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Piquante f1 pepper #east west seed#
As at 3 weeks ago, there were almost lost and dead.

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emmaachile2:
I will posting diary of optimal vegetable farm production from the likes of cucumber, pepper, tomato, eggplant and Okra.

Stay tuned.
I will be posting on other platforms like telegram and Facebook occasionally.

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emmaachile2:
Nitrogen deficiency

so I have to apply fetelizer

EatforHealth:
Kudos to you.

Kindly share your telegram link or name so we can search and follow

Animal/Crop production

Pilopher:
so I have to apply fetelizer

Use a high nitrogen fertilizer

Day 26
Darina f1 cucumber
Some are carrying more than 12 fruits already


https://streamable.com/byx1xb

emmaachile2:
Day 26
Darina f1 cucumber
Some are carrying more than 12 fruits already


https://streamable.com/byx1xb

Btw Darina F1 and greengo F1 which give the highest yield
using same Good agricultural practices

Saybal:
Btw Darina F1 and greengo F1 which give the highest yield
using same Good agricultural practices

Darina f1

Pilopher:
so I have to apply fetelizer

please share us the direct telegram link here sir

emmaachile2:
Animal/Crop production

Please share us the direct telegram link here sir

Rahsholah:
Please share us the direct telegram link here sir

Send me a message on 08032855102

Cost of planting varies by season, inputs, set up, location, agricultural practices etc. If you already have already cleared the land, this could be your estimated cost per acre:

UNSTAKED CUCUMBER
Ploughing----------------------------------------------------------------30,000
Seeds---------------------------------------------------------------------40,000
Inputs(fertiliser, herbicide, pesticide)-------------------------60,000
Irrigation set up(optional)-----------------------------------------400,000
Labour(planting, spraying, fertilising, maintenance)----100,000
Fuel/Diesel-------------------------------------------------------------50,000
Miscellaneous--------------------------------------------------------20,000
TOTAL-------------------------------------------------------------------700,000

700k is a good estimate to get started. However, bear in mind, prices are location dependent and assumes you have things like water/borehole set up and knowledge of the processes to optimise yield. If you need help, kindly contact us:
Email: contact@elaeisfarms.com
Website: elaeisfarms.com

Mickolad:
Hello ops can 500k starup cucumber farm aside land because i already have access to a lease 1acre for 5years. Looking forward to ypur response.

Rahsholah:
please share us the direct telegram link here sir

what telegrsm link

emmaachile2:
Day 26
Darina f1 cucumber
Some are carrying more than 12 fruits already


https://streamable.com/byx1xb

Good evening sir.
Please can you drop the feeding routine for 150-200 plants of the same Darina f1. Please 🙏🙏
Water is not an issue 🙏

kennethfranc:
Good evening sir.
Please can you drop the feeding routine for 150-200 plants of the same Darina f1. Please 🙏🙏
Water is not an issue 🙏

We are using six fertilizers for the mixture and it's never fixed for crops like Darina.

The one used by this person are
Npk 20-10-10, 15-15-15, SSP, magnesium sulphate, mop, calcium nitrate in different ratios and the schedule is not fixed because when we observe deficiencies, we resume the nutrition.
Currently he is using a 10 day schedule in place of a 14 day and the mixture he is using is dependent on the growth of the plants.
So far, three schedules but different formulas and with all the magnesium soil application, the plants are begining to show potassium and magnesium deficiency.

Some are currently carrying 16 fruits.

Magnesium is best fertigated but he is using manual watering. Means he has to spray through leaves foliage for quick correction and the potassium has to upped to cover up for the potassium deficiency on the leaves.

emmaachile2:
We are using six fertilizers for the mixture and it's never fixed for crops like Darina.

The one used by this person are
Npk 20-10-10, 15-15-15, SSP, magnesium sulphate, mop, calcium nitrate in different ratios and the schedule is not fixed because when we observe deficiencies, we resume the nutrition.
Currently he is using a 10 day schedule in place of a 14 day and the mixture he is using is dependent on the growth of the plants.
So far, three schedules but different formulas and with all the magnesium soil application, the plants are begining to show potassium and magnesium deficiency.

Some are currently carrying 16 fruits.

Magnesium is best fertigated but he is using manual watering. Means he has to spray through leaves foliage for quick correction and the potassium has to upped to cover up for the potassium deficiency on the leaves.

This seems too complicated for a first time farmer. I guess I'll start with cu999 for now. But I'll really like to experience 25+ fruits per plant

kennethfranc:
This seems too complicated for a first time farmer. I guess I'll start with cu999 for now. But I'll really like to experience 25+ fruits per plant

How many fruits per plant in cu999. If it's treated well, I believe all cucumbers do well

Your best option is to get an agronomist or someone into nutrition. With them, you will get the best output.
Most farmers won't even get 10 fruits because they lack the knowledge.
To get an agronomist, your plants must be 1000 at least to make up for the pay from your end.
I prefer to handle farms of over 4,000 plants but anything below 1000 plants is a no-no because they will be struggling to pay consultancy fees. But one thing is sure, results will be way above the average farms and in some cases 5x more!

emmaachile2:
Furadan and Oxamyl are almost same thing but Oxamyl is a new class of nematicide than furadan but furadan seem more toxic to humans but both dispel whiteflies for 14 days.

