The boys arrived yesterday. The age bracket I want, not smoking and drinking. Only problem now is communication. I like the way he interact! On the scale of 1-5, I give him 4.

mcyemite:
Senior man, @farmerakinloye6 na you give us date oo February 15,and we believe your calculations are right...

May everything (weather,climate, government policies etc) work in our favour this year....

nice 💪...I will start my own next month. Keep us up!

I sent 40k to him yesterday for two boys TP, excluding his personal charge. He said "the boys will arrive today" but base on naira issue they couldn't today. I told him feedback from me will have consequence on his name either negative or positive. I will advise anybody seeing this to wait for my feedback before doing any other transaction!!!! Let him prove himself!

solarized:
in the absence of SAAF, can fungu force be used?
the agro dealer I checked is not having SAAF but Skywalk and Fungu Force.

I have drop SAAF since last year. I used fungus force through out last year, it has thesame active ingredient with SAAF.

Brineharry:
Please what quantity of binding wire can cover 3 plots of cucumber mber farm

30kg should be More than enough.

bassey25:
Bosses , please when using coco MN least t how many 128 hole seedling trays can a block of Coco peat fill.

I don't know coco MN, but if you mean 5kg cocopeat block, it range between 19-21 seedlings tray (depend)

kpas4kpas2:
Have you gotten your farm workers?

i need More but let start with two, between 17-24 age that doesn't smoke and drink. It will take you how many days? Know for sure! you and I reputation is at stake!
Check my signature and Hi me on watpp with one of the number on your signature.

Chidiebubeoji:


Yes sir !!!! Thanks for the compliment. I tried my best to do it your style. Only thing is I don't have drip and enough water.
😊😊 I'm excited and warming up for my rainy season project !!!

But I'm worried about fungal infestation.

Remember that video where you told us that you spray twice in a week and after rainfall,

1. What if it gets to the point where rain falls every day, do I keep spraying every day? That is a lot of fungicide oh.

2. And since Cabrio duo is systemic, how often do you use it sir?

1. no! Sometimes I even spray just once, where is the time and money to waste!
2. Depends on rain, sometimes once in two weeks or Three weeks.

Chidiebubeoji:
....@farmerakinloye
I'm starting to feel like this is my diary.....lol....

Just felt like sharing....

💪💪💪....the More you plant, the more you understand the plant.

Avuu2204:


Please how many bundles of twine do you use to optimally stake 10g of Platinum or say a plot?
I am budgeting for tomato project.

Thanks

just buy two bundle of 80 pieces, you will not use it finish.

Brineharry:
Pls how many hours will be enough to irrigate cucumber plants using drip tape on a daily basis.

if am in your shoe, I will irrigate in the morning for like 30-50 minutes in the morning, then 30minnutes in the evening.

Chidiebubeoji:
These are some pics though...

from your picture I can see your farm land is still fertile and your farm is neat. However, your water is not enough and the weather is hot, this will definitely affect yields. Try it again when rain start, you will see difference.

Avuu2204:


@farmerakinloye thanks for the great effort you put towards educating everyone and sharing your knowledge.

My question:
Do you buy buffered coco peat? If yes, is there any other treatment you do before planting?
Also where do you buy from?

I’ve heard some vendors sell fake cocopeat as buffered and the tomatoes end up dying.

I don't know which one is buffered, just tell the agro seller you want original one, the difference is like 1k. The Day I took my vexination 😅🤣 to our major agro dealer here, plus rubbing his name to mud among my colleagues for wasting my money and time is the day he stop selling the fake one.

mcyemite:


Thank you mentor

mentor 🤨...abeg nah learner I be. Please don't use 20:10:10 that is why I bold 15:15:15. Also, get insecticide that has imidacloprid has ingredient because whitefly will still be very active when your tomato will be ready for transplanting. Good luck sir 💪💪💪.

