@Farmerakinloye6. Good job. Please can you snap a close shot of the white lion stem. The yield is quite massive.

Egbon abeg I no understand this post. Can you shed more light on how much caterpillar force I should add to a 16L knapsack? Thanks

Farmerakinloye6:
just convert 100gm to one litter, then use it 50ml per 16 litter.

It means measure 100g of the substance, pour it into a 1 litre bottle or container( like most of the empty 1 liter agro chemical containers) then add water to fill it and shake it well. After shaking ,you can measure out 50ml from the content in the 1 litre bottle/container into knap sack sprayer and spray. Let oga do justice to it las las

Farmerakinloye6:
Harvesting is still ongoing... this is the medium am using to transport the cassava (short frame ford) to market women or company. The last one I took to company is 92k why market women are buying at 80k. Problem with company is they will not pay immediately (at least two weeks) why market women are paying immediately. Labourer uprooting,cut, pack and load are collecting 15k why driver collect 20k per full load. I will attach company receipt soon...

Great job sir, indeed you're a meticulous farmer. I'll like to ask you sir;
1) On average, how many cassava stands were harvested to fill up that red bus in the picture?
2) If the bus is full, or if it is full load of cabster, what how many tonnes could that be?

Raph82:
Great job sir, indeed you're a meticulous farmer. I'll like to ask you sir;
1) On average, how many cassava stands were harvested to fill up that red bus in the picture?
2) If the bus is full, or if it is full load of cabster, what how many tonnes could that be?

how will I know I rarely go there, most times i will just connect the driver and labourer harvesting it. 2. Have posted it already.

Farmerakinloye6:
how will I know I rarely go there, most times i will just connect the driver and labourer harvesting it. 2. Have posted it already.

Ok, thank you so much, for the maize, did you apply fertilizer? and at what period did you apply it?

Boss is the cassava stem still available?

Obere4u:
Boss is the cassava stem still available?

sure! However, you will need to come down to ogbese and minimum of 120 bundle at #500 per bundle.

Farmerakinloye6:
sure! However, you will need to come down to ogbese and minimum of 120 bundle at #500 per bundle.

Ogbese is in Akure?

Obere4u:


Ogbese is in Akure?

15 minutes drive from Akure, everything will be haul to express.

Farmerakinloye6:
15 minutes drive from Akure, everything will be haul to express.

Okay

@ Farmerakinloye6.

Keep up the good work. Please how much is the current rate for ploughing one acre at the moment.

northbird:
@ Farmerakinloye6.

Keep up the good work. Please how much is the current rate for ploughing one acre at the moment.

I don't know about acre, but it is 30k per hectare here. Acre is 6plot while hectare is 15plot.

Farmerakinloye6:
I don't know about acre, but it is 30k per hectare here. Acre is 6plot while hectare is 15plot.

OK. Thanks.

@farmerakinloye6, pls I have tme419 cassava stem to sell, please can you link me up with buyers? My farm is location at kajola Eyin Ala off imafon, igbatoro road.

Thanks

webhostbiz:
@farmerakinloye6, pls I have tme419 cassava stem to sell, please can you link me up with buyers? My farm is location at kajola Eyin Ala off imafon, igbatoro road.

Thanks

Ondo?

Obere4u:

Ondo?

Yes sir

I need selective herbicide for cassava and maize farm

Farmerakinloye6:
If you are dealing with tractor operator you will need to have personal GPS because Farmer shortage start from incomplete farm land, and if they sense you are newbie they will want to Short change you! Let me say, you want to plough like 10 hectares, since there is no gps they will just plough 8-8.5 hectares, and he will be telling you it 11 hectares that you should settle him because he has help you with additional 1 hectare.

Please sir,how do i get such GPS?

Good evening, OP. I was the one that called you not long ago.

I have been teaching in a private school for a while. By the end of this January, I intend quiting teaching and go into small scale farming no matter how small. I believe i can complement that with other personal ventures I engage in.

I have little or no knowledge about farming. It is an area i love but which i never had the courage to explore. I just want to try with very little resources to see how sustainable it can be. By this, I feel i need adequate knowledge about it before i delve directly into it.

Sir, I intend planting cassava and maize. But reading the comments here, I already know i cannot plant cassave and maize the time intend starting which is February. I will like to know if I can plant cucumber along side watermelon in the said month (February)?

If yes, how long does it take both crop to mature for harvesting?

What is your expert opinion on their sellability (market)?

Can I plant either or both crops on the same piece of land?

After planting both crops or either of them, can i still plant maize and cassava on the same land (provided they are harvested before planting cassava planting season).

If both crops cannot be planted by Feb, what other crop would you advise i go for?

I will really appreciate your insights on this. This decision is a lifesaver to me. So, I have to be very cautious with it. Thank you, God bless

babtoundey:
Good evening, OP. I was the one that called you not long ago.

