smaller or medium sizes. The price for these will be determine by market force. How many numbers of trucks come to market to sell and buyers capacity..Demand and supply will determine.
This is where we need efforts of ministry of commence and industry to wake up from there slumber, they should introduce weight scale method for us. So that there will be win-wun situation like fish and other frozen products.

2. Season.
This another major factor, this is because we have glutting period and scarcity period of plantain. This is not only peculiar to plantain alone. Also on other crops too.
During glutting period, majority of farmers on cultivated on upland harvest there produce toward any of the year. This will lead to massive produce of plantain. Damand and supply will set in, where products is more than demand, automatically the price will fall down in the market.

This is between late October till early February of everything year. If you notice, you will see that around this period, people will be eating roasted plantain. When it March till October of every year the demand for Plantiain will be minimal this because only those farmers who have farm on swamp area will be have plantain this period and only small portion of upland. This price of plantain will be on higher side. Only few people can consum or eating roasted plantain around this period because the price is on higher side. The peak of this is May/June. People will rather go for corn to eat than Plantain or roasted plantain.

The only factor that may affect this is level of rainfall. Like last year in southern part of Nigeria rainfall was poor between July till October. This really affect farm produce which affect the harvest from that region. Till the price of foods community in on higher side.

3. Market

This is another factor that affect the price you sell your Plantain. When you are planning your farm you will need to think of market where you intend to sell your products. This market must not be too far from your farm because of transport fare.

Because you choose market where you sell your and you need to consider those people that are patronizing the market, if they have financial muscle to buy your goods. For example if you choose to sell your goods at Mile 12 in Lagos and another farmer choose to sell his or her market at Ajah market in the same Lagos. They will sell the same product at different price. People reside in Lekki, VGC and Ajah will have financial muscle to buy it any price you choose to sell it while people in Mile 12 will keep dragging the price with you.
In short both of them will end up sell at different price. This is also applicable to other local market too depend on people patronizing them.
Another example is Bidija market in Ibadan, you can't compare the price you sell your products with Mushin market in Lagos.

4. Inflation In country
There is general inflation in country as a result of poor management of economy system from government. The price of all commidiity has been sky rocket, where plantain is not left out. Ever since 2010 I started plantain farming business, no matter the sizes or how big it may be, a dozen have never sold for 50k. This can be observe this year. To my surprise I sold a dozen 50k at Mile 12 market. You too can findout today. Visit Mile 12 market at Owode-Elede along ikorodu road Lagos. Be there very early hour around 6-7am ask for how much they sold No 1 dozen. You will be surprised to hear the price they will tell you.
I think this as a result of inflation in our economy also due to lack or rainfall by middle of last year which force those who has upland farm out of market. I am very sure that these and some of this may lead to high cost of farm produce....

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On this page we are discussing issue relating to plantain and plantain plantation only any other crops will be considered as distraction...

But in respect of your questions, I don't think there is any specific herbicide that selective to both maize and cassava. I will advise you to use your spraying skill perfectly...use any glyphosate and direct your nozzle on ground and make sure it doesn't touch leave of both cross, especially maize....or you should try to hire labourer to do the clear for you.

Try okada side

Marketing at Mile 12 Market in Lagos...

All Lagos main market are well organized, but you need to know exert sectors of market you intend to visit.This because farm produce are place sector by sector. Vegetables and Pepper are in the same sector, while fruits and some orhers are sell at different sector. Plantain has is on sector too.

If you are need at Mile 12, plantain sector is at Owode-Elede...direct opposite Enyo Gas Station.

If you want to bring you goods I will advise you to move in the night or early in the morning before day brake. Not because of anything just because of Lagos enforcement agencies like LASTMA, VIS and Police they will extort you, be vigilant.

If this your first time to come to the market, Olobe will be approaching you they are there to help you sell your goods. You will drop your goods and it will be in their custody till day brake. By 6am market is open for sell. Buyer will be available to buy your goods. The buyer will price your goods base on sizes, I mean how big it's and season or period you want to sell it.

Olobe will be show that this is amount the buyer want to buy it, did you agree. If you agree he will sell it. Remember you sell per dozen. If you are note certify with the amount you can decide that you can't sell it at that price. Another buyer will definitely come.till you are ok with the price.Olobe will not collect anything percentage from your money, unless you wish to dash him some fraction. He will collect owo-iso from buyer per dozen. It is buyers that will pay owo-iso...N500 per dozen and if decides to cut the Plantain into pieces buyers will also pay 100 per dozen owo PSP....

If you follow my post I will still explain on factor affect the price of plantain on my next post....

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There will be rain soon, kindly go ahead with your planting don't waste time. There is water on sucker this water is enough for the sucker to grow till full rainfall start..

Therefore relax your mind on either there will be rain or none rainfall for the growth of plantain this year.

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Sagamu in Ogun stste....

Last Minute Burning

Last minute land preparation. If you notice that few weeks ago, it was raining which look as if beginning of rainfall. Yes rainfall is around the corner, but little sunny we see now showing us last minute burning of farm land. Take this opportunity to do the burning and start planting as soon as possible.

If you burn your cleared debris it give room for smooth planting. Also if you intend to cultivate mix Cropping especially corn. The next rain is good to do so.

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It depend on farmers, some farmer destroy it after harvest 3-4 different time. As you know it take Cocoa 3-4 years before it will ready for harvest....

Not a bunch, dozen of bunches big one...you too can visit any farm produce market near you and ask for No 1, ask for the price

Why My Plantain Produce small fruits on 2nd Harvest

In case you notice that your first batch of plantain fruits you harvest was so big while the 2nd batch is very small. What can cause this and how to control it.

In case you observe this on your plantain, all you need to do is to make sure that you remove all the suckers around your crop, you can remain single mature one. Also make sure that the surrounding is wet or cool. By doing this you will definitely get needed results.

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Mixing Cropping

Don't forget that you can mix corn with your plantain. Within 3-4 months your corn is ready for harvest while plantain keep growing.

Remember that Nigeria has shortage of corn last year which lead into high cost of poultry feed. This lead to license FGN gave to 4 companies to import maize into country. If you look around you, you will see that the price of eggs or poultry products are still on high side. That show that there is shortage of their major raw material of their feeding which is corn. You too can tap into this and make your money.

If you decide to sell your corn as fresh 3 months is ok, while dry corn will take 4 months. By mixing corn with planting does not affect your plantain.

The money you make on corn is enough to cover the money you spent on setting up your plantain plantation.....

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