Chidiebubeoji:
Please, any farmer with experience on this;

1. Please what is yield comparison between
Greengo, cu999 and Murano F1?
Assuming they are all managed efficiently.

2. Also, is it safe to plant two different varieties at once?

Thanks for your response

1. Have never seen cu999 production but I have seeing Murano. In terms of yield and market respect, I will give it to greengo. In my market if you bring other cultivar when greengo is available, your face will be like 😕😟😒. Imagine others selling at 10k and your own is be pricing 4k?
2. Both cultivar will cross..

mcyemite:
Hey guys ,a friend of mine is experiencing this with his tomatoes that are still in nursery...

I need recommendations pls..
@oluchidelly
@farmerakinloye6
@ideepaul

look like the seedlings need nutrient, add little npk 15 15 15( very little, if possible count 4 to each seedling) to it

Chidiebubeoji:

Okay. But sir, can cyper force ( cypermethrin 10 ec) be an alternative to this caterpillar force? Incase I don't find caterpillar force.
Thanks

cypermethrin has no or little effect on caterpillars. If you want quality fruit use caterpillar force.

Chidiebubeoji:

Okay sir, thanks a lot, but what do you mean by 'rotating'?

I use three different insecticide with different active ingredient, Caterpillar force is one of it...so I rotate!

Chidiebubeoji:
Hello, dear farmers in the house,

Please, as the rain is coming back, how can one tackle insects that sting holes on cucumbers?

Should we spray insecticide on fruits??

once you notice flowering starting using (rotating) caterpillar force.

solarized:
Hi bosses in the house,
What will be the recommended height for the trellis poles for Platinum F1 and distance between them?
Can I stake it as done in my Cucumbers?
Thank you.

the height should be 1.8meter why distance between poles should be 90cm. Some people do it like cucumber but I don't do my own like that.

Goshiii:

What type of manure are you using please.

either poultry litters or pig dung, this one is from pig. Now in farm...

Mandem05:

Boss how much is cocopeat now please.

5kg is now 6k for original ones in my area.

Holiday finish today....am planning to move manure I will use through out this year to farm at once, if I can see like 2 load of dyna 150. It begins today...

petrusevents:
When can I plant it

any time if you are using irrigation, for rain fed start after third rain to be on a safer side.

Brineharry:
like dividing the farm like this 18 metres each..

it will work if that is how you like it. If I were you I will make it single straight ridges.

Brineharry:
Am doing installation of drip tape but I have an issue at hand. After measuring the length of ridges it was 36 meters and I don't know if I should run the drip on the 36 meters or I should place the layflat at the center of the farm and puncture both sides to cover 18meters each

36 meter is not that long for you to divide it, I even have 80-90 meter long. Maybe I don't understand your question, add picture so I can understand More. OluchiDelly , FarmTech pls help a brother here.

betabread:
How do u deal with muddy water from stream when the rain starts, at my place i can tell rains have started in far away places by the muddiness of my water , it might rain for weeks in other location while my location might need watering but the stream i use would be extremely muddy..... how do u deal with muddy streams

it seems you have ask similar questions along time go and buy filter! So dirty will not clog your emitter.

Tomato grade 1 crate range between 4-3k at the moment.

realadesco:
Good morning please am using well irrigation in ten acres of land, two wells inside the farm I bought two interdab pumping machine and two storex tank. Is it advisable to use rain gun or lay the pipe, it's plantain and cocoyam farm thanks

I don't know or understand the motive behind irrigating cocoyam and plantain because dry season cannot kill both, if it is cocoa now I understand. If you must! Then rain gun will be more efficient and economical.

I went to market, and branch to our stand. Cucumber range between 7k-5k. Please FarmTech do something to these two moniker derailing the thread, rule 1.

mcyemite:
Land preparation has started over here,working towards starting nursery on 15th of February just like our boss said....

2023 must obey..

good job comrade! God will help and make you successful. However, your ridges need finishing. For tithe and offering check my sign

uche393:
I've been doing doing cucumbers for sometime now, but I want to go into tomatoes this year.

@Farmerakinloye6 I would like to guide me on material I will need for 1 plot. I have drip already, although I want to upgrade some of the components.
I was using 3/4 hose for supply 1 inches plumbing pipes (instead of normal main line) I'm about to buy 1 inch hose.

materials I used for 15 plot is thesame with materials you will use for 1 plot, lesser quantity is the difference. The materials is available on this thread or my irrigation system installation thread.