I have been teaching in a private school for a while. By the end of this January, I intend quiting teaching and go into small scale farming no matter how small. I believe i can complement that with other personal ventures I engage in.

I have little or no knowledge about farming. It is an area i love but which i never had the courage to explore. I just want to try with very little resources to see how sustainable it can be. By this, I feel i need adequate knowledge about it before i delve directly into it.

Sir, I intend planting cassava and maize. But reading the comments here, I already know i cannot plant cassave and maize the time intend starting which is February. I will like to know if I can plant cucumber along side watermelon in the said month (February)?

If yes, how long does it take both crop to mature for harvesting?

What is your expert opinion on their sellability (market)?

Can I plant either or both crops on the same piece of land?

After planting both crops or either of them, can i still plant maize and cassava on the same land (provided they are harvested before planting cassava planting season).

If both crops cannot be planted by Feb, what other crop would you advise i go for?

I will really appreciate your insights on this. This decision is a lifesaver to me. So, I have to be very cautious with it. Thank you, God bless

1. If you have irrigation system available you can plant them separately not intercrop, if not wait till April ending if you are in south west. 2. Cucumber will be ready for harvest after (check my cucumber thread for more insight) 43 days of sowing. 3. Market is available here in Akure, you will need to research in your town and city too. 4. You can plant them separately. 5. Sure can later plant maize and cassava if you want, make sure you clear and re do ridges or heap.

Farmerakinloye6:
1. If you have irrigation system available you can plant them separately not intercrop, if not wait till April ending if you are in south west. 2. Cucumber will be ready for harvest after (check my cucumber thread for more insight) 43 days of sowing. 3. Market is available here in Akure, you will need to research in your town and city too. 4. You can plant them separately. 5. Sure can later plant maize and cassava if you want, make sure you clear and re do ridges or heap.

Thanks a lot, bro. God bless you richly, sir

Farmerakinloye6:
If you are dealing with tractor operator you will need to have personal GPS because Farmer shortage start from incomplete farm land, and if they sense you are newbie they will want to Short change you! Let me say, you want to plough like 10 hectares, since there is no gps they will just plough 8-8.5 hectares, and he will be telling you it 11 hectares that you should settle him because he has help you with additional 1 hectare.

I just got obe hardly can operate it. Can i pay for consultation so you teach one of my boys how to efficently use it.

I would like to know if I plant cassava now, can I still plant corn or beans inside the cassava after two months?
The reason is that I need the beans or corn to dry on the field but don't want to wait to plant all after June?
If I plant the beans now and harvest it in July, can I thresh it using mukticrop thresher after uprooting or cutting without first picking the pods and drying them?
In the north se have a single season so we just harvest them dry but my new farm is in the south where they have two seasons hence my confusion

Arbayong:
I would like to know if I plant cassava now, can I still plant corn or beans inside the cassava after two months?
The reason is that I need the beans or corn to dry on the field but don't want to wait to plant all after June?
If I plant the beans now and harvest it in July, can I thresh it using mukticrop thresher after uprooting or cutting without first picking the pods and drying them?
In the north se have a single season so we just harvest them dry but my new farm is in the south where they have two seasons hence my confusion

I don't think you can introduce crop to two months cassava because it's almost ready to cover, hence any crop interop by that time will not do well. 2. You want beans to dry and thrash by July in south west NIGERIA? it will not be possible Sir because we will be in rain peak!

Arbayong:
I would like to know if I plant cassava now, can I still plant corn or beans inside the cassava after two months?
The reason is that I need the beans or corn to dry on the field but don't want to wait to plant all after June?
If I plant the beans now and harvest it in July, can I thresh it using mukticrop thresher after uprooting or cutting without first picking the pods and drying them?
In the north se have a single season so we just harvest them dry but my new farm is in the south where they have two seasons hence my confusion

Cassava is a heavy feeder. You can only intercrop with beans or corn at the time of planting the cassava. After that, forget, the cassava will cover anything you plant with it.
Beans can only be planted to mature towards the end of the rains (around October or November) Also, some varieties with not produce until the season irrespective of when you plant it.
To intercrop cassava with corn or beans, you have to plant them by July to August. The corn or beans will mature leaving the cassava to continue to thrive.

Thanks. That's what's in my mind but I was a bit wishful that I could use the land right now instead of waiting for 2.5 months to plant them.
I have another question, I have 20 acres. If I plant cassava on 5 acres now, will I be able to cut the stems by July to plant on the remaining 15 acres?
That is buy only a quarter of the stems I need, plant now and harvest stems to be planted with intercropped beans or maize in July.
Has anyone done that before?

Farmerakinloye6:
I don't think you can introduce crop to two months cassava because it's almost ready to cover, hence any crop interop by that time will not do well. 2. You want beans to dry and thrash by July in south west NIGERIA? it will not be possible Sir because we will be in rain peak!

I am from Ghana but on Nairaland Forum since 2010.
From what I've learnt so far it seems our ecology and seasons are similar in both Naija and Ghana only.