Acquiredollars:


5 USD is small nah,

Okay, lemme do it for U....#480/$

I need someone to help me fund my payoneer account with 100usd.

Sheuns:

Bro you are not alone on this one I just got mine today. But I'll put mine to use.

Isn't there a way I can find it?

I registered for payoneer just for registering sake.

I applied for the card and forgot about everything .....


Until the postal man came about 2 months later with many unclaimed mails and a letter with my payoneer MasterCard.

Now I have a payoneer account, a MasterCard but no funds.


And I'm not even a free lance worker on any site like fiverr and co.



Crazy world!

Marcotting on guava.

Success .

Ogojohn:
simple hd receiver with biss key only. Not sure of other encryption tables and code.

Is the tracking experience the same as with strong brands?

Is it easy or complicated sir?

IHate9ja1:

the rain is quite regular back home from my dads reports but am asking if it would be neccessary to wet then during dry season? Or can they survive the heat

Yes it's necessary. Their roots will still be short and won't quite be established yet. Pls wet them during the dry season.

IHate9ja1:

how have you been sir?
Would my planted mango seeds need wetting during dry season or the current rain would carry them through?

The current rain will be OK.
But water them if rain doesn't fall in a week.

IHate9ja1:

Sir how much does your marcott hybrid cashew seedlings goes for?

I don't have in stock for now.

Another concern people have against marcotting system of propagation is that, because the plant is not propagated by seed, it has no root ball and tap root system, hence it may not have perfect anchorage.

Anchorage in this context means that it will not stand firmly on the ground and is prone to fall when there is strong wind.

That is unlikely to happen when you have many plants on the plantation that will be serving as wind breaks.

And besides, trees like coconut and oil palm also don't have tap root systems but we don't see them falling anyhow now do we.


By not having a tap root system and having a fibrous root system, a marcotted plant hence will be able to maximise the utilisation of water around its vicinity.


And with more roots being developed brings about more anchorage.

onyeogalu1:


Please which of the grapes are you about? Is it grape that is use for wine production or grapes that looks like orange?

Citrus grape

Mattin:


Is this true?
Why will plants from marcotting have short life?
Does it mean the plant I got form marcotting will not last their normal period?
Why won't the plants from marcotting last longer?
Why will the plant from seedling last longer than the marcotting plant?
Irukandji89, please share more light into this...

If you follow my posts you will notice that I always mention some plants that I know have been tested and proven to do well with marcotting method of propagation.


Its not adviceable to plant Some trees like citrus and mostly herbaceous fruit trees from seeds if you are planting on a large scale.



Herbaceous trees are trees with woody stems.
So definitely marcotting will not work for all types of plants.

For example, marcotting will not work on a plant like coconut or oil palm.


Some herbaceous plants also do well when planted by seed. So marcotting may not be necessary for a plant like almond if you are growing almond for its timber and not it's fruits. Or teak.

For you to consider propagation by marcotting, you are trying to avoid some cons which come with planting by seed:

Firstly,
It takes a relatively long time for it to fruit and for it to reach full maturity.

Take orange, for instance

Planting an orange tree from seed will take about ten or more years for it to fruit.

And when it does, it may produce an unfavourable variety like the rough or bitter specie.

Think about planting an hectare of orange trees by seed sowing, waiting all those years, only to get bitter varieties.

Planting by seed lasts longer really, but saying that planting by marcotting will also not last long is being vague without stating reasons.


An orange planted by seed sowing will last for about 50 or more years.


A marcotted orange tree will last for around 40 or more years, so it's a matter of little difference.

And for a person starting a plantation, definitely plans will be in place for a replanting scheme when fruit yields start to decline.

So ... In conclusion, seed planting is not advisable for all plants and it's not also accurate to generalize that all plants will benefit your purpose of planting if you plant by seed.



Which sounds economical?


Planting 100 trees by marcotting, they start fruiting in around 4 years and you enjoy them for the next 40 or so years before they start to decline ( making sure you take good agronomic care of them like application of fertiliser yearly)


Or

Planting same number of trees by seed, waiting for at least 10 years (a huge leap of faith that will be) and then finding out that the fruits are bitter or have no juice in them ( that's how they got those oranges with no juice by the way)

IHate9ja1:

Nice one but am not impressed @ the price of cashew nuts price per ton,although its a good investment. Or is there anything you know that am ignorant of? How many kgs/hectare of cashew nuts?

To be honest I don't know much about profit prospects of cashew.

My shaddock parent plant

Marcotting on soursop.

