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Farmerakinloye6:
just twice

Not enough sir!
Maybe 5-6 is applications of 5g per application (2.5g urea and 2.5gNPK) for first and maybe 2nd depending on the cultivar)
and (2.5g of NPK and 2.5g MOP) for the remaining applications, you could fertigate to ease stress. It works for peppers, tomatoes, and cucumber according to EWS recommendations...i won't lie, it's hard to follow this method sha

Wow

kufman123:
please give me ur contact

09021747403

Was she 15 years when she contested?

kufman123:
water leaf

Call/WhatsApp, I may be of help

kufman123:
she want to retail it in the village so i can start her with 3 to 5 bags,for the brand i don't know anything about fertilizer so u can help recommend something good and affordable

For cassava, maize and fluted pumpkin, I guess?

kufman123:
please can you help me with a contact and address to buy affordable and good fertilizer in Uyo,i want to buy for my mum to sell in the village

Wholesale? What brands and types are you dealing with?

willybaby:
hahahaha truly sir the meat is worth it.. Already thinking of becoming a hunter self

abeg no change line of business because of sweet meat

Kai see matured cane rat! For my area, boys fit tear down your farm just to dig it out form its hole

Banking33:
please are there no seed sellers here again in this forum?

this place looks dried up why?
i just needed hybrid chilli pepper seeds and how much to get them

no tangible response ever since i asked or are there no seeds sellers here again in this forum?

i just needed to know the chilli pepper seeds prize range and that's all

Boss na farm all man dey...as for seed sellers, contact cedagrochemical or seedworld, there are quite a lot of seed sellers here, just search for them

Farmerakinloye6:
it quantity and quality manure. A friend use 3 manure from different source, bro the result is glaring. That particular friend I was referring to has poultry and pigpen.

wow...I envy your friend

fiddzy:
oga pls any idea on any person that sells greengo, I want to try the seeds out,thanks

I really have no info about greengo,I am so sorry

willybaby:
thanks boss... You've kinda been scarce bro

it's the normal time of year sha

safarifarms:
Any update on that tomato seed as I'm getting prepared to start my nursery.

Nope! I was quite busy for like a week, and we had issues with waybilling so I didn't get the seeds though

Farmerakinloye6:
We were many that plant thesame time last year, many beat me In terms of production and quality,I beat some too, and their is one person his harvest is exceptional, we were like you plant platinum now! How come? Because his tomato fruits seeds and bigger. He took his time and explain what he did different.have gain more knowledge here and offline. I will do my nursery by ending. All the materials I need is on ground now including fuel !

Lemme guess sir! I believe he fertigated frequently

tpben:
Good evening all.
Please if you have had an experience regarding this please help asap.

There is this land I got recently that is close to stream but I'm having serious headache with it regarding the type of soil.

I noticed the soil is a clay soil and that it holds on water.
My fear is on the soil drainage when the rain comes since I'm not in control of rain and I'm in the south that experiences heavy downpour yearly.

I have never grown vegetables on a soil like this.
I have always had loamy and sandy soils that drains well with raised bed and have not had issues.

What is your experience growing pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, etc on a clay soil.

Drought problems made me source for a land close to water but this clay is giving greater headache now.

Please help asap with your suggestions.

Thank you.

from the description you gave me, it's on the hilly side where flooding doesn't occur!
Naturally it's not always good for vegetables due to low aeration and high water holding capacity! Amendment can be done by deep and thorough tillage and application of HIGH quantities of organic matter, maybe in the form of manure.
Apply the manure at least 2-3 weeks before cultivation for better results.
And finally, be careful with your irrigation system as this soil has an extremely high water retention capacity...others who have farmed by the riverside can help contribute too

safarifarms:
The one in the attached picture was nandini I harvested in December, but my current batch of Saira is still having the same issue. However, another person who bought same Saira seeds from the same source doesn't have the issue.

Me I'm suspecting it may have something to do with soil or nutrient deficiency.

Hello sir, I just went a customer's place to see first hand the same issue totally ravaging someone's Saira farm...

willybaby:
Hello everyone,
Yea Farmers, ain't d dirty, old, bent and poor people we portrayed to be.. we d flex, we Slay

ITS MY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FILLED WITH BLESSINGS 4 ME..
Your all invited let's wine and dine together it's been God

So sorry I just saw this now... happy belated birthday Boss...more wins Boss

Obatobi1:
Yes I am, thank you very much

Hello Boss, happy new year to you! Some of us were learning from the regular updates o. Please keep inspiring us with the updates, especially the pepper. I sincerely promise to pay my school fees on time.

Farmerakinloye6:
If chemical work make we talk am... Cabrio duo work! I use it at 60ml and it step Downey mildew down.

I am glad you finally used the cabrio, just alternate with other fungicides for best results... btw, how much is the 1litre container?

