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Farmerakinloye6:
I went to one of my friend farm last week Saturday, I noticed he has abandoned his cocumba harvest and I ask him why? He said " those he pluck to market was sold 1k-1.2k, why Greengo was 6k-7k in akure." The complain is,not too green and soft. Personally, I don't blame him because there was no greengo seed as at the time he want to planting. We all cocumba farmer should learn a lesson from this my friend,we should not just plant any seed, the result can be disheartening!!! that particular seed he plant is Olivera, not sure about the spelling though.

around our side in the southeast if you have greengo,giringori or even clarus,it will sell now,them no send now, anything goes as long as it is cucumber.

MeeztaFabulouz:
You can call me a fool, its fine. But I don't wish you my situation and pray you never meet depression.

I have said many times that social media has gifted women the freedom they are desperate to have for thousands of years,never in the history of mankind has it been possible for a woman at a touch of a button to take a picture of her breasts and send to an exotic man halfway across the world, you must have an open mind to stay with women of nowadays,I am married for 20 years now and I don't even bother going through phones or listening to call,,why bother looking when there is a 60-80% probability of seeing something that will make you miserable.

AkaraAndBread:
Looks too small to be a puff adder. Its more likely a Gaboon Viper. Na them be the "Big Boyz" in the viper family in this part of the world.

puff adders are smaller than gaboon vipers,that snake is a living breathing anti personnel landmine,you cannot step on one and remain the same,even if you survive your feet will be disfigured

fiddzy:
. Bozz from your quote on nematicides, which good one can some1 get that will reduce ur use of insecticide, because this dry season na every days to use insecticide. The backing of knapsack no funny at all.

what we noticed is that a good nematicides will control not only nematodes but visible insects like cucumber bettles,hoppers, caterpillars for 20_30 days,,but during dry season like now the insect attack has moved to the microscopic level,you will have a full insect invasion and you will barely see them,i highly doubt if nematicide can control spider mite,broad mite,thrips,whitefly,aphids,these are the common insects during dry season and they are the most difficult to eradicate.,

DeKen:
Oh, so sorry about your loss. Looks like rats are so plenty in your farm area.
If there is a farm house where people reside, I think raising several cats can reduce rat population in the area.

not common house rats but bush rats,voles,squirrels,grasscutters, porcupine (the worst offender), gliding fox,etc,

DeKen:
https://video.genyt.net/5i5nJB-hGuc

I just came across this nematicide (velum prime) today and the coy's advert suggests it's curative. What do you think?

it works, someone has used it on his infected tomato farm and it worked very well

DeKen:
Did you eventually try this? How did it go?

we planted the melons and it grew and formed heads ,hundreds of heads,but sadly every rodent and animal decided to take a bite from our melon,unlike cucumber that can have fruit damage and still grow to be saleable,melon if damaged or punctured even on a thiny level will spoil and be unsaleable,we are planning a melon come back but it will be staked,every ball will be lifted off and suspended with twine and old bags off the ground.

DeKen:
Please how did this go? Did you succeed?

we found out in cabbage production weather, temperature all plays a vital part,if you transplant cabbage and the next day temperature touches 32c-34c,I don't think non will survive or even if it survived and grow,with temperature like that it may not form head,cabbages are best planted in the mid rainy season with cooler temperature (june-september)

DeKen:
Please can you shed more light on the bolded.

on the issue of using inorganic fertilizer like urea is a double edged sword,it gives rapid growth and vigour if applied correctly,and it also Burns and kills without mercy if applied incorrectly,we have long since accepted some loses after urea application to colletral damage,loss of 5% after urea application is common and negligeable,even in our current tomato farm we have lost close to 7% since we applied urea+npk 201010,it is a sacrifice so others can grow fast

tpben:
Boss man, pepper and cucumber react to nematodes differently.

