rajiedreez:
You'll say single American mothers. Don't generalize it. Single Nigerian mothers na winsh, try shit you see shege

I wan run comot for my own mama when he reach one stage, but the discipline she instilled is still there till now, she played the role of both parent and a friend. In other words, generalizing all this is bul****t.

Farmerakinloye6:
price vary here too, it depends on how dark green, bagging and fresh. Some sell 6-7k here too.

if you like bag overload the price might just be 5h difference

Farmerakinloye6:
Sold 10k flat this morning...

I wish the price you guys are enjoying in Akure extends to Ibadan, we are still selling half your price over here.

omoniyisam:


Well, in southwest here, most farms are current preparing for tomatoes at the beginning of late season rain from August ending till around Nov and same as norther farmers too... At this time, SW farmers can't farm again and northerners with irrigation will just be starting around Nov... Reason cukes price always fall from Dec till Jan...
I still suspect cukes will still yield good profit plant around Sept and harvesting Oct/Nov...
Rain always cease here in SW around Oct ending sha

don't know about cucumber In November but cucumber harvested during late December till late February command better price in Ibadan due to lack of labourer, excess whiteflies and harmattan

REUBEN010:

I need to switch ASAP.
Please LNG or CNG which do you use?

"trying" I am currently working on it will update you once it has been installed.

REUBEN010:
Considering the increased pump price of fuel, heavy dry season irrigation-fed farming will be for the strong-hearted and heavy pockets.

trying to look into gas as an alternative as I was it is more efficient, cuz this petrol matter na die.

mattbass:


Abeg go rest you dey cap wetin you no know. I go still callam backyard farmer, no apologies. I sabi who don purchase the seed for south in and harvest in commercial way. Moreover I be Akwaibom boy and soil scientist, so nothing Una fit tell me rather than stop me to dey post.

now I know better soil scientist my foot. Best of luck though cuz you gonna need a whole lot of it

mattbass:


You can spit out your trash and those in the North who knows the viability of the seeds for years have not complain na you wey dey do back yard farming dey complain.
If to be say na only you dey judge den nobody for don buy.
If you want evidences I can share it here. Don't speak what you don't know .....oh that's what you are bent on destroying my marketing wehdone


If na you I go depend on then a I no go chop for life. Rubbish.

oga rest, you need to listen to correction sir... He has given you the best way you can go about marketing your product, you talking about the north result won't work in our region as we don't have Same climate and soil type. And a per you calling farmerakinloye a backyard farmer, if he easy go plant the seed wey you dey market bros.

Nezzjnr:

1. Twice

2. Day28 and after first harvest.

3. Yes

Do you use only mop for side dressing?

Can It work for surface water pump?

Jub101:
Please anyone cucumber farmer in Ibadan should help me out on where to sell my cukes. I will be going for harvesting tomorrow. @ farmerakinloye @farmtech

has this been solved sir?

Farmerakinloye6:
Those that has cucumber fruit at the moment are really cashing out big time.... price range between 13-15k here this morning in Akure. Wow...I don't have holiday thing

Ibadan price is still around 7.5k and 8k. You guy are enjoying over there

Sola048:
The location is ogbomoso. It's actually an acre of land of which approximately 1plot has been used for pig rearing, we have pig dung around the land , will it be advisable to use the remains for manure to alternate poultry droppings.

. Pls which variety is slightly ok for this period?

Farmerakinloye6:
1. first one will be seven days after transplanting, then 10 days after and another 10day. 2. Few inches away from tomato stand, watch it on my tomato playlist YouTube channel. 3. 30cm.

do you cover with sand after application?

Farmerakinloye6:
1. Npk15 15 15 and potassium nitrate. 2. Yes.

which brand of npk bros, is it golden or wacot

Mzee44:


Pls where do they sell cucumber in large quantity in Ibadan.

was told Benjamin around eleyele do buy in large quantity but I haven't tried that area before.

adeolaben:
Please how much is nylon twine / rope for staking per bag

Prefarably, price in the southwest pls.

Anyone

a colleague purchased it for 12k at ogunpa ibadan

Hybkay:
really? Jorad or greengo?

