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Kalusam:
Did you plant the improved varieties from certified seed companies or the ones from a water melon fruit?

i planted d one we ate and dried.see me see farming.this thread gingered meoo into it.i do it for fun anyway.but as i said na ogbanje plant be dis.no wonder it cant be found in d wild cos even litle ant can overpower it

Hi,

A relation of mine is interested in starting this watermelon business.

But the problem is getting the land to farm.

You all know the cost implication of getting land in Nigeria is very high

And this business would need up to a hectare of land or what?

Please reply.

MANGAM:
Day 50

is dis thread finally dead? I hope nothing has happened to our sample farm/watermelon or are u not ok?@ Mangam

You can start with any size of land if you want to learn as fresher but for business the minimum is 1hecter.
Where your relative located?
We have land for lease here in Ogun state

Kalusam:
Did you plant the improved varieties from certified seed companies or the ones from a water melon fruit?

Let him try the new Thailand variety

world1:
Let him try the new Thailand variety

How do you sell this variety?...size, price...etc.

On Saturday, Day 28:
I will advise anyone going into WMelon planting to take spraying of pesticide very seriously especially @ early stage.

These will be transplanted by this weekend. By then, they would have developed secondary leaves. These are the Kaolack variety seedlings, 7day old.
I adopted this method (transplanting ) in order to beat the planting time expiration, though this weather/rain is becoming unpredictable.

Pappyshoes:
How do you sell this variety?...size, price...etc.

Watermelon (500 seeds) N4500
Onion(3000 seeds) N6000
Tomatoes (100 seeds) N1200
Carrot (10,000 seeds) N8000
Tumeric 1kg N1500
Short 6months paw paw seeds N50 per seed

@world1, Thanks.

MANGAM what's happening? Pls update us d situation of tinz on ur farm......pictures will b appreciated. Thanks

nice thread

Oga Magnam, we'll love to see your WMelon's 60th day pics. Pls bring them up. Wishing them all the best.

im sure sth has gone wrong wit dis farm

When did Jesus becomes white

Magnam, say something.

The lost was too much to bear. But am back from mourning my dead melons

mercylicious:
Magnam, say something.

Welcome back Mangam!

Sorry for the loss. All is well. Kudos to you for creating an educative thread like this in the first place. Your fellow melon farmers can help tell what went wrong.

Happy Sunday.

MANGAM:
The lost was too much to bear. But am back from mourning my dead melons

Eeyah, sorry MAGNAM. This attack looks like a fungi related type. Z-force spraying would have addressed it. Then, pls try a disease(anthracnose) resistant variety so as to avoid labour loss. Lastly, your soil, I hope it's well drained. I wish you all the best. You must bounce back pls. However, I will continue to update your thread, it will not die.

Phewwwwwwwwwwwww its all good though. We learn everyday so be of good cheer cos it can only get better.

Day 35 (5weeks): Spreading continues, flowering commences.

14 days @the nursery, I need to transplant as soon as possible. (Kaolack variety)

Sorry about ur lost@mangam. . Pls dn't gv up. Try again

@pappyshoe a friend of mine 4rm benue that use to plant waterMellon told me that once Mellon show follower it need to be funmingate once in a week.

Pappyshoes:
Eeyah, sorry MAGNAM. This attack looks like a fungi related type. Z-force spraying would have addressed it. Then, pls try a disease(anthracnose) resistant variety so as to avoid labour loss. Lastly, your soil, I hope it's well drained. I wish you all the best. You must bounce back pls. However, I will continue to update your thread, it will not die.

Boss this ur agric terms are too heavy o

which one is "disease(anthracnose) resistant variety". . Hw can one get it?

Boss am sorry for asking too much question oh i just wanna be clear, hw can drained soil.?

LONGFELLOW02:
Sorry about ur lost@mangam. . Pls dn't gv up. Try again

@pappyshoe a friend of mine 4rm benue that use to plant waterMellon told me that once Mellon show follower it need to be funmingate once in a week.

That will be the best in order to prevent flower shedding and premature fall off.

LONGFELLOW02:
Boss this ur agric terms are too heavy o

which one is "disease(anthracnose) resistant variety". . Hw can one get it?

Boss am sorry for asking too much question oh i just wanna be clear, hw can drained soil.?

Funny guy.
I mean you need sandy loamy soil that does not retain water. Clay soil retains water and it harbours /hosts insects e.g termites, so it's not good.
Anthracnose is a major disease of water melon, but there are some disease resistant seeds that are been sold in some agric shops.
Look through this thread for contact of seed seller already given several times. Hope my grammar is not big again...... lol.

Its best you grow crops with certified seeds that are resistant to common diseases, not just water melon but other seed propagated crops

roxell120:
i planted d one we ate and dried.see me see farming.this thread gingered meoo into it.i do it for fun anyway.but as i said na ogbanje plant be dis.no wonder it cant be found in d wild cos even litle ant can overpower it

So sad to see this Magnum. Now is the time you have to see what went wrong and make sure its fixed. All the best man

MANGAM:
The lost was too much to bear. But am back from mourning my dead melons

One funny thing about farming, what we plant grows daily and mature to harvest,.and our care determines the harvest. But if you don't plant today, what do we care for, and what do we harvest later? ....This is the reason for the bushes around your houses and along our express roads. Oil price is falling, agriculture is the way out. How was your night?

roxell120:
i planted d one we ate and dried.see me see farming.this thread gingered meoo into it.i do it for fun anyway.but as i said na ogbanje plant be dis.no wonder it cant be found in d wild cos even litle ant can overpower it

Water melon=Ogbanje plant? Haba!!!..... lol.
Just take your time and give it TLC. That's not a chemical, it's Tender Loving Care. This should start right from seed selection stage.

Mangam and others
It's great what you are doing here. We learn everyday.

Do you need land for farming in Ibadan, follow this thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/1980407/acres-farmland-available-sale-ibadan#27703172