pls wc chemical did u use for spraying and why?

Farmerakinloye6:
New diary begins... I
transplanted yesterday but I told my boy to spray the land before we transplant.

Good day farmers ,please can someone answer this question ....I need answer to it as well .Thanks





I salute all our bosses in the house.
Please i like to try open field tomato farm this year as money no dey for irrigation for now. Please what are the challenges i should prepare for?
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OluchiDelly:


Did you treat the soil with nematicide?
Uproot one or two infected ones and check the roots for nematode infestation. You can snap and post the roots zone if you don't know how to check for nematode. 2nd suspect is likely BW.
Unlike Padma and platinum F1, I don't think EWS really provide details of diff disease resistance of diva F1 in the public domain. Diva is meant to scale up in size (and color) above platinum. When sizes get bigger, one or two disease resistance is usually sacrificed. Thats what you experienced on your farm between the two. This is also applicable to cobra 26 and cobra 34 where the latter sacrificed Vd resistance for it's bigger size.

Yes I treated with nematicide (wormforce)

Farmerakinloye6:
it bacteria wilt. It happen to few stand of diva ( like 15 out 3000 stand) when I planted both plantinum and diva together last year.

It has currently affected like 40% of my diva stands and very few of platinum...


I spoke the country manager of East West seeds today's and she confirmed it BW..

mcyemite:



It has currently affected like 40% of my diva stands and very few of platinum...


I spoke the country manager of East West seeds today's and she confirmed it BW..

sorry about that...I have like 3500 diva seedlings in nursery, I will post about it when I transplant.

pathology:
pls wc chemical did u use for spraying and why?

any insecticide will work, but I will prefer (contact) cypermethrin. Purpose is to kill insect that may cut the seedlings when we transplant.

mcyemite:



It has currently affected like 40% of my diva stands and very few of platinum...


I spoke the country manager of East West seeds today's and she confirmed it BW..

40%! The BW strain in your soil must be the stubborn one o. Sadly it has no cure, maybe few prevention. If you had grown poor tomato variety on that land before, it can also populate the bacteria.
With this one that it also affects few platinum, you will need to rest the land after this batch and do crop rotation for few years before u can use it for tomato again.

What are the best pre-emergence and post emergence herbicides for tomato and pepper farm.

DeejaywonDJ1:
What are the best pre-emergence and post emergence herbicides for tomato and pepper farm.

Herbicide for tomato farm?? Be careful poo.
Use manual weeding. Only experts can use contact herbicide to kill the weeds within the row while you use hand to weed the beds

You can spray contact herbicide on pepper but you must be very careful too

please how many seedlings of tomatoes can I get from 1 packet of platinum F1 tomatoes. thanks

pathology:
please how many seedlings of tomatoes can I get from 1 packet of platinum F1 tomatoes. thanks

between 3000-3400, you will see few unviable inside it.

Aquadude16:

They will recover in few days time.
Just continue watering

The tomatoes have improved/settled in their new home.
I lost a few and wish to ask of it's wise to replace them from my new nursery batch?

My observation on the recent experience is that:
1. The young tomatoes were too tall at the time of transplanting them. We had to dig deeper holes to accommodate the height. But, the workers that did the transplant did not fill the soil properly to hold the root+stem. There was vacuum beneath the soil and the plant.
2. The transplant operation started in the morning through the afternoon. The hot weather of the day and subsequent days of no rainfall stressed the plant as well.

Can I gap-fill with younger plants from the nursery please?

Manual weeding done today.

solarized:


The tomatoes have improved/settled in their new home.
I lost a few and wish to ask of it's wise to replace them from my new nursery batch?

My observation on the recent experience is that:
1. The young tomatoes were too tall at the time of transplanting them. We had to dig deeper holes to accommodate the height. But, the workers that did the transplant did not fill the soil properly to hold the root+stem. There was vacuum beneath the soil and the plant.
2. The transplant operation started in the morning through the afternoon. The hot weather of the day and subsequent days of no rainfall stressed the plant as well.
No
Can I gap-fill with younger plants from the nursery please?

You can replant sir, that if they are of the same sizes and age

solarized:


The tomatoes have improved/settled in their new home.
I lost a few and wish to ask of it's wise to replace them from my new nursery batch?

My observation on the recent experience is that:
1. The young tomatoes were too tall at the time of transplanting them. We had to dig deeper holes to accommodate the height. But, the workers that did the transplant did not fill the soil properly to hold the root+stem. There was vacuum beneath the soil and the plant.
2. The transplant operation started in the morning through the afternoon. The hot weather of the day and subsequent days of no rainfall stressed the plant as well.

Can I gap-fill with younger plants from the nursery please?

I will advise you not to do supply with young seedlings. if you do, you will notice both will go at thesame time.

solarized:
Manual weeding done today.

do you use quality manure, and how many times have you applied fertilizer? This your tomato stalk shows not enough nutrient. You try! but can still do more.

Aquadude16:
You can replant sir, that if they are of the same sizes and age

Farmerakinloye6:
I will advise you not to do supply with young seedlings. if you do, you will notice both will go at thesame time.

They are not of same age, so I bet it's best not to replace them then.
Thanks.

