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pipi84:
I think its from this batch of seeds they brought into the country because I've being planting this seed for over two years and i've not experience this until last year November till now....my 13plot cucumber farm plus newly installed drip tapes plus workers wages and after everything no result....

Yes. I had this same issue with the Nandini I planted in December. Hence, this time I had to revert to Cu 999.

ideepaul:
make this ticket play o...boys don try this cu986 ticket, we need to cash out big time mbok

The ticket must play bro.
Keep us updated on the progress..

ideepaul:
For AKEES 500 oron road, call 08108013872.
Sorry I could not get Ekponwa's no as I went for a burial.... btw, I hope you are not calling them for greengo seeds? I am certain you won't get it from them as that cultivar doesn't sell around here

Ekponwa's Shop is located at 19 Ukana Offot.
You can reach them on 07030990987.

jidestroud:
Lol...
But in all honesty, Super gro is a very good product. If you have it in your possession, PLS DO USE IT. It is a substance that greatly helps the use of other products. i.e a great adjuvant. Use it with your fertilizers, pesticides & other products. I for example use it with my organic product and produce was optimized. It is not a fertilizer like most say but it certainly will boost intake of nutrients by your crops. If you can afford it, buy & use. (I use it always). Super gro is not a scam/audio product, but you can do without it.
My opinion.

You are right sir.
It's a great adjuvant, I've seen some good results.
Like you rightly said, we can do without it.

pipi84:
The green coloured one is for growth stage while the pink coloured one is flowering stage....

okoroemeka:
the green is the original color of Haifa,the pink is a new production but all are good,but I prefer the green type.

[quote author=pipi84 post=90892918]Thanks bosses for your inputs @okoroemaka and Pipi84.

I'm still thinking both are favourable for vegetative growth stage though. Since there's a Multi K foliar spray for flowering and fruiting from same Haifa.

I bought Haifa bonus and noticed that the contents are green coloured crystals instead of the usual pink I've been seeing. I don't know if that's how it is now, or I never came across this particular type or maybe I bought an adulterated one. Plus I've not seen results like the previous ones. Possible suggestions from here will be of help

ideepaul:
Do you sell seeds? If yes, where is your office as I may need to pay a visit

I don't sell seeds per say, but I can hook you up..

ideepaul:
Cucumber seeds are scarce and expensive seriously. In Uyo, you can only get saira from east West and Nandini cuke seeds no matter how hard you try. The 5g pack are sold @ 3,500 each....most people can't waybill due to the challenges revolving around the interstate lockdown. I called Thai agro and they said seeds are not available for the time being...and I hope you know some zones have their preferred cucumber type if you don't want to face serious marketing challenges

Cu999 seeds are now available in Uyo, but the prices are a little bit high.

okoroemeka:
yes it will be wonderful but most information are confidential and restricted not to jeopardize the security of the project but the total land mass allocated to cucumbers is 10 acres,we have planted half remaining half.

10 acres for cucumbers alone!..
That's massive. I think by the time you successfully cultivate the whole 10 acres it'll no doubt be the largest staked cucumber farm in the country like you rightly said.
Great job boss..

okoroemeka:
the PVC pipes was lined along the length of the farm and holes opened were the drip line is connected to every ridge of 18 meters length containing 80-90 crops and a total of 56 ridges.

Comprehensive enough, the PVC pipes are meant to serve as header lines. I thought the header lines come with the drip set at purchase. Now I know better.

Do keep us updated, when you begin fertigation.

okoroemeka:
1000m drip tape with 100 connectors and 40 joiners ₦50k,12 lengths of 1 inch PVC pipe ₦j12,000k

The extra 12 lengths of PVC pipes you bought, was it to make up for the space the single drip set couldn't cover? or it's part of the accessories to make it work..

On the whole the cost is fair. Considering what I imagined earlier.

okoroemeka:
No retreat,No surrender,we will follow this dry season project to the bitter end,5000 crops in batch A,next week another 5000 for batch B, mother nature must surrender our money this dry season,no other options.

Great job boss. You inspire me..
I'll love to join this drip ministry o, but before then I'll like to have that your video on how to water effectively with the hose. I'll send you a whatsapp message, Sir.

Whenever I visit this thread, I see reasons not to give up on veggie farming. Thanks to everyone for keeping this thread alive.

okoroemeka:
ridges is for rainy season,if you do only hole and August-sept rain comes the holes will be filled with water,not a good idea in cucumbers.

I'm in my second season, just about rounding up land preparation. I made high beds with some holes in them. I hope I won't have this problem.

okoroemeka:
well surprises will never end,a new customer came to our farm 2 days ago looking for cucumbers,we had a deal and she has bought the rights to all the cukes we will harvest from our new farm at #4k a bag.

Congratulations boss

okoroemeka:
I have a farmer friend in osun state that planted saira F1 and got 10 + fruits per plant,it is a high yielding variety but costly,they sell in seed counts,the last time I checked 1000 seeds is #10,000k.but if out of 1000 seeds,700 survived to yield 8 fruits per plant that's 5,600 fruits,at 120 per bag will give you 46 bags,then you multiply by current selling price in your area,the current price my side now is #4,000×46 bags=#184,000k,so you see that's why their seeds are costly.

Thanks for the prompt reply and apt analysis. I hope to chat you up for more inputs. Thanks in advance.

What's your take on the east west varieties like Saira F1 and Nandini F1. In terms of yield and resistance to pest and diseases..
@Okoroemeka.