Attit:

Post the video here if you have.

How many plants in the field?
Spacing btw rows
Open field or under greenhouse?
Exact date the tomatoes were harvested (date, month, year)

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Someone sent me the link of the video, and there is no way you can tell they use 30cm. Its 56days and huge like that, and it has around 70 - 80 more days to go according to my calculation based on all the guy said in the video. It plant will be huge. If you want to enjoy it, you etger space it. I do not know why you use tiny space for tomato (cos you want to have more plants?). This was how one guy was arguing seriously to the extent of using 20cm spacing drip. The false report again by the guy was that Jarrah is dry season, actually it is all round season. But I stand on my ground, cobra and the rest are tougher than it. But to make improvement on it is far easier than on cobra and the likes. Among the huge plants, it is one of the lowest ranks in my opinion cos of its diseases tolerance arent that much. Gammar is even worse. If you have challenges with thrips whiteflies and fruigflies, you may be in trouble. And if heat suddenly ly come during dry season, it will affect it. What ai do not agree with you is the 30cm spacing. Even they mentioned it in the video, the person who managed it should try bigger space and see the difference.

Attit:


Mydas is seedless, so you dont have any trouble with it. It will flourish. I only grow seedless myself if I need to do at all. I can still use gynecious too, but I hardly do cucumber again. My focus are on exotic fruits - as in bottling and boxes of fruit juices and tomatoes. Mydas is not a bad variety. It's just that it is too expensive for farmers here.

Now to Jarrah. It is a good variety I can use, but I don't use it. The way it is made, it is for all seasons. Let me explain again something. Thank you for even bringing this up.

The latest bioweapon is virus
Fungi and Bacteria are not the focus of scientists. What they are interested in is virus. Virus can easily be manipulated. This is why all the latest diseases are viral. Ebola too is same. The same with crops and livestocks. Ask our poultry guys and they will tell you what viral diseases can do. Ask them about Newcastle, fowlpox, Infectious Bronchitis, and Marek. These are mostly dreaded infections they run away from. They always run after vaccines. If you arent using vaccine, you better get your organic remedies on ground. And as soon as you see it falling, vaccine straight before you start managing with antibiotics which will not cure it. Thanks to my NL friend who assisted me with organic and inorganic broiler management issues recently. Rabbit farmer can testify what virus did to them about 2 years ago. They all gathered together like kids in the old story TV story lines for kids called "Tales by Moonlight" to tackle the issue. I was just laughing whenever some of them consulted me them. Lol. Virus are bast.ards

Do you know that many people had Covid-19 in Nigeria? Most market women had it, but they had organic remedies for virus, but they didnt know. And they are excellent with treating fever. So, they quickly defeated it. Did you see any market woman in isolation center? Those going to isolation centers are oyinbo lifestyle people and politicians. Lol.

Here is my point, virus is the next weapon. And all seeds manufacturers are presently working on this area. Well, bacteria are still there, do not get me wrong, but you can still arrest them. Don't joke with virus, and they are made in such a way that they are spread through wind. This made them deadly.

Jarrah has no resistance to any bacteria that I know of. All kinds of bacteria will crush it. But the two viral diseases common in both wet and dry season, it can resist to reasonable extent. It could have qualified as one of my choices if the breeders has included the main root bacterial infection which trouble us in the southern part of Nigeria which is bacterial wilt. Please, dont get me wrong, I can work with it perfectly, but it will cost me more to assure you that bacterial wilt will not crush it. Most farmers cannot do it. I can only introduce this method to a large scale farmers. I am talking of 100 acres. Well, if I know someone who is like me, with 20 acres, the person can too. Just that it's expensive and requires medium level skill to tackle. So, I would rather avoid it if I know bacteria will crush it.

So, can you manage bacterial wilt? For you to have survived till now, it means bacteria and fungi in your soil are presently on hibernation mode, or they arent present. So, I assure you that if you space your plants well, you will reap bountiful harvest cos the plants will keep getting bigger. Make sure your stakes are strong. Dont use those tiny stakes you see that they use for cobra. And make sure you remove foliar from the base as you progress upward to prolong the life of the plants. Free flow of air is good for your plants. Stake very well sir.