Farmerakinloye6:
do you use quality manure, and how many times have you applied fertilizer? This your tomato stalk shows not enough nutrient. You try! but can still do more.

I applied NPK moments ago. Transplant was done 10-11th of March.
I sprayed Haifa Bonus liquid fertilizer 5 days ago.
No Manure used so far due to its unavailability.
Thanks.

Good day everyone..

I noticed some of my plant leaves are turning pale and drying off...please what can this be...is it some sort of blight or deficiency and how can it be savaged before spreading..

Please help

@Aquadude16
@farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
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mcyemite:
Good day everyone..

I noticed some of my plant leaves are turning pale and drying off...please what can this be...is it some sort of blight or deficiency and how can it be savaged before spreading..

Please help

@Aquadude16
@farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
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I asked about the history of the land the other day if tomato has previously been cultivated on it before. Deficiency wl not give leaves dark spots. its disease, most likely early blight, late blight is worse. Get ortiva top or blue snow, both contain same ingredients.

mcyemite:
Good day everyone..

I noticed some of my plant leaves are turning pale and drying off...please what can this be...is it some sort of blight or deficiency and how can it be savaged before spreading..

Please help

@Aquadude16
@farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@

sorry about this! With time you will master the skills. Is blue snow or similar fungicide part of your spraying program? If not introduce it when your tomato plant is exactly a month on the field, 15ml per 16lit, once in 2-3 weeks in evening.

OluchiDelly:


I asked about the history of the land the other day if tomato has previously been cultivated on it before. Deficiency wl not give leaves dark spots. its disease, most likely early blight, late blight is worse. Get ortiva top or blue snow, both contain same ingredients.

The land has actually been idle for like a ddecad, I don't know the histoy before then..

Alright I will get bluesnow asap I've not seen ortiva top in all the stores I've been to

Farmerakinloye6:
sorry about this! With time you will master the skills. Is blue snow or similar fungicide part of your spraying program? If not introduce it when your tomato plant is exactly a month on the field, 15ml per 16lit, once in 2-3 weeks in evening.

Alright thanks boss..they I also spray when the plants have started fruiting ?

mcyemite:


Alright thanks boss..they I also spray when the plants have started fruiting ?

sure! Don't use overdose or spray it frequently,if you do it will burn your plant. Once in two or three weeks is okay!

Farmerakinloye6:
sure! Don't use overdose or spray it frequently,if you do it will burn your plant. Once in two or three weeks is okay!

Thanks boss...fungicare too has the same active ingredients as blue snow I will get it right away.... although I've used it on these same plants before once cus the container is just 100ml...

Simfglobal:

Herbicide for tomato farm?? Be careful poo.
Use manual weeding. Only experts can use contact herbicide to kill the weeds within the row while you use hand to weed the beds

You can spray contact herbicide on pepper but you must be very careful too

(1). Please my question is that, can I spray the land because of weeds before transplanting the tomatoes. (2). Can I plant the tomatoes naw at this period without irrigation system, will the rain be enough for it at this particular time.

@Farmerakinloye6
@Simfglobal

Cizarr:
(1). Please my question is that, can I spray the land because of weeds before transplanting the tomatoes. (2). Can I plant the tomatoes naw at this period without irrigation system, will the rain be enough for it at this particular time.

@Farmerakinloye6
@Simfglobal

You can't plant tomato now without irrigation. Tomato does not like too much water like that but need enough water for at least two weeks to become fully established after transplanting, and rain is not falling now.

Secondly, I will advice you don't use herbicide to prepare your soil, herbicide used to prepare land for transplanting have residual effects on tomatoe. I lost more than 200 seedling to this.

Simfglobal:


You can't plant tomato now without irrigation. Tomato does not like too much water like that but need enough water for at least two weeks to become fully established after transplanting, and rain is not falling now.

Secondly, I will advice you don't use herbicide to prepare your soil, herbicide used to prepare land for transplanting have residual effects on tomatoe. I lost more than 200 seedling to this.

Alright... Thank you very much

mcyemite:
i think it still a bit doable a when the farming is on a small scale, watering it is a bit easier and rain has been consistent this days,infact there has been more rainy days than sunny days since transplanting...those with drip tapes have had their tapes useless for some weeks now..i hope i will be able to afford drip tapes and layflat from proceeds of this harvest...thank you

Op,how is it going with your tomatoes without using irrigation..it's been 14days since we last saw rainfall here,I hope newbie farmers understand the need to have drip irrigation installed first,guarantees that your plants will always have water...sorry,I had to come back to this

I got the most out them and was able to get irrigation kit from the proceedings..if your farm is on a small scale,below 1000 stands ..get watering can and water manually...on a large scale don't do dry season farming.

Bishopatra:


Op,how is it going with your tomatoes without using irrigation..it's been 14days since we last saw rainfall here,I hope newbie farmers understand the need to have drip irrigation installed first,guarantees that your plants will always have water...sorry,I had to come back to this

I got the most out them and was able to get irrigation kit from the proceedings..if your farm is on a small scale,below 1000 stands ..get watering can and water manually...on a large scale don't do dry season farming.

Please, I have already planted some tomatoes this just for subsistence purpose but my challenge is how to preserve them during this rainy season to be used later in the dry season.
Any idea on how to do that?