F2 jorad

Hybkay:
Is it advisable to plant F2 jorad seeds. Has anyone tried before?

too many male flowers

Nezzjnr:

Cabri duo

thanks for the prompt reply boss

Nezzjnr:

Mop fertilizer helped me out sha.... Try applying it on day 30 and immediately after your 1st harvest.

You'll see that your cucumbers will be very big and you'll hardly see fruit abortion... All these things no be rocket science oo.

Infact I would have gotten more than that but I got tired harvesting abeg... Make i rest.

And also I spray Fungicides immediately I make any harvest.

this is eye opening, what kind of fungicide do you apply after every harvest?

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Your location in ibadan

Hybkay:
people buy @5500 per bag

location pls

Farmerakinloye6:
I sold 5.5k this morning which is the last one for this year....till next year! Is cucumber worth doing? my answer is Capital YES provided you know the rope, and self discipline.

you guys are making cool cash, here in Ibadan cucumber is still within 4,000-4,500(bodija axis)

anjowaka510:
Good morning dear nairalanders, I intend to have small tomato plot at the back of my house, so I raised nursery for it and after four weeks in the nursery I discovered yellow leaves from the tip and spots on the leaves, pls what is the likely problem? The cocopeat used for the nursery is sterilized and seeds from trust seed dealer. Good observations and recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks

early blight

anjowaka510:
Good morning dear nairalanders, I intend to have small tomato plot at the back of my house, so I raised nursery for it and after four weeks in the nursery I discovered yellow leaves from the tip and spots on the leaves, pls what is the likely problem? The cocopeat used for the nursery is sterilized and seeds from trust seed dealer. Good observations and recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks

what you have there is early blight sir, don't apply any npk, and 4 weeks in nursery is due for transplanting

orpeeh:
awesome, what did you do differently is it your spraying regime or feeding plan or probably spacing?

still waiting for you answer boss

Farmerakinloye6:
For the first time, my Cucumber lapse for like hundred days, guess this cool weather play a crucial role. I took six bags to market this morning, sold finished at 8k. My harvest on this particular project is total 102 bags From...let me say "2200 stand" highest I can harvest more is 2-3bags..this particular project make farming sweet me ....no cap! money was make... another one loading......

awesome, what did you do differently is it your spraying regime or feeding plan or probably spacing?

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tpben:
Watermelon biggest issues are cracking, abortion of fruit, animals NOTE: if you can't handle animals, leave it.
It can be grown all year round in the North but only two times in Southern Nigeria. This is as a result of rain pattern.
Watermelon does not like too much water but that does not mean it should be starved. Two weeks to harvest, if it can be starved, better. This increases the sugar content.
The two seasons are from February to March [5th] depending on rain pattern of the year. Then from September to when ever as far you can irrigate. The late season planting will not require irrigation since it rains and stops when the watermelon is maturing.
Don't plant kollos f1, it has low market value. Study your market.
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Will continue later

thanks alot sir, if I am to plant by February,
1. what will the irrigation regime be like?
2. What variety had better market value?
Oga okoroemeka sorry say we dey derail the thread ooo

tpben:


So you think it can't make one smile to the bank sir?
Is melon not profitable?
If you didn't record success in that does not make it unprofitable.
I grow them and they have been pretty easy.
Had bursting issue with Koloss f1 too and learnt lessons. This happened while I had Kaolack side by side.
Anyway, I rest my case nwanne.
I no get strength to argue.

would appreciated if you can share the tricks of how you grow watermelon successfully sir

okoroemeka:
the best melon variety for commercial farming is heracules or logone f1,this two varieties are Charleston grey type oval that does not split or explode when subjected to water stress you won't like to come to your farm to see hundreds of melon balls exploded and useless ,for cucumbers in Southwest I think Murano 2f1 is still the best,but I think there's a particular lion seed variety that looks incrediblely interesting,has big shape like cu999 and deep greenish like Murano.

interesting, have a major issue with my koloss f1, the balls were ok as of last week.. got to the farm to see 40% balls bursted.