₦airaland Forum

jasper7:
My Local greenhouse currently under construction. will give update as soon as possible.

Looking forward to see the pictures of your greenhouse. ls it for cucumber?

The pictures is of a kenyan guy who is also a cucumber farmer like you. His greenhouse is 24ft by 45ft. He said he started early last year with
N350k which covered the greenhouse construction, seeds and other inputs.

He harvests 240kg (on the low side is between 160kg-180kg) of cucumber weekly and sells a kilo for N100.

This should motivate you.

mercylicious:
choi. so black pepper (tiny seed) is uziza. i was wondering wat it is. i saw it as one of the ingredients in a receipe to lose weight in one week and fit into a dress for an occasion.(organic slimming for short term). They said d receipe can give u flat tummy in one week.
Note, its not for accumulated years of pot belly. .
The organic book also claims uda seed can melt the biggest fibroid without operation. Moringa seeds also useful.

Back to processing. Anything i will want to process must have demand in d international market . Am still thinking. I will get back to you.

Uziza is black seed o and am so addicted to it as l can't cook any soup without it! l always have my soup condiments bought in Oyingbo market, Lagos and have everything grounded such as egusi, ogbono, achi, uziza,, crayfish, ehuru, cocoyam, cameroun pepper, have ukazi leaves sliced and dried, grounded mixed pepper soup spices. It is then cargoed to me, l go to one Mbaise guy's shop here in Nairobi, to go and pick it after 72hrs it departs Lagos.

l don't joke with my food o

geeworld1:
We dnt know hw to preserve some animals in this country.........wat a waste @ the pics

U are so right, conservation is not in our dictionary! One can not kill ordinary grasscutter in Kenya talkless such!

@TAEpiphany, the same greenhouse grows whatever you want, u can easily grow tomatoes, cucumber, capsicum, lettuce & cabbage inside one greenhouse. Once u are grounded in the knowledge, anything is possible, u can even grow strawberry aquaponically.

Attached picture is a N500k greenhouse and the seeds of the tomatoes and capsicum were brought in from lsreal. This greenhouse produce is specifically for the export market.

Am unable to upload the greenhouse videos l promised though it is 3mins each bt their sizes are 14.7MB & 19.3MB. Have lots of these short videos on youths growing different vegetables in greenhouses, showing how profitable it is likewise challenges.

The UV 200 microns sheets are compatible with d Nigerian weather because l have seen many in northern Kenya which is as harsh as our own north, weather-wise. Though Kenya has cooler weather but we can still grow vegetables we import using greenhouses.

Though Dizengoff is ripping off l suggest whoever is setting up a greenhouse to make sure it is high yielding & crops that are expensive in the open market. Will try & upload short videos of young Kenyans growiog cucumber & capsicum in a greenhouse.

Flee from Fornication and Adultery....we are not wiser than God!

@choiceman, if u can get in the UV sheet the sky is your limit! lf l am setting one up it would be for grapes, strawberry, butternut squash, broccoli and eggplants. Hybrid seeds from lsreal has very high output rate.

@choiceman, l feel ur knowledge of greenhouse farming. UV sheets is an issue in Nigeria, l visited a farm in Nairobi that had a set up of 24ft by 72ft @N500K including irrigation tank, disease-resistant seeds from lsreal. U need to see the tomatoes!

omonnakoda:
So can one make money with this Dizengoff kit at that Price??

They are taking advantage of being the big fish in the sector, if strong competition steps in prices will crash as it has done in Kenya.

Let his successor be liberal and allow freedom of speech.

lt is tales by moonlight....until it gets to the hands of the farmers will l commend them.

laughing....

Will that 150g packet be enough for one person?

l would process spices such as black pepper (uziza), ose nsukka (the yellow pepper with strong flavour) and cocoyam, have it powdered and sacheted in packs of 50gms.

lt is because more kenyans are learning how to build greenhouses by themselves, so no company can do shakara for them. Moreover there are adverts for greenhouse construction everywhere thus the war of lower pricing.

Let him rest.

@Liferace, l understand. The high cost is putting off smallholders. Truth is foreign firms believe Nigerians are big spenders, take for example the same Airtel that is in Nigeria is giving me 18GB here monthly for N2,400. l will work out something.

Liferace:
^^^Seconded

You second wetin? unfortunately l am engaged with work and more is coming my way but l will try and seek out an expert to send down to Nigeria, lt needs time and planning.

mercylicious:
please pass any info u want to pass here for others to learn.
when do u have meeting?

Yes he should share it here as many are following and it would go a long way in educating many.

jasper7:
hehehe. you speak the truth sir. A is indeed for Apple. I have realised this and I am beginning to appreciate the lazy workers in my own farm @ owerri. at least they show up on a daily basis

l suffer!

lt is very lucrative where the farmer has grounded knowledge. l have visited a greenhouse organic farm measuring 24ft by 90ft exclusively for cabbage and lettuce, the owner is on contract with three italian owned resorts here in Kenya, big pay!

Organic farming is a topic am addicted to! Organic farming pays more as na ajebutters be your customers. l work with some Rev. Sisters who run organic strawberry farms using waste water from fish ponds & rabbit urine. Europeans are their customers.

@jasper7, getting farm hands can be frustrating, l know how it was begging villagers to come and work but they were not just interested! When you happen to find yourself at the mercy of Abakaliki labourers, you will know that truly A is for Apple!

Liferace:
please who are the target market for those kind of tomatoes in shoprite and Spa?...and why is it so expensive?

lt is for ajebutters.

l have always had preference for d standard market option though it involves a lot of work to standardize one's operation bt once u scale through, d reward worths it. l have helped packaged organic strawberry & saw cheques change hands, it worth it!

Laughing....

Bros, greetings! lt is already ingrained in our mindset that cattle rearing is the exclusive of the Fulanis bt with time & knowledge it will devolve as it is with vegetables like cabbage, lettuce, cucumber, hitherto regarded as Plateau state crops.

Liferace:
Pavore,is the green house in picture situated in Nigeria?..or do you have contact of someone that can build one?.Thanks

No, it is here in Kenya. l do not have d contact of anyone in Nigeria who is into it.

Following....one hand on my semolina while my eyes are glued on the thread!

FarmTech:
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I'll also like to see the plant oo. There is a lot of info to explore. Pavore tnks for the tip.

You are welcome.