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I don't know of any market for watermelon In the south west but I know watermelon can be sold at any fruits market near u

agbeloba2001: Pls,wt abt marketing of d product? Do u knw any popular mrkt in d south west wher d harvested water melon cn b sold.

On one hectare of land u stand to profit 100-150k wit little capital investment of 20k

baminasri: @ op what's d profitability of cultivating water melon on one hectare of land in areas like ogun or oyo states?

Mileage?

900k?

Where is temigracie?

Mileage?

Classical

Bello my friend has come to help me apply the herbicide

Our spraying machine

We are applying it right away

emmaeny: Wao great I like this
When do I apply the stuff

The bushfire herbicide will be used

A cup of the seeds was gotton for 400naira. U can save seeds urself

laksyde100: how much is the seed been sold and is there anywhere i can get it in oyo or ogun states? thanks

We are done with the planting and will soon apply herbicide

Planting the watermelon seeds

The seeds for planting. The seeds were gotten from the popular Gosa market along airport road Abuja. The market holds every friday.

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Preparing the land

The land to grow the watermelon

Welcome on board. Am thinking of changing the tittle of the thread to growing water melon in your backyard

Juliana7: I'm following, with serious rapt attention

SUV or sedan?

Thank u, am in Abuja.

boluwajokosegun: Weldon sir, where are u located.

The risk is high but highly lucrative farming

Location and mileage?

Tomorrow, clearing of the land will commence and the farmland will be ready for planting. I will upload photos as work progresses

By elyjay

Watermelon, citrullus lanatus rank third among the world highly cultivated crops, superseded only by potato and tomato in that order. In fact planting watermelon made me become lazy and mono cropper. Before I started planting watermelon, my chief crops were maize, cassava, yam, cocoyam and rice. But after planting watermelon for two years, I abandoned other crops and concentrated on watermelon till today.
When you are considering quick cash in farming, watermelon is among the crops to consider. The gestation is not more than 80 days, money don come. Kudi yaazo. Cultivated all over tropical climate the largest producers are China, Turkey, Iran, Brazil and U. S. A. in that order. It is produced all over in Nigeria from Maiduguri to Lagos and from Sokoto to Calabar.

Time of planting In southern Nigeria
We have three planting seasons: Early planting is in March, Mid season planting and the most lucrative but risky is June 25 to July 15. Late season planting is August 15 to September 15 in Kwara Oyo and northern parts of Ogun state. Planting in south Ogun, that is Ilaro, Ifo, Ota, Idiropo to Badagry in Lagos is September 15 to October 15. This is
because late rains last till December in these areas.
In the Northern Parts; early season planting is in May and late season planting is July. But with functional irrigation in the north, they are able to plant throughout the year .Lake chad basin in Bornu, Hadeja river basin in Kano are the major irrigation projects turning out watermelon all year round in Nigeria. I am aware that when the price goes so high watermelon is imported into Nigeria from Niger, Chad, Benin and Togo republics.

LAND PREPARATION
Watermelon requires loamy soil or silt loam soil it also perform well on heavy soil if it is well-drained. It does not tolerate waterlogging at all. So if planting on heavy soil, ridging will be helpful to improve drainage. On loamy soil, we normally plant on the flat land. Plowing starts immediately on the first rain. Even if the first rain comes in January, plow the land ready for the second operation.
If the second rain comes any time after February 15th, we can plant in Lagos and southern parts of Ogun state. In other parts, Igbogila, Ayetoro, Abeokuta, Odeda and all parts of Oyo state should plant in March. Planting should stop by the end of March. If you risk planting in very early April, you may succeed but if the June rain should start before 15th of June forget it. The tendency is that either the melon will not ripe or you loose a lot to blossom and it rots. Maturity takes a minimum of 75 days. On the second rain or within the stipulated time, harrow or replow and plant immediately. Experience has shown that portions planted immediately after plowing records higher germination percentage than portions planted the following day unless there is overnight rain.

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The election is a big test for PDP in the state.

Clean rides

David Umaru has been constent with one party since 1999. He has never decamped.

Toktee: he contested for the position b4,and blive me if u like if he decide to contest for gvnorshp nw he will win cos niger state has become apc stronghold.

U mean that no lite in Beji till now? Shame to PDP 16yrs in Niger. Beji is just 10km fro the airport and 5km fro Maikunkele

Toktee: believe me when i tell you this,the guy called zagbayi is a very greedy man,go to kuta one of the biggest market in niger state,the town that house the market has no road,beji market is another area that has one of the large yam market in gwari land,beji is just few kilos away from minna,the area has no electricity,no road and water etc
so the question is,what zagbayi wnt again?

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