it seems Mellon(Egusi) is more like a pickup truck when compared to Lamborghini watermelon. so weak!!!

Hi great farmers pls don't call or whatsapp this number 09055879985 again if you want to reach me on whatsapp or call 07069620768 cause the other line belongs to the company that i was working with and i'm no longer working with the company so even if you call its another different person that will pick not me ZICO pls beware

pls nairalanders my number is 07069620768 BEWARE somebody is impersonating and twisting my writeups here don't fall victim

Ashirioluwa:
Good job bro. Some of the unemployed youths actually want to tryout farming but they are afraid of Buhari’s family members (Herdsmen).

farming is my choice as a matter of fact i quit my job as a supervissor in valesco industries in kano in 2012 to face my farming activities and i was doing good till last two years when i lost almost 850k to herdsmen in yagba east locat government in kogi state but that has not changed my mindset towards farming by his grace i'm getting back on my kneels

JeAgro477:
farming is my choice as a matter of fact i quit my job as a supervissor in valesco industries in kano in 2012 to face my farming activities and i was doing good till last two years when i lost almost 850k to herdsmen in yagba east locat government in kogi state but that has not changed my mindset towards farming by his grace i'm getting back on my kneels

Government needs to do something about these terrorists herdsmen.

JeAgro477:
pls nairalanders my number is 07069620768 BEWARE somebody is impersonating and twisting my writeups here don't fall victim

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Do u hav any response to my rodent question?

FarmTech:

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Do u hav any response to my rodent question?

yes get lara force and spray on the whole land

JeAgro477:
yes get lara force and spray on the whole land

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Thanks. I currently use a costly method - wire mesh.

@ Farmtech - I like this your concept. But is it particularly effective? The space within the net appears large enough for the rodents to pinch and thereby renders the fruits a waste

What has been your experience?

I think mechanical means though more expensive is safer than the chemical means more so when the fruits are almost due for harvest

Thanks

FarmTech:

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Thanks. I currently use a costly method - wire mesh.

Sterlingsolutns:
@ Farmtech - I like this your concept. But is it particularly effective? The space within the net appears large enough for the rodents to pinch and thereby renders the fruits a waste

What has been your experience?

I think mechanical means though more expensive is safer than the chemical means more so when the fruits are almost due for harvest

Thanks

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So far, they have not touched any. Soon I'll install more and watch what happen.

Hello. OP what's the update on your watermelon? Should be at fruiting stage now?

JeAgro477:
it's possible to make millions of nairas from watermelon farming if you play your cards right this is not rocket science or magic it's about doing the right thing at the right time below are the list of inputs that I bought for planting watermelon on ten acres my aim and target is to harvest at least 30k balls and sell each ball at the price of 150 naira and make 4.5 million by may ending/early June

Please kindly give updates on your plants

Timmylehyn:


This is very good analysis. Waiting for the cost analysis. In my experience tho, watermelon can be very profitable. One acre of watermelon can give you better gross income than one acre of Cassava, and the cost of growing the melon is lesser than the cost of growing Cassava. Plus, you sell in 10 weeks unlike a year for Cassava. But, it's very risky. I hope to plant it again sometime in the year. Is your farm located in the southwest? Mine is. What period of the year do you think is best for watermelon (for farmers who don't have drip irrigation)?

Where in South west?

JeAgro477:
Hi great farmers pls don't call or whatsapp this number 09055879985 again if you want to reach me on whatsapp or call 07069620768 cause the other line belongs to the company that i was working with and i'm no longer working with the company so even if you call its another different person that will pick not me ZICO pls beware

Hello, your number isn’t on WhatsApp, please provide a WhatsApp number, will like to discuss watermelon farming with you.

JeAgro477:
Hi great farmers pls don't call or whatsapp this number 09055879985 again if you want to reach me on whatsapp or call 07069620768 cause the other line belongs to the company that i was working with and i'm no longer working with the company so even if you call its another different person that will pick not me ZICO pls beware

Dunno if you have experience cultivating maize but someone told me you can get 2 tons of maize from one hectare, is this true or can more be gotten. I want to invest in a farmer to cultivate a land for me reason I’m asking. Thanks

Nice

Please keep your orders coming for your peeled and unpeeled Melon(Egusi). You can contact me on 08164195788.

