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exciting harvest pics

wow! it has been a great day. 4 nairalanders visited my farm. we chilling... pics coming soon

Lesgupnigeria:
To have a good farming season,this is the best time to start leasing or buy land in preparation for land clearing in few weeks from now.

you are absolutely right sir.

stagger:
Tomorrow when he buys a private jet, people will say he has stolen church money to do it. Now he goes into rice farming on 140 acres (which is 56 hectares of land) and people are saying he has appropriated church money to do it. Haba!

I can lease 56 hectares of land from the river basin authorities at the one-third of the cost of what it will take to fuel a Boeing 737 aircraft from Lagos to Abuja for an hour's flight. I am just saying that planting rice on 56 hectares of land is within rich of any young person doing well in Nigeria.

Pastor Ashimolowo does not need to steal anyone's money for it. Leave the man alone.

Well said sir. I taya for Nigerians. we always have a way of finding faults. even when the person is doing the right thing

sorry for my long epistle. the reason I wrote something this long is because I want to call people to reason. and see the errors in their ways. The 2 strong lessons I learnt from my poultry experience is that.

Never start any agribusiness you don't understand and have not practised. Even if you must do it, start small. Trust me, the best approach to the pool of farming is to dip your toe in first.
see why, if you fail in a big business, you are a big failure. if you succeed, you are a success.

secondly, before you implement anything anybody online tells you in your farm. pls verify the information from other experienced farmers. also verify the authenticity, and credibility of the farmer. Thanks

it's interesting that we make so many rookie errors in agriculture. I love to see myself as a rookie. some years back when I was running a big poultry farm in my house. it was a farm of very interesting boilers. I wanted to start packaging at 1KG and start distributing to hotels around my area. because I was already supplying them fish at that time. I spent alot of money building pens for them. It's actually a long story, but bottomline was that I ran into crisis, because my cost of production was by far higher than my sale price so I was running on a perpetual loss. I consulted a "professional farmer" on Nairaland. told him my problems and he proffered solutions. Do you know I took his words hook, line and sinker. because of the way he boasted here of the millions he has made from broilers. His "solution" put me into a bigger mess. till today, am still angry about the whole experience. it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

well, as it turns out. the so called professional, had no idea of what he was talking about. am not even sure he knows what a chicken looks like. because the advice he gave me, when I consulted experienced farmers, they said that all the things the guy told me are rubbish. on paper, it looks good. but practically, it's not feasible. that's when I discovered that the young man I have been hailing as a professional is actually an internet farmer, hungry to sell e-book. That's when I discovered that the real farmers don't have time to write e-book, because they are too busy developing virgin lands and breaking new grounds.

same applies, think about it. how many dangote's, adenuga's, bill gates or Carlos slim's of this world have written books on how to be a billionaire or how to run a successful business. None! who writes those books? poor men, who use those books to become billionaires. Look at Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad). you'd be surprised that he declared bankruptcy about 3 years ago. but he's the biggest consultant on wealth in the world. How?

Put your mind to reason. if you want to learn about something. go to those who have succeeded in that thing abd observe them. do your own research and you are good to go.

world1:
have you registered?
the bank account details will be send to your mobile number

pls post the training invitation on my cucumber thread. thanks

Mr hotmas911 will u employ me? good move sir. more grace on your life and ministry. I pray you get good and faithful workers that you can trust even with your life

shuo! even Halima don dey do agriculture?

themejiwalker:
I'm a fish farmer

your fish ponds are amazing.... where are you located sir?

busterr:
what's there? what matters most is how much they gave the man, and how often they help people especially when no one is watching.

life is not centered around money. there are some levels of joy, money can't buy you. and it is a bad mentality to expect financial aid from everybody that seem better off than you.

lalaponcus:
Jasper in hand, flight in mind, a soul left desolate in its wake, a glorious destiny left thwarted in his agenda.
On to the next one
On to the next soul that loose guard.
On to the person who is the true driver of his destiny
On to the next vessel that holds precious jewels meant to further Gods kingdom
The Jasper thief approaches, a sack in hand and with a calm soothning and charming voice makes his prey detached from reality, just like the wise rat that nibbles on the feet of a human nd yet blows air upon it to throw of any scent.
Beware you that has a precious jasper, many walk the streets EMPTY" in shells nd destiny.
Guard your heart and destiny jealously. Beware of bad company and let the jasper creator take charge of your ship.
To all the thief has robbed, there is Still a chance to recover all through warfare. Oh, ONLY THROUGH WARFARE.

