Vickym1:

you are very correct

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Four days ago

sheddyboy01:
Let's say , it ripened & you harvest, and buyers aren't readily available how long could it stay without getting spoild.

it can last for a month if you store it in a place where water will not touch it

pictures taken 3 days ago

Intendy:


morning sir. plz reply this. thanks

if you are in the north the dosage is 50 ml per 16 liter sprayer but if you are in the south it should be 70 ml it's not advisable to mix with other chemicals

I've been trying to upload pictures but I couldn't

Done with plantain farm set and sucker multiplication training I can now do it on my own I don't cut corners I always follow the process good bye Edo state

budaatum:


Maize get short and mid season varieties. See as I stupid olodo reach for not even imagining it would and how easily this makes sense!

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price have now crashed to 2500 per 6 liters don't miss out buy now and sell later

You will time well by planting either march and harvest when they are yet to harvest or you will plant late and harvest when their produce have finished but this is only applicable to southerners

one of the common mistakes that most watermelon farmers in nigeria do make is wrong timings I'll briefly dwell on this issue, when I said wrong timings I'm referring to the period that watermelon do flood the markets in nigeria please note that the north are the largest growers of watermelon in nigeria this is a region that uses rain as their source of water for farming activities and the onset of rain in this region is either April ending/early may at times even mid may and the time they do harvest their watermelon is mid June to mid July in this case if you don't want to harvest your watermelon during the glut period you will have to time well

If only one side of a field show insect problem it may be related to an invasion from a field border keep in mind that in corn fields problem areas with sharply defined edges could be a sign of insect damage or they may be the result of nematode or herbicide injury.
For general scouting start at a different point every week pick a random pattern in advance and walk without consciously choosing good or bad areas.
Sample after regular intervals every 20 steps or so walk to within 30 feet of each field as many problems starts from the sides of the field

in continuation of GAP in maize I'll briefly dwell on an important aspect that is ignored by even the most advanced maize farmers.This is the aspect of searching for and eliminating pests and diseases otherwise known as scouting.
After corn emerges consistent scouting which includes sampling and insects identification is the best way to know what pests are in the field and whether or not they will threaten yields and profits.
Different corn pests appear at different times problem infestation areas may be related to soil conditions.

Johnboom:
Thank you op. I planted watermelon some years ago I notice the seed started to decay with most having dark spot. What may be the cause ? I shall be expecting your Swift reply. Thanks.

where did you obtain your seeds

bnovative:

I went to prepare the ground for planting of watermelon. I noticed a lot of termites in the ground, what should I apply?
thanks as I anticipate your response.

termite killer

Mubby4luv:
With this your connect now, can you help one get a good buyer at the market after harvest ?

there are bundles of buyers so that shouldn't be a problem

Flobam:
interested

you are welcome

picture of the melon

Timmylehyn:

Continue this story o... Lol
So, one can actually target Ramadan period and plant and work accordingly.

yes selling during ramadan and from mid July is the code

okoroemeka:
I stand to be corrected but I don't think there is any legume crop that will complete its life cycle in 40 days,in fact I am scratching my head for a crop that will mature in 40 days,even cucumbers which is one of the fastest growing crops matures in 46 days,a typical legume will take at least 10 days to fully germinate, cucumbers 4-5 days,watermelon 5-6 days,so will the legume use 30 days to grow,flower,set pods,ripe and mature,sounds fantastic to me.

what I mean is that it's due for harvest after 40 days from planting that you are not aware of it doesn't mean it doesn't exists

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Timmylehyn:


Whu plant maize when melon is a month old?

Local farmers told me maize kills watermelon when intercropped. Dunno how true this is.

this is not hearsay it's what I've been doing if you plant them at the same time together the maize will kill the melon but if you plant after one month by this time the melon will start covering everywhere so before the maize leaves start providing shade you will harvest all your watermelon

initially I used to sell to him at the price of 500naira 400,300,200, and 180 depending on the size but because it was during ramadan we negotiated and finalized at 350 per ball regardless of the size of you are reading this in lagos and you live close to mile 12 market just step in there go to the watermelon section ask of the overall boss of watermelon section one alhaji abdulmalik he knows me well just ask him of zico that's my name they call me zico watermelon

now even if I'm to sell each ball at 100naira I'll be having 4.5 million this is just the worst scenario cause in 2019 I harvested 18 balls of watermelon from a single hole of 4 seeds in that same year I selected 10k balls from my 6 hectare farm during the first batch I was so lucky it was during ramadan period that's the time that watermelon prices do goes up each year so I got two 911 lorries and conveyed them to my customer alhaji Bello in boundary ajegunle lagos near navy road guess what

there're some other charges that I've forgotten but let's go straight to the point with the above expenses we planted 4k seeds in each acre making 40k plants on the ten acres now I'm assuming that I will be likely to lose 8k plants to insects or wild animals despite knowing that it's not possible cause I have all I need to guard my melons with that assumption I'll be left with 32k plants then if each of these give me just 2 balls each that means I'll have 64k balls then I'm still assuming that I'll be likely to lose some fruits to accidental falling and thieves let's say I lose 19k balls to accidental falling and thieves I'll be left with 45k balls

land was leased at the rate of 10k per acre for 12 months making it 100k bought npk and urea 20 bags at 100k bought 5 liter of supergro at 18k bought 10 liters of insecticide at 45k 4 bottles of imi force @1600 bought 10 sachets of humus Plus at discounted price of 25k 2jacto knapsack sprayers at 30k labor of clearing the land at 100k labor of packing and burning at 50k 3000gramms of seeds at 90k labor of constructing beds at 30k 2 cartons of round up herbicide at 30k as of planting I and my team did it with herbicide application

it's possible to make millions of nairas from watermelon farming if you play your cards right this is not rocket science or magic it's about doing the right thing at the right time below are the list of inputs that I bought for planting watermelon on ten acres my aim and target is to harvest at least 30k balls and sell each ball at the price of 150 naira and make 4.5 million by may ending/early June

The reason why many people fail in watermelon farming in nigeria is because they treat the plant the way they want and not the way the plant want and they don't pay attention to it the way it's supposed to pls note that watermelon is not like cassava and other crops that even if you pay less attention to them they still survive

One of the most common problem of most maize farmers is planting short season varieties early and harvesting at the peak of rain problems associated with drying becomes a problem.Note: farmers with means of drying and storing their harvests can plant short term varieties twice or even thrice

Call or WhatsApp me on 09055879985 for consultancy on the best maize seeds to plant and the best time to plant

If you want to plant maize at the onset (beginning) of wet season go for long season varieties.
If you want to plant mid season go for medium varieties when planting late go for short term varieties.

majority of most maize farmers including the so called big time farmers are guilty of this long season maize variety mid season varieties or at the off set.
some farmers tend to plant early season or medium season varieties early or at the off set of wet season.
Not knowing which and when to plant will always present problems.