Moreover, if Avenir is resistant to nematode that would have been a big feat for Technisem and they would have listed it as number one in their avenir catalog.

don't mind those people they have very limited information about fantastic varieties like avenir,not only that it is resistant to nematodes,did they say anywhere that it is the highest yielding,best aroma,hot flavour, biggest fruit size and the most vigourous growing pepper variety you can find,there is no competition for avenir,the only problem is finding a batch that germinates

tpben:
Avenir is not resistant to nematodes. Nematode might not be an issue even with local OPV as far as it is not present in the soil

You can apply nematicide blindly but also buy hybrid seed from a proven and reputable company.

we have planted avenir on a site that was planted cucumbers previously but was ravaged by nematodes,the nematodes problem was so bad that we barely harvested 20 bags from 3000 cucumbers,it was mid December and the temperature was high,no matter how we irrigate if the sun comes out it will wither and started turning yellow,we uprooted some and discovered massive nematode nodes on the roots,we planted avenir after two months and harvested it from April to October,if it is not resistant what do we call that.

aquadude15:
you have being my source of inspiration as I started planting cucumber after reading your post.
I want to do a pilot tomato farm of 400 stands sir.
pls I want to ask some few questions
1. can u do the nursery under a shed that have no access to sunlight.
2. do I need to perforate those nylon underneath so excess water can flow out.
3. do I need to spray fungicide and insecticide when nursing them .
4. how best can I handle the wetting in the nursery.
5. it is platinum I am going for. do I need to apply lime to the planting hole.
6. after apply furadan In the nylon, do I still need to apply furadan to the hole when transplanting.
sorry for my numerous questions Sir

(1)no,you can't do nursery under a shade the crops need at least 8 hrs of sunshine to thrive,we built a bamboo scaffold and cover with palm fronds if the sun is much,(2)yes you need to perforate,not only to drain excess water but also,believe it or not,to allow water to penetrate the bag,I guess it is something to do with pressure.(3)yes, especially against damping off,but know the quantities to use or less they will kaput.(4)water only when top soil is dry.if nursery is small you can use knapsack to water.((5)you can lime,it is cheap(6)I don't think so,but use worm force,local furadan can be adulterated.

aquadude15:
good morning sir.
I planted green go for the first time and I noticed they have lots of branches.
is it necessary that I prune it or I leave them like that because some of the branch produces healthy cucumber

leave that Branch's like that,it is from the branches you will harvest your first produce,moreover don't start what you can't finish

safarifarms:
Please what cucumber disease is this and how do I treat it?

They are already fruiting and 1st harvest should be on Tuesday

from plantix crop diagnosis the two most similar disease is CMV and mottle virus,there is no need wasting money on a cure,just apply fertilizer and happily harvest your crops,those two viral disease are the reason many farms harvest cucumbers 5-6 times and it will wither and die,just fertilze and irrigate properly,

we have mulched 70% of the tomato farm and discovered one instant startling result,the mulch extended our irrigation interval,reduced fuel bill by 60%,the organic mulch was so effective that 3 days after irrigation the soil is still damp,I knew that mulch is beneficial but I didn't forsee it will work so well like this,there will definitely be more advantages of mulch but only time will tell.

hashtagged:
No they are not achievements they are liabilities

if getting married to someone you love dearly and having wonderful kids is not an achievement then I wonder what is achievement itself,is it that mansion,that expensive car, investment,land assets,billions in the bank,what then is need to gobble up material things when you will be enjoying it alone and miserable, my children make me happy, watching then grow into beautiful ladies and good guys don't even give me a choice as a parent,it's social media that has exposed the generations old weakness of women,but there are still women out there that will always be a friend and companion but you must have an open mind.

Quality20:
oga no be so o! u need to see how these ipob decendants phuck around even here in d north, they don't care about the tribe,age religion of d lady in question, Also u see them controlling hawker girls n even impregnating them

are you jealous that you can't get your own babes or hawker girls to fvck,pls you sound insecure as if you are given a nice looking hawker girl with torpedo tits you will not fvck her.

PhiliptheArab:
There are no saboteurs sabotaging the Boko Haram war.

Unconventional warfare is warfare that is not designed to be won, or lost. It is designed to scare and frighten your enemy so that the enemy gives up. It doesn't matter how many Bokoist die, or how many battles the Nigerian army wins, so long as Boko can outlast the NA, they have won.

Or why do you think it took decades for the British Army to fight the IRA in Northern Ireland? And that war did not end on the field...it ended with a peace treaty.
How about the Americans in Afghanistan and before then Vietnam? The Soviets in Afghanistan too? The US and the Soviets lost out both in Vietnam and Afghanistan not because of sabotuers, or because of 'corruption'..they infact won most major battles, but because the Vietnamese revolutionaries and the Afghan muhajideen were ready to outlast them.It didn't matter how many times they lost..they always came back for more and more...and were ready to play by no rules....

