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brain54:
The farming experience I won't forget...


Planted 3 acres of maize in Ghana. Crop was almost ready for harvest. Fulani herdsmen went there with their cattle to finish everything. Didn't get one grain of corn there.


Another experience was animal farming... bought layers and fed them till 8 months. Those girls didn't drop a single egg. Layers that would usually lay eggs between 4 to 5 months.

Had to be begging aboki upadan to buy about 5k birds not even as old layers. Big loss.


Many pleasant experiences too...not only negatives. But these ones I won't forget!

PWANMaxGroup:
They wander from place to place. They have settlers in Ghana too.

Montana23:
Loosing 200 chickens in one day

brain54:
The farming experience I won't forget...


Planted 3 acres of maize in Ghana. Crop was almost ready for harvest. Fulani herdsmen went there with their cattle to finish everything. Didn't get one grain of corn there.


Another experience was animal farming... bought layers and fed them till 8 months. Those girls didn't drop a single egg. Layers that would usually lay eggs between 4 to 5 months.

Had to be begging aboki upadan to buy about 5k birds not even as old layers. Big loss.


Many pleasant experiences too...not only negatives. But these ones I won't forget!

Tbfarm1:
I moved from Lagos to Ondo for cocoa farming, everything went well but the bad part is drinking gutter water at farm. I was forming Lagos boy for the first 3 months buying pure water Omo nobody tell me after 9 month to drink the dirty water

maasoap:
Last year raining season farming, I planted melon and few GM water melon. My melon harvest was huge that I sold about 15k melon, gave many people and we prepared egusi soups for a year! I created a thread for it and it made FP.
My last year dry season maize equally yielded very good. Gave people dried maize and we also used it to prepare pap for an entire month Ramadan (March this year) and beyond. My thread about it also made FP
My okro, tomato and pepper farm this year was also good.
My two pawpaw plants have also become a blessing for me, neighbours, families and friends.
And the cassava that I planted last year dry season and harvested October this year was much, we used it to produce gari and flour which are now mixing with yam flour for amala.
All nah backyard farming.

https://www.nairaland.com/8074655/me-working-melon-egusi-farm

https://www.nairaland.com/8284804/one-plot-dry-season-maize

Kennitrust:
The day I went to a farm just to please my girlfriend.


😂 Lol


Since I didn't have to please her, I joined her and her mother to go to farm and learn harvesting.

SonOfDSoil01:
sorry for your loss, I have a poultry farm too and I can relate.

DrAda:
The intense itching from multiple insect bites

safarifarms:
Everyday is memorable. Not sure which event to take.

Judolisco:
D day scorpion stung me on d farm.... That's like 16 yrs ago... Me and my little bro were making jest of our dad, that since scorpion stung him on one side of d farm twice, he didn't go there again... We were still talking when d scorpion gave me my own

I didn't go to farm for a whole month out of fear

Lawalemi:
Planting pawpaw tree at our backyard and watching it grow while I was around 8 years old. I always cherished sight of the big fruits on this treat with regular supply of pawpaw fruits in the family

omoredia:
When fulani terrorists attack my boys working in the farm. Those terrorists are cowards and dogs

PWANMaxGroup:
You are the real odogwu here

AlphaTaikun:
Impressive!

9182736455O1999:
That's so kind of you. What's a GM water melon though?

Redman44:
Wow. This was a painful adventure in Oyo. Thank God you are alive. Don't give up on farming. You can start farming closer to where you live. I am proud of your determination. Cheers.

maasoap:
Last year raining season farming, I planted melon and few GM water melon. My melon harvest was huge that I sold about 15k melon, gave many people and we prepared egusi soups for a year! I created a thread for it and it made FP.
My last year dry season maize equally yielded very good. Gave people dried maize and we also used it to prepare pap for an entire month Ramadan (March this year) and beyond. My thread about it also made FP
My okro, tomato and pepper farm this year was also good.
My two pawpaw plants have also become a blessing for me, neighbours, families and friends.
And the cassava that I planted last year dry season and harvested October this year was much, we used it to produce gari and flour which we are now mixing with yam flour for amala.
All nah backyard farming.

https://www.nairaland.com/8074655/me-working-melon-egusi-farm

https://www.nairaland.com/8284804/one-plot-dry-season-maize

kayyyy44:
Genetically modified

maasoap:
Thanks.
GM means genetically modified. Costly seeds, big harvest but the seeds can't be replanted

cbrass:
how were you able to cope as a Lagosian? Did you relocate permanently, or were you going and coming

9182736455O1999:
Wow. So how do you get them? Or you make them yourself?

PWANMaxGroup:
That's a normal thing.
Most Ajebos don't know this
Next time, you can wear protective clothing

Tbfarm1:
Relocate permanently but you can be going and coming if you wish depends on where your farm is. We have a lot of lagosians working in the farm far away they use 3 months in the farm 2 months in Lagos

cbrass:
what of electricity and security? what happens when they go back to Lagos, how is the farm mantained ?

markidoo:
Went to farm with my parents,was assisting in the disposal of dry grass heap,,Omor na so snake fall out from one of them my people mia, I stood my ground and kpaied the reptile

Zonefree:
It's doable and fun.

Mariangeles:
Kriss, compliments of the season.

Bia gbara'm krismas.

Zonefree:
Thank you Mariah. Wish you same.


I'ga alota?

Montana23:
Loosing 200 chickens in one day

PWANMaxGroup:
OMG! So sorry.
Did you recover from that loss??