The beneficial fungi is sold at agricare, Ibadan. See the link https://www.agricareplus.com/product/mebotrix/

Thanks for sharing.
1. How often should the mebo be applied during the plants lifetime to avoid abuse?
2. The use of furadan to control whiteflies is a new revelation to me, I normally use it to treat my soil against nematodes in my raised bed nursery and b4 transplanting. No wonder i didn't hav much issue with whiteflies. How best is it used against whiteflies since it's not soluble in water for spraying?
3. I was expecting imidacloprids among your list but I couldn't find it there. Any reservations?

Mrdellychy:
Thanks for sharing.
1. How often should the mebo be applied during the plants lifetime to avoid abuse?
2. The use of furadan to control whiteflies is a new revelation to me, I normally use it to treat my soil against nematodes in my raised bed nursery and b4 transplanting. No wonder i didn't hav much issue with whiteflies. How best is it used against whiteflies since it's not soluble in water for spraying?
3. I was expecting imidacloprids among your list but I couldn't find it there. Any reservations?

Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide and is grouped as class 4. They are also effective but whiteflies seem to resist them now.

The best option I have used for farms so far is punch insecticide a group 6 class consisting of abamectin which seem to reduce the whitefly population to the bearest minimum.

emmaachile2:
How many fruits per plant in cu999. If it's treated well, I believe all cucumbers do well

Your best option is to get an agronomist or someone into nutrition. With them, you will get the best output.
Most farmers won't even get 10 fruits because they lack the knowledge.
To get an agronomist, your plants must be 1000 at least to make up for the pay from your end.
I prefer to handle farms of over 4,000 plants but anything below 1000 plants is a no-no because they will be struggling to pay consultancy fees. But one thing is sure, results will be way above the average farms and in some cases 5x more!

Have u handled furrow irrigated plantation b4

betabread:
Have u handled furrow irrigated plantation b4

Furrow irrigation is not different from other irrigation. The idea is to get water to the plants.

Redjet Rz f1 (sweet pepper)
Flowering/fruting
18 days after transplant

emmaachile2:
Day 26
Darina f1 cucumber
Some are carrying more than 12 fruits already


https://streamable.com/byx1xb

Didn't know you have a thread on cucumber and other vegetables sir. Am cancelling out complete fertilizer, got winner and vita croplift bio to start with, will substitute nitrabor with the last formulation you assisted me with. Now you are getting me confused between Darina and mydas.

opes:
Didn't know you have a thread on cucumber and other vegetables sir. Am cancelling out complete fertilizer, got winner and vita croplift bio to start with, will substitute nitrabor with the last formulation you assisted me with. Now you are getting me confused between Darina and mydas.

Where is the confusion?. They are similar and behave alike in fruiting habit

emmaachile2:
Where is the confusion?. They are similar and behave alike in fruiting habit

Noted (was just joking). I will get SSP with the previous formulation and save on nitrabor ( since it will only be used once during the production cycle).Till February, the weather not favourable now. Thanks always.

opes:
Noted (was just joking). I will get SSP with the previous formulation and save on nitrabor ( since it will only be used once during the production cycle).Till February, the weather not favourable now. Thanks always.

Cucumber can grow anytime. Just water well

Day 21
Dec 6 germination date
Darina f1 cucumber
Location: Awka, Anambra
2800 plant population

First fruit flowers though total flower buds are around 6. Camera may not be too clear.

emmaachile2:
Redjet Rz f1 (sweet pepper)
Flowering/fruting
18 days after transplant

Is it necessary to remove the first flowers in pepper plants?

opes:
Is it necessary to remove the first flowers in pepper plants?

I don't do it. Some advise it but we dont

emmaachile2:
We are using six fertilizers for the mixture and it's never fixed for crops like Darina.

The one used by this person are
Npk 20-10-10, 15-15-15, SSP, magnesium sulphate, mop, calcium nitrate in different ratios and the schedule is not fixed because when we observe deficiencies, we resume the nutrition.
Currently he is using a 10 day schedule in place of a 14 day and the mixture he is using is dependent on the growth of the plants.
So far, three schedules but different formulas and with all the magnesium soil application, the plants are begining to show potassium and magnesium deficiency.

Some are currently carrying 16 fruits.

Magnesium is best fertigated but he is using manual watering. Means he has to spray through leaves foliage for quick correction and the potassium has to upped to cover up for the potassium deficiency on the leaves.

Fertigation is better than burying the fertilizer and top dressing but the disadvantages is the frequency of its application, maybe weekly unlike direct burying of fertilisers into the soil that the application is fortnightly. How much is Darina sold for 1000 seeds? It is Gynoecious I guess, while mydas is parthenocarpic.

opes:
Fertigation is better than burying the fertilizer and top dressing but the disadvantages is the frequency of its application, maybe weekly unlike direct burying of fertilisers into the soil that the application is fortnightly. How much is Darina sold for 1000 seeds? It is Gynoecious I guess, while mydas is parthenocarpic.

It's parthenocarpic but Darina 10g (300 seeds+) is sold for 7000 naira but currently scarce.

Good evening sir am a new farmer at Ogun state and I would like to know which type of cucumber is these as these is the type sold in my local market when I did market survey or do you advise I plant these darina or any type.
Also I noticed they didn't make ridges in the picture you upload can we plant without making ridges, then what happens when rain comes won't it affect the plant sir.