8 weeks only? Just 56 days. Start getting worried from 75 days. Ha ba! It's too early. You cannot compare Jarrah with Cobra. Cobra rushes out, but Jarrah and its kind gather strength first so as to give you many fruits.

You mean you removed the green fruits prematurely and they weigh 2.4kg?

Give me details. How many fruits do you have per plant presently? What's your spacing like?

Also, heat delays tomatoes from getting ripened, but there are varieties which combats this. This is another issue you should know. But yours is still early at 8 weeks (56 days). 10 days can do the magic. That's 66 days, and you still have even another 10 more days more before you start getting worried. I think you are a bit impatient. That's it. If you have removed the fruits, hmmm... Believe me, if you had waited, it's likely the same number of fruits may hit 3.5kg cos they can still get bigger after 20 days cos they will take in more water.

If you follow my instructions, be ready for a serious harvest with that Jarrah. Then, Jarrah cannot resist nematode, but that is a minor issue you can tackle easily. Their other variety cannot tolerate dry season at all. That's Gamhar, but can tolerate nematodes, it's better to go for Jarrah so that you move from dry season to rainy season with the same variety and keep it there for a long period on your farm (only if you can manage bacterial infections).

Attit:
[b]Vigorous Varieties[/b]Good day sir, please your advice is needed on this jarrah variety , I watched a video on an IITA farmers field day it was on an open field the yield was about 2.4 kg or so the fruits were still green, they were not matured yet I intend using it during the dry season sir. Thanks sir.
As a small farmer, I expect you to go for a variety which is robust and you need a huge strong stake to pin down. This is what I think you should go for. Why would you want to kill yourself managing many plants. For what? Why? Yes, they may be expensive, but you use 1/4 to 1/2 of what you would use for the above. OK. Maybe cos I do not like having many workers on my farm I talk like this. If you have access to cheap labor, then, you may not see reason why to go for this robust option. But I noticed that even small plants are using same spacing as this kind. Lol. It is not easy to pack many plants together in the rainy seasons and not run into trouble.

However, there is one major disadvantage. They are mostly without bacterial wilt resistance. When I was studying seeds production, I realised that the patent of bacterial wilt is easier to lease for smaller plants. The person who developed bacterial wilt and lafer put forward the solution targeted commercial producers and made heck of money. It was completely out of reach of small farmers. Small farmers had to go the ancient style of solving the problem which is out of the scope of this thread. Guess what? It was a blessing which someone like me is using. And then recently, most seeds producers follow this route, and this is the future. I dont expect small plants to even penetrate market in Africa at all cos we have more small farmers. But trust Africa, low price can change everything about us. Low price can even change the deity we worship easily. If Shango or Amadioha can provide extremely cheap food for Nigerians, I bet you that churches will be empty almost immediately. If you are a seed seller and you cannot compete well using low cost, you are on your own. You better find a way to compete with cobra in terms of low cost if tou want to survive. In terms of technical support to push up your price, you have no chance as East West has captured this nicely. Forget it, these two leaders have come to stay in africa and they will dominate for long.

Continental - Maxim (recommended, but least promoted. The importer is redundant
)
RZ- Gammar, Jarrah (impressive. The importer is trying its best)

Syngenta- Newton (very good too. They focus more on their chemicals in Africa. They dont send you)

Hazera - Galilea, Shanty (my favorite. They work with only professionals who know their worth. They care less about you)

Hazera brought out two varieties in 2019 but arent in Nigeria, and these are so good, but terribly expensive. However, as a small farmers you shouldn't look at the price. Look at the value. But if you cannot manage bacterial wilt, dont near these ones. They dont do well in rainy season if you have bacterial wilt in your soil. You are on your own. The way to prevent bacterial wilt with these varieties is out of your reach. Please, do not near them if you dont want to cry.