I am innocent of all these accusations o. . nice one tho

Kalusam:
Germination rate was like about 70% on first bed(Mulched with composted poultry droppings) and 30-40% on the second and third beds with none!

wow! I think it's because of the age of the seed. the seed has been through hard times. . it is well

Kalusam:
Cucumbers this morning 4/1/2015 - Day 6. Had to resupply in some areas not sprouted yet!

impressive o. I hope the germination rate was over 90% because those seeds are old seeds. abeg give me feedback.

alakara:
Oga jasper good day,how is your
Body?hope you are feeling good.
Pls, whr and how can I get the
Cucumber seeds in Ibadan.

contact me on 08097273034

INFOTECH2:
Good day @jasper

How can I get seeds for Watermelon from source? I would appreciate if we can get location to buy the seeds.

Warm Regards

if you are on whatsapp, contact me 08097273034

Juliana7:
@world1, will there be materials to give to participants on d day of seminar

I personally will be giving out materials on that day. yes.

Austin234:
@jasper7, gud day. Have u fuly recovered? Cud u remember wot i told u. My land is ready for cultivation of cucumber.
I told u i reside in Orlu and wud like to visit ur farm. I need d cucumber seedlings. God bless u

yes, I remember sir. I am not fully recovered yet. still on bed rest. but I should be kicking soon. you can come and pay a visit to one of the farms. I can arrange for someone to take you round if am not fit enough. when you come. you can also take pics and make sure to upload here so that others can benefit too. from your "layman" explanation

Justfollowit:
Good evening sir, I will like to know the initial cost from the land preparation stage to the harvest on a two hectares of land.

I dont know how I'll draw such quotation for you o. honestly. because it cannot be near accurate, if I don't consider the current state of the land, the cost of labour in ur area and general location of the land matters too.

Rossymum:
Hi Jasper, God bless ur sweet soul. I joined Nairaland today because of Cucumber and watermelon and found ur thread so educative. please u re doing a great job here. pls as regard cucumber, it means one can plant round the year since there is constant supply of water for irrigation. or is there planting season?

thanks, am happy I could be of assistance.
you see what people fail to understand is that planting season is determined majorly by climatic factors. cucumber doesn't have season, once irrigation is available

Doctor said I need rest. but how can I sleep when there's a lot to be done. I need people to make it through agriculture. I need to be involved in people's success. This year I have decided to do a lot of travelling and visiting of people's farms. help them set-up and reach their goals. brace up! cos if you are planting, I might be visiting you.

I thought about this a lot during the tail end of last year. why do I leave my well paying farms and start visiting people and helping them set up. what do I stand to gain? Not much, but I believe in having a strong network of farmers who grow similar crops, I believe that is the key to marketing. And besides I need land. I want to expand. and I am getting good offers for land in the west. .

This my sickness and my many travels towards the end of last year showed me that I don't necessarily need to be on ground for my farm here to function. I have able hands, and partners who can keep it ticking here. while I explore other locations.

Trust me, a lot will happen in agriculture this 2015 and a select few will gain from my enthusiasm. while I gain also from their knowledge and ideas. watch this space, great things might soon start happening here

@op. I think it is quite normal. but if you feel it's disturbing you, visit your doctor. it costs nothing

pls, am very interested in this topic. @slurry you seem to be a pro in this. please what are your credentials. I will need this biodigester ish

solozo72:
jasper7,
Kindly send to solozo72 in Lagos. Tnx

confirmed!

@2catwoman. Am in love with your signature note. did you compose it yourself or did you copy from somewhere

nikaShow:
Akin Show from ibadan wants the seed !

confirmed!

sheyi86:
pls i'm frm ekiti state i'm interested o, hw can i get it sir

pls choose the location nearest to you. I cannot send it to all parts of Nigeria.

so... I think I should add enugu to my destinations. ok

andyallor:
personally i can't and won't do it

my opinion o

so gender equality no reach here? ...

I can remember I promised to give out free seed to followers of this thread. at least I gave some out to kalusam which he has planted and am glad to see his progress. please if you're interested in getting few sample seeds. indicate. let me use this one as new year gift. please note that the seed must enter ground. by fire by force. by friday next week, I'll dispatch to 3 locations. to abeokuta, ibadan and lagos. choose the location nearest to you and comment here, to get your own free seed. pls, even if you don't have land or space. you can plant in sack bags. I'll upload a picture example soonest.

mercylicious:
i cant believe i just re-read the thread from page one to last page again.

@kalusam, how i wish solxam can give you free seeds of murano 2f1 so that you can make another bed for it and compare chai tai cucumber seeds and murano 2f1 .

yes o... me, I'll like to see too. so that we should know which one to fully recommend at least for farmers in the west.