That's how guriella war works. IF YOU DON'T LOSE, YOU WIN.'. Right now across the world in countries from the Phillipines to Colombia, there are insurgenices that have been lasting for over 3-4 decades.

That's why beating Boko is going to take a long time. (and why I am reluctant to bash both this current government and the previous one for 'failing' to beat Boko.Doing so in a way is a failure to understand guriella warfare).

The mercs we used last time against Boko came from South Africa. South Africa under Arphateid had probably the best COIN forces battliing freedom fioghters in Angola, Namibia and South Africa. The Rhodesians had the best counter-insurgency unit of the 1970's (the infamous Selous Scouts) fighting ZANLA troops. And despite that...the SA bush war and the Rhodesian bush war were not ended on the battle field.

We beat Boko when they fought conventionally. It is the old methods of 'strike and run' that are more difficult to beat.

MODIFIED

My thanks for all the likes and quotes, especially the positive ones.

By the way this is not a pro or anti-government post. It is my ruminations on the lessons from past unconventional conflicts.

Something I read over twelve years ago...terroirsts are not interested in defeating the enemy per se...they just want to scare the enemy to a point that would make him withdraw.

Like the US in Vietnam. The US won every if not all major engagements of the war. They lost because the Vietnamese were ready to outlast them. The Vietnamese did the same to the French that came before the US....

Boko Haram is an idea that technically cannot be defeated by bullets and bombs,the insurgency is also in the part of the country that has ready human cannon fodder,I predict that in years to come Boko Haram will outlast the army because they have many advantages,(1)the land size and terrain,(2)lots of weapons from Libya and North Africa(3)and an idea that almost cannot be defeated and thousands of ready recruits.i also predict in years to come Nigeria will self implode and the no 1 cause will be organized banditry and Boko Haram.

klbakare:
dear mr okoroemeka, i am very much encouraged when i stumbled upon this your thread and read to a
meaningful extent. i wished i had seen this thread a long time ago. i believed i would have started something
and gained meaningful experience. however, i know it is not too late. kindly let me indulge you in some few
questions so that i can hit the ground running.
1. what type/brand of cucumber(hybrid/otherwise) would you recommend for me(as a beginner) here in the
southwest, Ogbomoso, Oyo state precisely.
2. i do not have money for drip, can i proceed with a rain gun as well?
3.i did a experimental watermelon farming just recently and i didn't do well, i want to try again this dry season
would you advise that i proceed with a rain gun because i could remember somewhere in the beginning of your
thread where you said rain gun ruined your watermelon trial.
5. i also want to do small tomato practice, which hybrid will you recommend. same location.

I patiently await your response, till further questions arise. stay good.
please if you are also a vegetable farmer here in the south west, Ibadan/Ilorin/Oyo/Ogbomoso and you would like me to gain from your wealth
of experience, kindly signal me so that i can reach out to you. thanks.

(1) greengo cucumbers are highly recommended for the southwest market,(2)rain gun will work if properly calibrated to spray fine like rain,but on the minus side you will battle weeds like in rainy season.(3)I will not advice using rain gun for melon,it will be a recepie for disaster,you can use ridge trench irrigation if drip is not available.(4)well I am learning on the tomato course but some varieties are highly recommended like platinum,Padma,cobra,rodeo,emerald,etc

transplanting completed at last on the tomatoes site,the next step is mulching with dry grass to reduce the direct Ray's of the sun and everyone will agree that the sun is serious this days and mulching will not be a bad idea,we already have dry Grass that was cut from the site during land clearing,we didn't burn the grasses but reserved it for serious mulching because the sun is no longer smiling this days.

ideepaul:
My Oga abeg you go calm down show me how you install these drips o, as I am going to use them soon,...about cedagro, oga Okoroemeka just said on his thread that he got Padma F1 from her(it's not an endorsement, but it means something to me)

I fully endorse any farmer to do business with cedaagro chem,they read our post about contemplating planting tomatoes and they called us and sent 10 grams of Padma tomatoes, calcium fertilizer and insecticides without demanding payment first from us,we later paid them full,but that gesture meant a lot and honestly I was surprised to see such,well-done cedaagro chem.

