Pistotita: Okra has better opportunities. lol. It's not short type. It's the type Indians, Lebanese, and Chinese buy. I will tell you the kinds of cultivars you buy For zucchini and eggplant. When you are ready, get in touch.
Thanks, I'm close to Lagos, Owode Egba precisely. I will be interested in adding zucchini and garden egg for now
Pistotita: ok. But not everyone can do what you are doing. Many do not have the time. I guess it is your passion. But I hope it is profitable.
If you are close to Lagos, you may want to add Okra (long type), purple long eggplant, lettuce, cauliflower, and zuchini . If irrigation can be installed, or land close to stream that does not need irrigation, you will make it big. And production is cheap. Can assist you with sales. I gat some buyers who have been bothering me for many months.
If you are the type who can take instructions via texting, and not want me on your farm, I can guide you without taking kobo for consultancy fee. Infact, I hardly take it when I am guiding anyone. Just impressed with your passion.
And if you have accommodation, there are dudes who are good that I can show you their profiles so you choose who can join you to lift up your spirit. And both of you share the profit of your farm. Of course such person may or may not put in cash. It is your choice. It can Just be boring doing it all alone. You might need a serious hustler, not workers. It's about negotiation. Might even allocate a plot for the person. Doing good goes a long way. As you help others, you are helping yourself. But while doing good, we must be strict and careful. Foolish, idiotic, and evil people will show up among angels.
Pistotita: Your comment tells me you understand the concept in the epistles. And you see truths in them. 700sqm cucumber is no joke. Meanwhile, my view is that anyone who finds less than 1,000 words to be epistle, does not have reading and studying habits. Most likely, they belong to the category of people who paid someone to sell them previous written senior honors project, and they copied word for word. It is dangerous to sit with such people in exams, because they will copy all ones work, even copy the name, and identification/student/matriculation numbers of the person they are copying. They just read too fast without trying to think. Wisdom is always far from them. And where does Wisdom lie? In epistles.
But what can we Do? We must pamper them like infants they are with pictorial style of communication. Pictures are coming soon for such people to learn. But I am sure, there will still be some who will still find faults with the style. If I have to draw cartoons to make them grab my concepts, I will be honored to do it. They should just ask politely.
Back to your comments sir. Sure, I believe we can learn together as soon as my new seeds arrive and we journey together on this thread. Comments like yours, backgrounds messages, and emails put smile on my face to ignore nasty comments. We just need to ignore nasty people. And people who make assumptions should try to be 100% accurate before voicing out their opinions so they do not misguide others. Thank you brother!
Do you have workers? Or is it just you doing it alone, but with daily paid workers?
I manage my farm myself approximately 2000m² I do work batch by batch. I work morning, evening and night. Break 12pm to 4pm. I love it. Farming is life while passion and visions drive's you faster.
Pistotita: Why is everyone doing mainly cucumber? Cucumber is very tough. I believe advance farmers should handle it. And the cost of producing it is high. Staking is tough, prunning is not easy. Trust your workers with prunning, and you may cry. Downey mildew is crazy. Yet, many people are doing It? And only less than 5% are successful. If you have never tried cucumber, and you jump into it, you'll land in hospital.
The pace is like Nicholas Anelka when he was fit, or let me say its pace is like Mbappe. Even tomato is like a child's play in comparison with cucumber. Tomato is tough, do not get me wrong, but cucumber is crazier, requires more water, more nutrients, more expensive to manage, and faster.
And most people always cultivate above what they can handle.
Why can't people think of mini farms? 1/4 to 1/2 plot for each crop, And cultivate 4 crops with progressive and continuous plan? Why do people just launch into cucumber without knowing what it takes? What stops farmers from having weekly supply of mini cucumber cultivars like 100kg to premium market @ N400 to N600 per kg? This is very ok to me. And then the same farmer can supply 200kg of sweet pepper @ N400 to N950 per kg weekly; 500 Cauliflower heads at N400 to N1,200 each every fortnight, can even be weekly; and weekly supply of 200kg eggplant at N150 to N400 per kg?
The above paragraph is how a smart farmer should think. And this is exactly what I developed recently after I resigned from 1 acre cucumber. Very relieving and easier to do.
Start up cost might be high as shading is necessarily to keep temperature low for some plants, staking are necessary for some, drip irrigation is a must for some, and I used hydroponics for some areas just to make life easier for me.
I still wonder why people always want to cultivate 2 ha of watermelon with rain. 10 ha of tomatoes with rain. It is just crazy. Managing 1 acre of Cucumber is crazy work if staking and prunning are adopted.