I am not sure Jarrah and Gammar were really tested during rainy season. If you notice, Technisem and East West did many programs during rainy season and attracted many farmers who have been working towards becoming tomato farmers. Those videos of 5kg, 8kg fruits on Jarrah and Gammar, are they from rainy season? I even saw a demonstration video under greenhouse and the guy was counting 50, 60 fruits..I laughed. No na. Try it in open field and invite us to your farm in May, June, July, Sept and Oct to show us you know your onions na. I need them to show face when East West is doing theirs in the southern part of Nigeria and let's see if truly they can last. I assure you that if you have bacterial wilt, you are in soup. And the procedure to tackle it is out of reach of many. Just forget it. But it is widely used in advance countries.

If you are well travelled, it is worth looking into these two American producers: BHN and Heinz especially if you are going into paste, ketchup, and sauce production. You may need help in this regard.

Note:
The following are highly recommended for paste, ketchup, sauce producers:

1. Invest in robot for seedlings production instead of investing in high costs of greenhouses..though, you may eventually get sophisticated greenhouse, but if you know what you are doing, you can cut off prices. The kind of robot you use depends on the outcome of your pilot. It will save you so much money in the future.

2. You may likely need to start your own hybrid reproduction if you dont want to go bankrupt. You may either choose to produce seeds or seedlings. You need a good pilot. I repeat, do pilots ooo. Dont rush into it. Go systematically with someone who knows it well. Dont rely on abroad consultants. They dont know much about the system here.

Many people think it is about just producing tomatoes on the farm. No, being successful in this is more than just what you read on NL. You want to do paste, and you jumped into it with NL knowledge. Is all right ooo. We are together in this world na.

You may not even be able to produce all your fruits for paste production. You arent in the western nation for crying out loud. You need farmers to still work for/with you. You are dead if you dont have them. Trust me on this. Someone contacted me recently, and I laid emphasis on it, the person thought it was unnecessary. Honestly, I pray for the guy as he is going into it. May the person not kill himself with too much work. The kind of profit I will make and end up using it to treat an ailment, I dont want. TomatoJos expats do not joke with their vacations to the US. They dont even want to hear about it that they should stay. Even I too. You will just break down. In this Nigeria that there is no structure, you have to create your structure yourself. Mehn!

Then, you have a pilot and bear in mind that the farmers working for you may not be able to afford the seeds you use on your farm. Will you give them free seeds? Or will you ask them to buy locally and sell? Will their produce be compatible with yours? Despite TomatoJos is huge, she started her program for farmers at an earlier stage. You are afraid of organising farmers to start selling to you. See eh! You will die young. I'm telling you. Cariac arrest is nearby to do its job. And once is enough to send you away form this world. Let's not even talk about high blood pressure and stroke. I hope the concerned person or people is/are reading this. Of course this is not for my friend who contacted me recently on this thread, but those who are concerned and have interacted with me know themselves. See eh! Your staff will eat fried bean cake at your funeral and they will not feel anything. Take it from me. Life goes on..

Knowing fully well that I need a robust variety, but the cost is high and I can't really sow them in rainy season. I always want to produce my tomatoes so I dont meet the gorillas of productions (gringories from the north). What did I resolve to? What should you try? What should you look out for? I will discuss these issues in my next post.


Good day sir, please your advice is needed on this jarrah variety , I watched a video on an IITA farmers field day it was on an open field the yield was about 2.4 kg or so the fruits were still green, they were not matured yet I intend using it during the dry season sir. Thanks sir.

Attit:
Vigorous Varieties
As a small farmer, I expect you to go for a variety which is robust and you need a huge strong stake to pin down. This is what I think you should go for. Why would you want to kill yourself managing many plants. For what? Why? Yes, they may be expensive, but you use 1/4 to 1/2 of what you would use for the above. OK. Maybe cos I do not like having many workers on my farm I talk like this. If you have access to cheap labor, then, you may not see reason why to go for this robust option. But I noticed that even small plants are using same spacing as this kind. Lol. It is not easy to pack many plants together in the rainy seasons and not run into trouble.