ideepaul:
I really don't like to spoil people's market, but I just witnessed the height of wickedness from some of them;
If you are a neolife and or gnld super grow marketer, I wonder the difference btw you and the Nigerian politicians...imagine a supergrow marketer telling a newbie into farming not to waste money on manure, fertilizer, and agrochemicals as supergrow will do the work! The said individual followed instructions and bought 2L @8k, the farm is gone and he did not harvest upto 3 bags from more than 2500 stands of cucumber. God will specially punish some people o. I really pity gullible Nigerians, now it's dry season, they will come again and tell you all manner of stories quoting research bodies and papers that don't exist, some will personally attack me, the only thing I will ask from any supergrow marketer is this, snap that container and highlight the NPK values of the supergrow for me to see...
Supergrow is only an adjuvant and a surfactant with very little fertilizer attributes, and when 1l is sold 4 4k, why not transfer that money into buying maybe 5-12 extra bags of manure depending on the cost of manure in your location, and enrich your soils for a better harvest( a very fertile soil can give you more than 12harvests o).
If you want foliar fertilizer, go straight ahead and buy foliar fertilizer like di grow, agrizyme, multi-k, and many other well known brands. If it's soil fertilizer, you can buy organic manure or inorganic fertilizer like the NPK, DAP, MKP, urea, and many more available types.
If you want a surfactant and an adjuvant, then you can buy supergrow. It's good, but can't replace soil fertilizer and manure.
N/B: I don't use that sh#t

I have on several occasions told the super gro guy to be careful about what he is advertising,a lady farmer in my area nearly committed sucide when thousands of matured fish's in her fish pond died due to super gro application,I have even shown a close up picture of a used super gro container we used previously before,manure is a better investment and it is left for experienced farmers to decide if that ethaleted alkyl phenol is something they want in there fish pond or animal feed,if they still insist that super gro is a fertilizer let them show us we're it is written

stagger:
Those satchet water bags are made up a variety of plastics. How can you be sure those plastics will not end up in the soil and thereafter contaminate the tomatoes over time? The idea is resourceful, but no one wants to be blamed years later if incidences of certain illnesses are traced to the use of certain media to grow plants.

yes I know that plastics take 1 million years to breakdown in the soil but obviously we are not planting the crops with the plastic bag,we remove the plastic bags with razor blade and gently place the tomato root ball into a preprepared hole

FarmTech:
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Thank God for your recovery. Is dry season the best time for tomatoes? I thought it is rainy season.

well from my observations the best time to plant tomatoes and have less disease problems is dry season,but the best time to harvest and sell at a higher price is rainy season,we will be planting all year around if it works

The water satchet bag is an interesting medium to use for planting of crops that needs nursery like pepper, tomatoes,eggplant, cabbage,etc,African solutions for African problems ,a visit to a nearby water factory will provide you with limitless quantities of damage bags that if filled with soil and manure will provide a most suitable medium to plant and also trans plant without transplant shock,and crop can also stay longer in it due to bigger size

For sometime now I can't update regularly about our tomatoes adventure because of two reasons one is dry season stress and two is a complete crash in my health,back to business,the tomato nursery was a success as we had 80-90% germination,we also made use of used satchet water bags as an alternative to nursery trays,a water sachet company nearby is quite happy for us to take away their trash,the tomatoes Padma f1 are 4 weeks today and we will start transplanting tomorrow,pls we will appreciate any advice from tomato farmers on the way forward

We plant 2 seeds per hole but make sure there is a gap of at least 1 foot between them,that is why our holes are rectangular

During Xmas I was cruising in my ride looking for trouble then I picked a pretty slay queen,very interesting,I asked her name and it was Jessica and she schools at the University of south africa !!what an audacity,so I decided to put knorr and kitchen glory in my own lie by telling her that I actually have a mansion with a helipad in South Africa and I am driving to my parked helicopter to fly back to South Africa and she will come with me,she later confessed

All this things are not assets but liabilities that will be costing him money to store and maintain,let him know that a football player has a limited window of opportunity to make money,what he should have showed to impress is hotels,hostels, shopping malls, factories,small medium entreprise,even empty lands

Chukslar:
Location?

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ideepaul:
the disease and stress Padma may face this dry season may not help you make necessary judgements as it has little resistance to them and poor fruit setting due to heat stress

are you of the opinion that Padma will suffer during hot periods even with drip irrigation? tomatoes are definitely a hot weather crop,I have seen local tomatoes transplanted without irrigation or even manual watering and they survived and grow with just morning dew as moisture,