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tpben:
Well done.

What's the size?

Intended plant population?

I actually do not know how large it'll be yet. Im thinking of starting off with 10 plots, then plant among some plantain and young palms maybe up to 30 plots. The land is available, its the funds that'll determine that.

I'll be planting shombo, not rodo. Im more interested in disease resistance and ruggedity than hybrid yield so no hybrid fresh pepper. I'll also plant maize.

As we move forward into the year, the rains gradually return and soon it will be planting season. This newbie is excited to get my first real move into commercial agriculture. Fingers crossed. I'll be uploading the progress regularly to teach and be taught so lets be positive on this thread.

GavelSlam:
Dem try.

You need to visit ScienceDirect to understand what I'm talking about.

If only you guys knew how far research has gone you would know we sit at the bottom of the pile whilst still primitive in our dealings.

You're so right.
We're in the dark ages. 5 yrs ago our science and tech minister was saying by 2020 we'll be making our own pencils. What an insult!!! The African giant.
I love Nigeria but our people are destroying it, not just politicians.
We need to invest in research...

Pls who knows a heat resistant lettuce and cabbage variety? Wana try them out this yr.

Can anyone please help me with the dimensions of the bag?

Psalmy2cute:
theres alot of things that makes an hybrid plant, it's not just about the yeild.. theres shelve live, resistance to diseases.. ability to manage long period of drought.. local opv may not give exactly what an hybrid can offer.. but what you'll get from it will be worth the effort.. local farmers dont use much chemicals.. nor manure of any form.. they'll even tell you, youre wasting your money when they see you using them.. but still they're able to produce enough that it compels them to farm pepper each season.. now think what will happen when you give same local opv an hybrid treatment

I share your thoughts on this.im planning shombo on an acre with drip tape and fertigation.lets see what happens.

okoroemeka:
tough times don't last but tough people do,

Well said...

okoroemeka:
there are many types of fertilizers to use, potassium nitrate,calcium,etc,but what you need is maxiforce 2-5 gram per litre of water for fertigation.

Whats the advantage of maxiforce over Haifa bonus?

okoroemeka:
field transplanting of garden egg on going at the eggplant site at a frantic pace,we are busy doing other things while our pepper and eggplant nursery are growing out of hand

Well done sir
You're an inspiration to the youths.
I'm going into pepper production this year by God's grace. Good luck with your project.

gthorpe123:
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ifedola28:
Backstrapped weeder

Pls how much is it? And also the brush cutter?

Psalmy2cute:
I and my guys did this without any prior experience on how to set up drip tape..

Lovely job you've done. Keep it up.
Pls how much did you get your driptape and did you have to preorder?

LoFarms:
I really regret using nursery , I would have planted and sprayed a certain chemical that will chase away all rodents even if it’s sniper

Cypermethrin works or so i've heard.

healthserve:
I'm sure you won't be happy if you find yourself in my shoes, where people see you as intelligent then begin to publish falsehoods to tarnish your reputation. I'm sure you won't. It also baffles me that adults can also stoop to such levels just to bring another down as a means to push themselves up. The aggressors are the ones to challenge. Not the defendant

Im not here to challenge anyone. Im simply saying there are appropriate channels with which both parties can lay their complaints. This back and forth accomplishes nothing but more chaos(opposite of progress).

Also you all need to be careful what you post for it can be used against you.

healthserve:
I'm sure you won't be happy if you find yourself in my shoes, where people see you as intelligent then begin to publish falsehoods to tarnish your reputation. I'm sure you won't. It also baffles me that adults can also stoop to such levels just to bring another down as a means to push themselves up. The aggressors are the ones to challenge. Not the defendant

I get what you mean but your initial approach to a situation matters a lot.
I dont even know what started this but at this point its irrelevant. Peace is always a possibility. ALWAYS.

I beg you all to end this...psalmy is right, we both came to NL to learn.The knowledge I've gotten is priceless since I joined NL last yr.
For the past few weeks what I've seen baffles me. This isn't the WWE nor is it Smackdown yet I see exchange of words constantly. I'm usually quite reserved but I'm shocked to see adults not even willing to bring such unpleasantness to an end...Anyway, those who want to find each other should go ahead but the threads been derailed should PLEASE be steered back.

oladiran2:
You can just divide the area of your land by the area of the greenhouse which is 10m x 24m (240 square meter) to know the amount that can fit into your land area...... Wooven plastic is not available for now

OK. Do you have netting then?

Price?

oladiran2:
Still available.

Thanks. Will reach out when I've secured the location.

Pls how do I calculate the amount I need, for instance, 8m x 24m?
Also does the woven plastic still cost the same?

oladiran2:
800 naira/m²

Pls I really need this.is it still available?

Psalmy2cute:
Where can I get this cucumber seed bro?

Any seed seller should have it. I bought it 2700 for 100grms.
The fruits get bigger, I was just impressed by the color I had to eat 1.

OluchiDelly:
From the pix, it shows thiis is the opv they call Jos.
Since this is not raining season, what made you draw the DM conclusion? Or did you see traces of DM in the plant/farm?

This is griffaton's supermarketer.
I'm usinga a swampy area so DM is expected.saw just2 instances of PM. Had to prune the infected leaves at about 4weeks, then sprayed fungicides and fertilizer, worked wonders.

So I'm liking my supermarketer trial...This is the most green cucumber I've ever harvested. The difference really is the manure. Land preparation continues. Downy mildew so far has no effect on the fruits.

Psalmy2cute:
Ofcourse you'll use mulch, bed weight size 120cm double row.. distance btw each plant 30cm distance btw bed 50cm

Y such a wide bed with so little spacing in-between?

So this was my supermarketer test plot.
They're coming in now at 6weeks and fruits are so green.
Thank God it was a success even with DM(I expected this from the swamp which was the reason for the test in the 1st place) and it seems systemic Fungicides work just fine.

Psalmy2cute:
The cultivar you're planting will speak for you....

I can't speak for cutivars but I don't have that mind o...I'm only confident about close spacing for cucumber close spacing.
My question is how will Weeding be done?

Psalmy2cute:
you can get up to 2000 plant with 30cm spacing .. double plant per bed

30cm is quite small for tomato and the disease pressure won't be funny, don't you think?

So I've started my dry season cucumber.
Circumstances won't allow complete planting yet.
So 1st batch land prep

Psalmy2cute:
30 to 32k depends on your area

Thanks.

Psalmy2cute:
1000m dripline Is more than enough

How much is 1000m driptape?

ifedola28:
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How much for each please?

Psalmy2cute:
@ifedola28 nairaland id, I know not her real name

Oh
That's organicfoods. I've ordered neem oil from them.