However, there is one major disadvantage. They are mostly without bacterial wilt resistance. When I was studying seeds production, I realised that the patent of bacterial wilt is easier to lease for smaller plants. The person who developed bacterial wilt and lafer put forward the solution targeted commercial producers and made heck of money. It was completely out of reach of small farmers. Small farmers had to go the ancient style of solving the problem which is out of the scope of this thread. Guess what? It was a blessing which someone like me is using. And then recently, most seeds producers follow this route, and this is the future. I dont expect small plants to even penetrate market in Africa at all cos we have more small farmers. But trust Africa, low price can change everything about us. Low price can even change the deity we worship easily. If Shango or Amadioha can provide extremely cheap food for Nigerians, I bet you that churches will be empty almost immediately. If you are a seed seller and you cannot compete well using low cost, you are on your own. You better find a way to compete with cobra in terms of low cost if tou want to survive. In terms of technical support to push up your price, you have no chance as East West has captured this nicely. Forget it, these two leaders have come to stay in africa and they will dominate for long.

Continental - Maxim (recommended, but least promoted. The importer is redundant
)
RZ- Gammar, Jarrah (impressive. The importer is trying its best)

Syngenta- Newton (very good too. They focus more on their chemicals in Africa. They dont send you)

Hazera - Galilea, Shanty (my favorite. They work with only professionals who know their worth. They care less about you)

Hazera brought out two varieties in 2019 but arent in Nigeria, and these are so good, but terribly expensive. However, as a small farmers you shouldn't look at the price. Look at the value. But if you cannot manage bacterial wilt, dont near these ones. They dont do well in rainy season if you have bacterial wilt in your soil. You are on your own. The way to prevent bacterial wilt with these varieties is out of your reach. Please, do not near them if you dont want to cry.

I am not sure Jarrah and Gammar were really tested during rainy season. If you notice, Technisem and East West did many programs during rainy season and attracted many farmers who have been working towards becoming tomato farmers. Those videos of 5kg, 8kg fruits on Jarrah and Gammar, are they from rainy season? I even saw a demonstration video under greenhouse and the guy was counting 50, 60 fruits..I laughed. No na. Try it in open field and invite us to your farm in May, June, July, Sept and Oct to show us you know your onions na. I need them to show face when East West is doing theirs in the southern part of Nigeria and let's see if truly they can last. I assure you that if you have bacterial wilt, you are in soup. And the procedure to tackle it is out of reach of many. Just forget it. But it is widely used in advance countries.

If you are well travelled, it is worth looking into these two American producers: BHN and Heinz especially if you are going into paste, ketchup, and sauce production. You may need help in this regard.

Note:
The following are highly recommended for paste, ketchup, sauce producers:

1. Invest in robot for seedlings production instead of investing in high costs of greenhouses..though, you may eventually get sophisticated greenhouse, but if you know what you are doing, you can cut off prices. The kind of robot you use depends on the outcome of your pilot. It will save you so much money in the future.

2. You may likely need to start your own hybrid reproduction if you dont want to go bankrupt. You may either choose to produce seeds or seedlings. You need a good pilot. I repeat, do pilots ooo. Dont rush into it. Go systematically with someone who knows it well. Dont rely on abroad consultants. They dont know much about the system here.

Many people think it is about just producing tomatoes on the farm. No, being successful in this is more than just what you read on NL. You want to do paste, and you jumped into it with NL knowledge. Is all right ooo. We are together in this world na.

You may not even be able to produce all your fruits for paste production. You arent in the western nation for crying out loud. You need farmers to still work for/with you. You are dead if you dont have them. Trust me on this. Someone contacted me recently, and I laid emphasis on it, the person thought it was unnecessary. Honestly, I pray for the guy as he is going into it. May the person not kill himself with too much work. The kind of profit I will make and end up using it to treat an ailment, I dont want. TomatoJos expats do not joke with their vacations to the US. They dont even want to hear about it that they should stay. Even I too. You will just break down. In this Nigeria that there is no structure, you have to create your structure yourself. Mehn!