Olaleyeabdullah:
sorry boss I have come again...the nandini started flowering yesterday. Lots of male flowers. I couldn't see any female. So, my question is that is that how the flowering pattern is?

The females will show up in a few days time, don't be worried! If the farm isn't big, and your crops are healthy, I would say if you walk around inspecting by tomorrow, you may likely spot some female flowers

Farmerakinloye6:
.1. It makes sense to apply it to Field before you transplant if you don't know the history of the land. 2. Using myself as an example, i don't spray my seedlings in nursery but my friends do spray their own (very low dosage) the day you want to transplant, try and spray the farm land with insecticide before you transplant your seedlings. 3. If you ask me,it is not
compulsory but necessary if you can afford it, and you most be careful with it. Too much dosage will backfire!

quick question, that method of trellising tomato you used, how effective was it? didn't you have breakage of the branches and also some branches touching the ground?

the way cucumber is arranged into bags in your side is so different from how it's done here! it's stacked vertically, the edges of the bags look straight, and it's filled higher up than that, market women don kill us for here sha

safarifarms:
IdeePaul I'll like to get a share from this o. Thanks in advance.

you are in Uyo na, your case sure

Farmerakinloye6:
come to akure to buy it yourself, opposite High court. What is maradona?

maradona is EWS papaya

Olaleyeabdullah:
the way we use it here. I am using it at an interval of 7 days so thinking maybe that s too long

during the dry season, 7 days is enough and @ 3days interval for the rainy season...but is the weather really dry these days?

DeLaRue:
I suggest you do experimental planting first before considering buying the seeds. No rush. Will increase seed quantity to 200 so you can share.

How do I get your contact info as there's none in your profile.

I replied to your DM, but got no response! connect via WhatsApp 09021747403

Olaleyeabdullah:
please how often should one use saaf

Argh! This is a technical question...are you asking for recommended standard or the way we use it here in Nigeria?

DeLaRue:
I can probably sell you a packet (1500 seeds) for N13, 500.

I have not grown Platinum before, but it seems it is a very good seed, from what I have been reading here. However, from the pictures I have seen the plants seem rather tall thus necessitating staking - this can be costly in terms of time, money and effort.

If you want to grow a very large field, the variety I have would be a better choice since it doesn't grow very tall and does not require staking. Yes, you lose may be 10% of the fruits to rot, but I think it is worth it when you consider the effort that goes into staking.

Staking is also a barrier to you scaling up. How do you stake 20,000 plants without investing a ton of money

A tomato variety that is low in height, produces well, highly disease resistant, and is generally low-maintenance is a no brainer in my view.

If you look at Tomato Jos (the American lady investor spending millions of dollars growing tomatoes in Kaduna (I think)), her tomato plants are not staked. That's because she plants several hectares and staking is simply not economically feasible in that situation.

I'm not given to hyperbole, but I'm tempted to say that if this particular tomato seed is adopted widely in the South today, in a year or two, there would be little need to import tomatoes from the North.

Based on my experience, it seems to do well in ALL seasons - dry, wet, heavy rainfall, low rainfall, very high temperature etc. Also, the structure, shape, and colour of the fruit is excellent for Nigerian market and taste. It is possible there are tomatoes that produce more in Nigeria today, but boy, I would be surprised if anything beats this tomato when all factors are considered.

That is why I want people to try it in different locations so we can confirm if my report of its performance is confirmed across the entire south or whether my location just happens to be well suited to it.

If you are in the North and you want to try in your location, I'd be happy to send you some seeds.

i tried to see if I could share with others, but to no avail, I need about 500 seeds just for trials and maybe sharing with a farmer or two so I can share an unbiased feedback...as per the cost, for 20000 stands needed for an hectare of rainy season cultivation (except your cultivar is different, I would need about 189000 for 21,500 seeds, hoping I can get more than 95%seed germination. if that is spent on seeds alone, it negates the benefits of low cost cultivation from my perspective.

Olaleyeabdullah:
lol...my nandini are 25 days today still no sign of flowering. How long does it take to flower sir

around 4 weeks +/- 28 days

Farmerakinloye6:
pls! enlighten me on this, am using only Saaf, and buying Cabrio now doesn't Worth it. Or are you suggesting I use something like funguforce?

funguforce and saaf are just the same chemicals with different brand names (mancozeb 63% carbendazim 12%). funguforce gold and ridomil gold are made up of mancozeb and metataxyl, though they are a lil bit more expensive. if I were you, I would buy that cabrio, use it once and then alternate with the other fungicides, both mancozeb and copper based if the infection is not at the stage of NO NEED! cabrio has a better systemic action, and as such will help manage the issue better than funguforce and saaf, then you prune the affected leaves if you can.

aquadude15:
I think he meant using copper based fungicide and I think timely pruning will reduce DM as their would be better ventilation

copper based fungicides are very good and also a lil bit pricy as I always see them in small 50g packs @ N500, I wonder how many packs he will use per application since his farm is big.