IHate9ja1:
You got mail sir,as I look forward to hear from you.
What's the maturity and fruiting age for the hybrid cashew?

The hybrid cashew starts to fruit around year 3 and matures around year 7.


By that time it will be fruiting with reckless abandon.

Trials on the following plants are in progress:

Pictures will follow soon.

Soursop, jatropha, guava,

from right to left:

orange, hybrid cashew, grape, shaddock, cocoa, local cashew, irvinea garvonensis (ogbono)

I'm moving into my low cost house built with laterite bricks soon.

I have just half a plot and little space for planting all the fruit plants I would have loved to have.


But I have decided to go for these.

Potting them for the time being.


Behind are lemon seedlings for a customer.

Marcotting is also possible on ornamental plants like these.

Newway2:
I saw this & tot I shld share it here.........

MATURE MANGO PLANT iN POTS

Urban farming enthusiasts, and especially those living in rented spaces, can dabble in fruit farming after the introduction of potted miniature mango plants by prominent orchard manager, Henry M’Tiiri.

Mr. M’Tiiri, whose nursery is in Meru County, but supplies seedlings to all of East Africa, is selling ready-to-fruit mango plants, that come in neat pots, and which can easily sit in the doorsteps of apartments.

“The trees serve as ornamental plants, but also yield sweet mangoes,” M’Tiiri told Farmbiz Africa...............



http://www.farmbizafrica.com/news/meru-farmer-selling-mature-mango-plants-in-small-pots


Can we achieve this here?

If we can get the seeds or seedlings or fresh cuttings, anything is possible.

NnamdiN:
how long do the cut branches stay alive "assuming one is transporting them from one location to another" ??

For the selling part, how much do they sell for when they flower ??

For the selling part, you will have to ask from places like NIHORT for prices of each seedling of each plant.


Then I would suggest you make your price affordable.

Greenex:
pls do i av to water it during the process

No .


Just moisten the soil before wrapping up the part of the branch you cut.

NnamdiN:
how long do the cut branches stay alive "assuming one is transporting them from one location to another" ??

For the selling part, how much do they sell for when they flower ??

The idea is to cut them off from the parent plant when their roots are formed.


So since they have a new source for nutrients (roots) they can survive for a long time.

Just put them in a potting bag and water to make more roots form or transplant when you are ready to do so immediately.

mrinsurer:
I will like to propagate Sweet Uha tree, Opioro Mango,Tangerine and lemon..I will like to buy the seedlings from you if you have.

If you have access to the trees mentioned why not give it a try first?

Just follow the instructions on the thread.

Bobbyjay001:
Thanks so much for the enlightment and prompt response sir.

Are you based in Ijebu-ode sir? Am from Ijebu-ode and can help me get ogbonno seeds to plant?
Then I wnt to know maybe ogbonno can be planted with maize. Thanks sir

I think its better to get the seedlings which will take a shorter time to fruit.


Rather than planting from seeds.


Ogbono grows to become a tree.

Its like a mango tree.

So you can plant maize with it while its still young.

Bobbyjay001:
It is a pity cucumber and watermelon can't be propagated this way.

No they can't.


They don't have woody stems. They're vines.

But hey!

They still do well by seed sowing.

Olamipapa:


OP! I think Basil is efirin and ewuro is bitter leaf. Nice one, I will put it into practice too. thanks OP.

Yes ... You're right.


I always mix them up

FarmTech:

..
Just want to add that growing trees from seed will give u a healthy plantation that will yield more and last longer. Other means may give u fast result but if u want sth that last long, start from the seed.
..
Marcoting is a good idea though, esp for plants with short life.

Some plants ( like Citrus sp ) tend to produce a different variety when you plant from seeds.



Momma planted the seed of a sweet orange and about 15 years ago and we got bitter orange

Never thought that was possible till recently.


I always thought the tree was .....

That was why I was fascinated with asexual propagation.

Bobbyjay001:
It is a pity cucumber and watermelon can't be propagated this way.

Bobbyjay001:
What do you intend planting bro?

I intend to start a nursery/ plant propagation farm.


Both food crops and ornamental plants.


I love plants.


Should have studied plant science in school

FreshGuy2:
Op I'm more interested in the grafting aspect of it... Explain more to me please

Grafting is actually a different form of propagation.


It involves joining a part of a tree to another.



Marcotting is done on a single tree.

Jesusbaby6:



Please when you successfully propagate for cocoa and you have for sale mention me.

Nice work

How many will you need?