Then, you have a pilot and bear in mind that the farmers working for you may not be able to afford the seeds you use on your farm. Will you give them free seeds? Or will you ask them to buy locally and sell? Will their produce be compatible with yours? Despite TomatoJos is huge, she started her program for farmers at an earlier stage. You are afraid of organising farmers to start selling to you. See eh! You will die young. I'm telling you. Cariac arrest is nearby to do its job. And once is enough to send you away form this world. Let's not even talk about high blood pressure and stroke. I hope the concerned person or people is/are reading this. Of course this is not for my friend who contacted me recently on this thread, but those who are concerned and have interacted with me know themselves. See eh! Your staff will eat fried bean cake at your funeral and they will not feel anything. Take it from me. Life goes on..

Knowing fully well that I need a robust variety, but the cost is high and I can't really sow them in rainy season. I always want to produce my tomatoes so I dont meet the gorillas of productions (gringories from the north). What did I resolve to? What should you try? What should you look out for? I will discuss these issues in my next post.


Good day sir, please your advice is needed on this jarrah variety , I watched a video on an IITA farmers field day it was on an open field the yield was about 2.4 kg or so the fruits were still green, they were not matured yet I intend using it during the dry season sir. Thanks sir.

Attit:
Vigorous Varieties
As a small farmer, I expect you to go for a variety which is robust and you need a huge strong stake to pin down. This is what I think you should go for. Why would you want to kill yourself managing many plants. For what? Why? Yes, they may be expensive, but you use 1/4 to 1/2 of what you would use for the above. OK. Maybe cos I do not like having many workers on my farm I talk like this. If you have access to cheap labor, then, you may not see reason why to go for this robust option. But I noticed that even small plants are using same spacing as this kind. Lol. It is not easy to pack many plants together in the rainy seasons and not run into trouble.

However, there is one major disadvantage. They are mostly without bacterial wilt resistance. When I was studying seeds production, I realised that the patent of bacterial wilt is easier to lease for smaller plants. The person who developed bacterial wilt and lafer put forward the solution targeted commercial producers and made heck of money. It was completely out of reach of small farmers. Small farmers had to go the ancient style of solving the problem which is out of the scope of this thread. Guess what? It was a blessing which someone like me is using. And then recently, most seeds producers follow this route, and this is the future. I dont expect small plants to even penetrate market in Africa at all cos we have more small farmers. But trust Africa, low price can change everything about us. Low price can even change the deity we worship easily. If Shango or Amadioha can provide extremely cheap food for Nigerians, I bet you that churches will be empty almost immediately. If you are a seed seller and you cannot compete well using low cost, you are on your own. You better find a way to compete with cobra in terms of low cost if tou want to survive. In terms of technical support to push up your price, you have no chance as East West has captured this nicely. Forget it, these two leaders have come to stay in africa and they will dominate for long.

Continental - Maxim (recommended, but least promoted. The importer is redundant
)
RZ- Gammar, Jarrah (impressive. The importer is trying its best)

Syngenta- Newton (very good too. They focus more on their chemicals in Africa. They dont send you)

Hazera - Galilea, Shanty (my favorite. They work with only professionals who know their worth. They care less about you)

Hazera brought out two varieties in 2019 but arent in Nigeria, and these are so good, but terribly expensive. However, as a small farmers you shouldn't look at the price. Look at the value. But if you cannot manage bacterial wilt, dont near these ones. They dont do well in rainy season if you have bacterial wilt in your soil. You are on your own. The way to prevent bacterial wilt with these varieties is out of your reach. Please, do not near them if you dont want to cry.

I am not sure Jarrah and Gammar were really tested during rainy season. If you notice, Technisem and East West did many programs during rainy season and attracted many farmers who have been working towards becoming tomato farmers. Those videos of 5kg, 8kg fruits on Jarrah and Gammar, are they from rainy season? I even saw a demonstration video under greenhouse and the guy was counting 50, 60 fruits..I laughed. No na. Try it in open field and invite us to your farm in May, June, July, Sept and Oct to show us you know your onions na. I need them to show face when East West is doing theirs in the southern part of Nigeria and let's see if truly they can last. I assure you that if you have bacterial wilt, you are in soup. And the procedure to tackle it is out of reach of many. Just forget it. But it is widely used in advance countries.

