Mubby4luv:
With this your connect now, can you help one get a good buyer at the market after harvest ?

there are bundles of buyers so that shouldn't be a problem

bnovative:

I went to prepare the ground for planting of watermelon. I noticed a lot of termites in the ground, what should I apply?
thanks as I anticipate your response.

termite killer

Johnboom:
Thank you op. I planted watermelon some years ago I notice the seed started to decay with most having dark spot. What may be the cause ? I shall be expecting your Swift reply. Thanks.

where did you obtain your seeds

one of the common mistakes that most watermelon farmers in nigeria do make is wrong timings I'll briefly dwell on this issue, when I said wrong timings I'm referring to the period that watermelon do flood the markets in nigeria please note that the north are the largest growers of watermelon in nigeria this is a region that uses rain as their source of water for farming activities and the onset of rain in this region is either April ending/early may at times even mid may and the time they do harvest their watermelon is mid June to mid July in this case if you don't want to harvest your watermelon during the glut period you will have to time well

You will time well by planting either march and harvest when they are yet to harvest or you will plant late and harvest when their produce have finished but this is only applicable to southerners

pictures taken 3 days ago

JeAgro477:
pictures taken 3 days ago

pictures didn't load, try using Chrome and upload one after the order using the modify post option. nairaland owner and mods seems to be satisfied with the way it is and doesn't want more growth

Let's say , it ripened & you harvest, and buyers aren't readily available how long could it stay without getting spoild.

sheddyboy01:
Let's say , it ripened & you harvest, and buyers aren't readily available how long could it stay without getting spoild.

it can last for a month if you store it in a place where water will not touch it

Four days ago

Are they not too close; what is your planting distance?

JeAgro477:
it can last for a month if you store it in a place where water will not touch it

Good , thanks.

JeAgro477:
there are bundles of buyers so that shouldn't be a problem

I understand. Thanks

Sterlingsolutns:
Thanks, but will glyphosate not be injurious to the plants?

I think glyphosate drifts and the droplets can be injurious to the plant more so when watermelon is a crawling plant. How do you navigate the constraint?

Thanks

you are to apply the glyphosate before planting

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Also what chemicals do you use to keep animals like squirrels and other herbivores away from the farm when the seedlings are quite young?[/quote] I use magic force or scorpion or dime force

5 leaves looking dark black and fertile

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Good one bro! This is really an eye opener. How do you transport to your customer? At what cost? Who bears the cost? Thank you

MrBammy:
Good one bro! This is really an eye opener. How do you transport to your customer? At what cost? Who bears the cost? Thank you

initially I used to convey them to my customer's destination but currently I've made an arrangement with them they are to buy at the farm and convey to their destination

Pls sir can u help with your WhatsApp number

Yemighty2:
Pls sir can u help with your WhatsApp number

07069620768

Land preparation for watermelon farming should be done in a clean and neat manner like seen in the picture if you look carefully my neighbors farm is not neatly cleared like my farm

JeAgro477:
I'm trying to upload the pictures but I couldn't

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To upload, reduce the picture size. it shud not be more than 4MB. May God strengthen you more. 10 acres! That's big.

JeAgro477:
initially I used to sell to him at the price of 500naira 400,300,200, and 180 depending on the size but because it was during ramadan we negotiated and finalized at 350 per ball regardless of the size of you are reading this in lagos and you live close to mile 12 market just step in there go to the watermelon section ask of the overall boss of watermelon section one alhaji abdulmalik he knows me well just ask him of zico that's my name they call me zico watermelon

Hello Zico, how do you control rodents that love to take big bites at the melon? That has been my problem here.

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JeAgro477:
I use pendilin as pre-emergence

Pls explain how to use pendilin
Measurement per knapsack
Can it be used to control weed in cucumber farm

JeAgro477:
when you feed your watermelon with the right fertilizers at the right time it will produce bigger balls than smaller balls and this will maximize your profits cause the bigger the ball the higher the price with pruning bigger balls can be achieved though it's painful and back breaking pruning simply means the cutting away of smaller balls and leaving the bigger balls

Can one interplant water melon with plantain

Basic123:

Can one interplant water melon with plantain

yes but it should be done at the early stage of the plantain when the leaves of the plantain are not broad

FarmTech:


Hello Zico, how do you control rodents that love to take big bites at the melon? That has been my problem here.

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Any suggestion?

JeAgro477:
I use pendilin as pre-emergence

Nice thread u have here op. @the bolded, does the pendilin contain same active ingredient as pendimethalin? If yes, do you have in stock for sale?

Squirrel is eating up my water melon plants, what should I do?

JeAgro477:
yes but it should be done at the early stage of the plantain when the leaves of the plantain are not broad

Squirrel is eating up my water melon plants, please what should I do?