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Pls kindly share pics of ur farm wit us

prettiest1: I am interested. Since I am in Akwa Ibom which you said should be done in October, still have some weeks to make the land available and ready. I will like to contact you when I am ready. Thanks.

Maize will be a good idea

lif2uz: Is it adviceable to plant watermelon along with other crops like maiz and cocoyam(mixed croping) on a piece of land?

Lies and lies

I planted watermelon 2yrs ago on abt 5 hectare somewhere in Nasarawa state and the yield was high and no insecticide or pesticide was applied. Maybe the insects attack in certain region of Nigeria. I will visit an agro shop to find out more and what pesticide to use and possibly share photos with the house

judemorfy: ♈̷̴̩ε̲̣̣̣̥α,yu shud. insects already
Sstarted eating up mine until ℓ̊ sprayed insecticide

So they ve taught u how not to upload ur profile pic? As Mrcork will put it, are u light skin? And if u are not, Airforce1 will say, she can't even bleach. This is where temigracie rules. Pls look for ur kingdom in another section

Flies eating the leaves? Am hearing this for the first time.

aminu150: @op i am a newbie in farming watermelon. Got some seeds that i planted around 47 pieces in a small farmland. Planted mine on 31 august in Kano. I was told i need to spray pesticide due to flies that eat the leaves of of the melon. Is it true @Manga?

Thank u Vanpascorce, I heard abt mixing the seeds with siliva won't make it germinate. Is there a proven theory to it or is just a myth? Howere, I got my last seeds from a rotten watermelon. Here is the pic

Vanpascore: Weldone OP, I love this thread and i say kudos to you. In addition pls, those of you asking for where to get d seed, u can buy a big water melon, cut into two and keep it somewhere for 3-4 days to ferment, get the seed there, wash with water to separate the seed from d decayed rubbish and sun dry as directed by the OP

DO NOT PLANT THE SEED THAT HAS MIXED WITH SALIVA, IT WILL NOT GROW.

Try and u won't regret it. Is fun

horppe89: Whao this is lovely. Am going to buy watermelon today, sun dry the seed and plant it.

Just a little repair wil save the road but the govt will wait til the road is completely cut off

Amusement

Early october

Itydee: Please this is important ooo. OP can you tell us when to plant in Akwa Ibom andRivers.

2-3 seeds will do

chidyhels: Thank u. Pls how many seeds in one planting?

I will always keep u updated wit photos

Pavore9: l will be following you till harvest.

I will advice u weed or apply ur herbicide b4 plantingquote author=candy]
Thanks for your timely response sir. Pls sir, I will crave your indulgence one more time- you left out the herbicide part: can I just weed after planting instead of using herbicide?[/quote]

Pls don't apply fertilizer on ur watermelon. Just like melon(egusi) and beans, watermelon don't need fertilizer

judemorfy: Wen shud ℓ̊ start apply fertiliza on my watermelon n how often shud ℓ̊ apply it

U can plant 2-3 seeds per hole and since ur are in the south u can just plant without ridges but weed b4 planting. Pics of fresh seeds to be sun dried

candy: @Mangam, thanks for sharing. I live in Ibadan and I'll like to plant in my garden just for family consumption. I've read through your posts and you've answered most of my questions. However, I still have 1 or 2:

How many seeds do I put in one planting hole?

I have bought 3 large sized water melons and I'm planning to sun-dry the seed for 3 days like you said. You said it doesn't like too much water;can i still plant now despite the rain?

I don't really know how to make ridges, my husband is a busy bee and my garden is too small to engage the service of a labourer. Do I need to make ridges or can I just dig and plant(land is fertle)?

Can I just weed manually instead of using herbicide?

Thanks.

Thank for visting my farm

flowers4me: Thank you Mr. Mangam, i so much like what you are doing here. Kudos!!

U can reach me on talk2manga@yahoo.com

judemorfy: Plz ℓ̊ hav water melon farm,ℓ̊ rili nid yur help cn yu snd ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ yur numba

Day 4: @ day four stil no rain but the morning and nite dews ve done the needed miracle. Our seeds ve sprouted out. Here are the pics

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Day 4: @ day four stil no rain but the morning and nite dews ve done the needed miracle. Our seeds ve sprouted out. Here are the pics

Just mixing the required cup full of herbicide with water and spraying over the ridges

temzybabe: how did u apply the herbicide? ?..

It takes abt 80 days. We apply herbicide to prevent weeds fro growing

igbsam: How long does it take this to grow ? And why are you applying herbicide ?

U ve now to mid september in Kd

Ebi4life: . I am based in kaduna, what wil be the best time to plant the watermelon in kaduna.

No alternative water source, just waiting for the rain to come. The morning dew is really helping out and it has done the needed miracle. I will upload pics later

Pavore9: Do you have an alternative water source aside the rains?

I don't grow apple. Take time and study it and create a thread to educate us all abt growing apples

SPSpecial: Can you create a thread for planting apple?

Distance shouldn't be more than 2 feet and u apply herbicides so as to kill the weeds. Watermelon don't like much water and this is the reason its planted early and ending of the raining reason
Op, please kindly answer these questions. Especially spacing and watering.

chidyhels: Op. Thank you for sharing.
Pls what is the distance btw one planted seed and another.
Again, must i use herbicide.?
Why can't i water and not wait for rain.
Am only planting for fun,not commercial purpose.

Sorry for ur lost,

Infomizer: Interesting thread Mangam,
Had a lil experience farming kankana (what the Hausas call it) in Bunkure, Kano early this year. The harvest was poor and I can't really point fingers as I was barely around and left it with some mallos to manage. I also failed to carry out serious feasibility studies as I just got carried away by the fact that almost every TomDicknHarry was planting it there, so I didn't envisage much problems. Fast forward 3 months later and almost a 100k gone (yea! see milking), all I had as harvest were not commiserate with expectations. Apart from the fact that the intense sun affected some (the mallos didn't want to harvest in my absence and I was too damn busy in Lag, they said the harvest was poor generally (I can partly attest to this as their Cucumber and Tomato yields in the part of the village I got were also poor). I'll attach pictures later sha. It was a real learning curve then, though I later came to realise that it is planted down south too. I intend doing it again sha but I don't have the time these days and relying on someone else (which I have to) is quite limiting too. I.might keep you guys posted then. Nice one Mangam.

TL;DR
Been there, done that (with no supervision from me coz I left it in the hands of others). It was crazy, expensive, and not as fulfilling as expected. My bad though.

U can start planting around mid september to early october

fun4: oga Mangam how about Rivers or Bayelsa state? Will it do well because there is a lot of rain in these areas?

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