If you are well travelled, it is worth looking into these two American producers: BHN and Heinz especially if you are going into paste, ketchup, and sauce production. You may need help in this regard.

Note:
The following are highly recommended for paste, ketchup, sauce producers:

1. Invest in robot for seedlings production instead of investing in high costs of greenhouses..though, you may eventually get sophisticated greenhouse, but if you know what you are doing, you can cut off prices. The kind of robot you use depends on the outcome of your pilot. It will save you so much money in the future.

2. You may likely need to start your own hybrid reproduction if you dont want to go bankrupt. You may either choose to produce seeds or seedlings. You need a good pilot. I repeat, do pilots ooo. Dont rush into it. Go systematically with someone who knows it well. Dont rely on abroad consultants. They dont know much about the system here.

Many people think it is about just producing tomatoes on the farm. No, being successful in this is more than just what you read on NL. You want to do paste, and you jumped into it with NL knowledge. Is all right ooo. We are together in this world na.

You may not even be able to produce all your fruits for paste production. You arent in the western nation for crying out loud. You need farmers to still work for/with you. You are dead if you dont have them. Trust me on this. Someone contacted me recently, and I laid emphasis on it, the person thought it was unnecessary. Honestly, I pray for the guy as he is going into it. May the person not kill himself with too much work. The kind of profit I will make and end up using it to treat an ailment, I dont want. TomatoJos expats do not joke with their vacations to the US. They dont even want to hear about it that they should stay. Even I too. You will just break down. In this Nigeria that there is no structure, you have to create your structure yourself. Mehn!

Then, you have a pilot and bear in mind that the farmers working for you may not be able to afford the seeds you use on your farm. Will you give them free seeds? Or will you ask them to buy locally and sell? Will their produce be compatible with yours? Despite TomatoJos is huge, she started her program for farmers at an earlier stage. You are afraid of organising farmers to start selling to you. See eh! You will die young. I'm telling you. Cariac arrest is nearby to do its job. And once is enough to send you away form this world. Let's not even talk about high blood pressure and stroke. I hope the concerned person or people is/are reading this. Of course this is not for my friend who contacted me recently on this thread, but those who are concerned and have interacted with me know themselves. See eh! Your staff will eat fried bean cake at your funeral and they will not feel anything. Take it from me. Life goes on..

Knowing fully well that I need a robust variety, but the cost is high and I can't really sow them in rainy season. I always want to produce my tomatoes so I dont meet the gorillas of productions (gringories from the north). What did I resolve to? What should you try? What should you look out for? I will discuss these issues in my next post.
Good day sir, please your advice is needed on this jarrah variety , I watched a video on an IITA farmers field day it was on an open field the yield was about 2.4 kg or so the fruits were still green, they were not matured yet I intend using it during the dry season sir. Thanks sir.

ndbros4justice:
All I had to do was read the epistles to know this was Pistotita.
Mehnnnn!
I love everything about you Sir. I must I am addicted to your write up. I buy your passion for healthy, easy and effective farming and wish to replicate your ideas. Quality farming is the concept and I love it.
I am a baby farmer or better still baby gardner let me put it at that.
I just started a crop farm of about 2plots in Umuahia, set irrigation all by myself (it is my first time doing it) I just like doing things myself because just as you have always preached workers who don't buy your vision will frustrate you and I hate people taking advantage of me besides I don't know how to impose myself on people so I do my things myself. I am still testing waters and the farm is still at setup stage.
I see myself getting a mulch later and setting up greenhouse before the end of next year. I see myself importing an electric tractor either Solatrak or Monarch or the one being said to be produced in Turkey. I don't know how long but I'll get there.
I have learnt from you that if farming must be business then the business must be well done. I believe one should invest in their business more so that their businesses can pay them not them toiling from year to year on one spot doing same thing and expecting massive output..... that's madness at it's peak even peak milk no reach that peak�
It is nice to read from you again Sir. I am proud of you Sir. I don't care what people say or think I know the quality of information you're dropping here. Sir you are a legend. Those who complain about your style should dish out same information let's see after spending time and money on research and pilot programs...no be beans abeg. These articles are facts! This knowledge is a rare privilege.
I'll continue to follow your write ups as long as I can find them even if you change 200 monikers
Your epistles na my second Bible. I am impressed having read threads: 40 cucumbers per plant...to the end, finding meaning to life....to the end, Twenty thousand and twenty one to the end, still hungry for more....lol.
I don turn disciple
God over bless you for me. Thanks a lot Sir. Can't thank you enough.