I mean, why are you all runing into cucumber only?
you nail it bro, my first project was 700m² and was horrible. I am doing 200m² now and I'm happy with it. Batch by batch is still the best.
essenceplus: Ok I asked cause I wanted to make a comment. I noticed wheat offal is classified under fiber . Why did you exempt wheat offal from. Protein source
Cocoboms: Hi sir, I haven't grown Tokyo f1 before, so I can't make a comparison. I'll start with resistance to disease. I'm growing Kenzo 2 f1 for the first time this DRY season and I'm regular with my pesticide spray program every 10days. Fungal disease hasn't been a challenge to me cos we just left dry season. I didn't spray a single dose of fungicide on my Cucumbers throughout the dry season. But I started adding fungicide to my spraying just few days ago as a precautionary measure since d rains have started. I havent noticed any other disease on my Kenzo 2 f1. Now I believe you know Kenzo 2 f1 is a "completely' Gynoecious hybrid producing only female flowers.
I use drip irrigation and I fertigate with soluble plant nutrients through the drip irrigation water on a daily basis. With this practice, I have noticed Kenzo 2 f1 is an aggressive grower (the vines get very big very fast). It produces alot of side shoots which are very productive. The fruits are also big in size (close to Murano 2 f1 in size) and even more dark green than Murano 2 f1. It takes 40days till first harvest. I hope this helps. However, you can't plant it alone as it doesn't produce male flowers.
thanks very much, did you allow the side shoot to grow or you prune off? Its kenzo f1 differ from kenzo 2 f1. Very great that all is female, you do harvest up to how many fruit per plant with good agricultural practice, thanks?
Cocoboms: Thanks for your response to my question sir. I appreciate. I'm not experiencing that though. I don't have pollination issues with my cukes. I haven't grown nagano f1 before, so I'm just looking for suitable early hybrid (in case of my next production) to replace the Marketer cucumber I'm currently use cos it produces d male flowers for my other varieties. I'm growing Murano 2 f1, Kenzo 2 f1 and Darina f1. I put marketer for better pollination for more production.
hello bro, please can you share your experience on kenzo f1, is it better to Tokyo f1 in terms of yield, size, how many days to first harvest and resistance to disease, thanks.
Akposy: Prepare your land. U may use pre-emergence herbicides to control weeds. Cucumber does well in sandy loam soil Get the right variety for the market. Most Nigerian market prefer green, medium size cucumber Do your soil analysis to know if your soil is alkaline or acidic. Do the pH test (5.5 - 6.5) Mulching. This will be of great help. It helps conserve soil moisture, it also help in weed control. After 2 weeks of sowing, apply fertilizer. Some people use NPK 20:10:10 while some prefer Urea. Staking. Stake your cucumber plants to avoid crawling thereby ensuring straighter fruits, uniform fruit colour and effective disease mangement. Prune the first 4 fruits to ensure uniform growth Prune side shoots to direct the flow of nutrients to the main vine. Prune lower leaves when the lower fruits are matured.
Most importantly sow good quality seeds that are high yielding, resistant to certain diseases and has good shelf life.
I'd advice Mydas from Rijk Zwaan. It is a slicer cucumber with an average length of 22cm. It produces dark green fruits with longer shelf life and fantastic taste. It is also parthenocarpic (it does not require agents of pollination). It can be cultivated in both open field and green house.
Do contact me on 08028950546 for more info. I'm an agronomist trainee/technical sales rep. I can connect you to a certified agronomist. Mydas seed is available too. Thanks
great, prune the first four fruit, can you explain better?
okoroemeka: The pics of the melons above proves that when everything comes together and work,a farmer will surpass the yield estimates of the seed company,in technisem official catalog the maximum size they say a koloss ball can get is 15kg,but my friend fmcash has surpassed that by 3kg,I will not be surprised if someone will harvest a ball of 20kg,that koloss ball in our area is ₦500 wholesale farmgate,
great, I saw the pic online and upload it here to motivate, the second pics Heracles f1. Technisem do promise least result
okoroemeka: to tell you the truth I am skeptical about the figures the seed company could throw out, sometimes it is not what they say sometimes it's more than what they say,I believe weather,soil and management has a lot to do with the final yield,EG techinisem said that Heracles F1 WM will mature in 80 days,but a friend harvested in 68 days,but all I know is that they will not throw out such figures without careful observation and verification,so be assured that a well managed bean crop with weather cooperating can match or even beat their own figures.
sallyopy: like how much do you think will be enough for 1Acr?
varies from location to location. Your first production will be average of 10week. I will advice you too do one plot first. Me self get burnt from my first production.
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jidestroud: Hi, what exactly do you mean by very slow?. Do you mean the tomato sprouted seeds? How many days or weeks are they now? Pictures won't be a bad idea too.
Agriculture › Re: 40 Cucumbers Per Plant And 12kg Tomatoes Per Plant by FMCASH(m): 10:45pm On May 20, 2019