Good job bro I m interested in water farming how can I get intorch with you here is my What's app no:08084362024

I have interest can we chat here is my What's app number:08084362024

Greetings Zico, I'm into cassava farming and I would love to venture into watermelon. Can one get training from you?

Following

STILL IN THE BUSINESS
Please anyone in need of *Melon (Egusi), peeled and Unpeeled
*Maize (white and yellow)
*Soya beans
*Irish potatoes
*sweet potatoes
*Carrots
*Strawberry
*Cabbage *Zobo leaves
*Onions and other items,
Are available at affordable prices. Reach me on 08164195788

JeAgro477:
land was leased at the rate of 10k per acre for 12 months making it 100k bought npk and urea 20 bags at 100k bought 5 liter of supergro at 18k bought 10 liters of insecticide at 45k 4 bottles of imi force @1600 bought 10 sachets of humus Plus at discounted price of 25k 2jacto knapsack sprayers at 30k labor of clearing the land at 100k labor of packing and burning at 50k 3000gramms of seeds at 90k labor of constructing beds at 30k 2 cartons of round up herbicide at 30k as of planting I and my team did it with herbicide application

Well done JeAgro, a very informative and excellent training. I am about to start my own watermelon � farming, going by all you have taught here. One issue is, is it necessary to make heap(bed) before planting? What's the pros and cons of doing and not doing so? Also, my farm land is 4 hectares, cow dungs are spread over the farm land the activities of cattle roaming(this has been addressed, spoken with the herders about it), do I still.need organic fertilisers, how do I measure the quantity enough for my watermelon growth. I understand too much of something can have adverse effects sometimes

JeAgro477:
farming is my choice as a matter of fact i quit my job as a supervissor in valesco industries in kano in 2012 to face my farming activities and i was doing good till last two years when i lost almost 850k to herdsmen in yagba east locat government in kogi state but that has not changed my mindset towards farming by his grace i'm getting back on my kneels

Thank you for this training though a year after. Please how often do you water your water melon if you are not depending on rain
And how many times to you apply fertilizer before harvest
Thank you

Hi, are the any contacts for buyers of watermelon in Lagos, Port Harcourt ? Please help me. Thank you.

please message me on Whatsapp boss JeAgro 08031 5425 09 , your number isn't reachable.

Useful thread. I learnt a lot.

Hope OP is ok. From what he says he lost a lot of money to rogue herdsmen attacks and government did nothing to preserve or protect his rights.

This is where the action is. Instead of government to do its job, all we hear is the usual lip service to agriculture. The government talks and talks and talks some more...but does little or nothing to help the average farmer...and to make matters worse, it turns a blind eye to the destruction wrought by rogue herders?

There is an agenda. Its been there for years.

crro:
Hi, are the any contacts for buyers of watermelon in Lagos, Port Harcourt ? Please help me. Thank you.

How do you sell?

JeAgro477:
I've been a watermelon farmer for over 8 years now. There's no secret in water melon farming that I don't know from it's disease, how to plant the best method to adopt and so on.

I've learned so many things along these years, as a matter of fact, there are things that I learned the hard way.

These pictures were taken last year. I've planted on ten acres this year. If there's anything you want to know about watermelon farming feel free to follow this thread. I'll be lecturing you on how to plant watermelon, maize, sesame seed, rice yam ground nut free of charge. I've been growing all these crops right from child hood so I'm supposed to know better.

Welcome to my world of watermelon.

Good Morning Bro


Please I need your help to guide me concerning watermelon. I have an important question I need answers to. Can you please spare some time to speak with me

JeAgro477:
farming is my choice as a matter of fact i quit my job as a supervissor in valesco industries in kano in 2012 to face my farming activities and i was doing good till last two years when i lost almost 850k to herdsmen in yagba east locat government in kogi state but that has not changed my mindset towards farming by his grace i'm getting back on my kneels

Please give details bro...
Are you from Yagba East LGA of Kogi State?