Farmerakinloye6:
I normally put all my seedling trays on soil ( nursery) both cucumber and tomato, the idea is for the seedling to tap nutrients since am not using manure nor fertilizer with the cocopeat, and I always have excellent nursery result. The only 1 time I have issue with my seedlings is when I bought fake Cocopeat

flowmama:


4 to 5days okay. Make sure you push the tray from beneath before pulling the seedlings to avoid root disturbance.

Also, makes sure you don't place the trays directly on the soil so the roots don't attach to the soil when ready to transplant. Cucumber seedlings are very delicate.

Overall, doing nursery saves lots of seeds from wastage.

flowmama:


Thanks.

But instead of using Mag sulphate as micro, why not by chelated micronutrient and apply as foliar. This contain lots of other micronutrients

flowmama:


Thanks.

But instead of using Mag sulphate as micro, why not by chelated micronutrient and apply as foliar. This contain lots of other micronutrients

flowmama:


Whats is the dosage used per knapsack for foliar pls?

Farmerakinloye6:
Downy mildew resistance and green level.

Farmerakinloye6:
maybe it due to nutrients or water not enough!... left to me jorad is a good cultivar, but is not green enough for my market.i prefer it to Tokyo and Murano.

Farmerakinloye6:
don't try to plant cucumber again (commercial purpose) without perfect irrigation in place. It doesn't good to add another fungicide to Cabrio, and always make sure you spray in the evening!

seyz91:
you no lie

tell me the agency for naija wet no be joke

Farmerakinloye6:
Am sad, and angry like mad! This is as a result of fake cocopeat I bought from Let's farm agro shop in akure. I confirm it from 3 colleagues, they too has similar issue as a result of cocopeat they bought from thesame place. I got really pissed yesterday when I realized the man himself knew the cocopeat is not good, he was telling me "he bought it, so he must sell it too"

Farmerakinloye6:
sorry about your accident hope you are good now? No way! I can't leave cucumber farm for two days talkless A week . To my knowledge and experience, fungicide can only suppress rate of Downy mildew spread it can't cure it.

Mexyz:
I'm more concerned about your 'married with 2 kids on a 30k salary'
Boss how you take do am?

Some of us that earn almost 5x of that are damn scared of the word 'marriage'

God bring that understanding lady come my way na

skondo09:


Also if am to get good variety like gringo or Murano..pls do u know anyone I can get hook up with here in Kwara

Farmerakinloye6:
For the first time, my Cucumber lapse for like hundred days, guess this cool weather play a crucial role. I took six bags to market this morning, sold finished at 8k. My harvest on this particular project is total 102 bags From...let me say "2200 stand" highest I can harvest more is 2-3bags..this particular project make farming sweet me ....no cap! money was make... another one loading......

pillarmaria:
My dear, I will advice you consider venturing into storage business. You can buy cheap commodities now and store them.

E.g As at last week of July we bought Egusi for 35k per bag, today it's 45k.
You can imagine what the price would be by December.

Please don't venture into planting or rearing livestocks because they have 50/50 risks involved. You can only risk your money if you are sure of other sources of income.

If you are interested travel down to Benue and buy cheap foodstuffs now and store so you can resale whenever you want and still make your profit.
N.B
Store only non perishable food crops

abouzaid:
would you advise me to try this on a plot of land using a cheap seed like marketmore? Just 1500 stands.

grandpoh:


Okay,thanks
They did really well even though we dey irrigate manually
I’ll be going for my 4th market next
The beauty of it is that as big as this market is in Abeokuta they’re so used to local tomatoes so I had no competition selling mine and they don’t know the crate measurement so I sell in