Depends where you are in Edo. I know people who sell the seeds there.

vineyardfarms:


WHERE CAN I GET THE SEEDLINGS TO BUY SIR? AM FROM EDO STATE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

vanpeele:
@Goldencollins Don't know how many bags can be harvested from a plot because mine occupies 500 sq ft (50ft by 10ft) and I'm still harvesting. Cucumbers are harvested weekly until they die off.

How do you water?

@Jesusbaby Manually. Bucket and well..although I'll eventually use my very own DIY drip irrigation system.

God bless their handwork

A cucumber (darina mix hybrid) sack farm of a friend. He also planted big beef tomato (indeterminate) and pole beans (don't know which).

Sack farming - v inspiring.

Jig5aw:
This is beautiful

U no go evn knw say e beautiful till u slice am onto fried rice whc is mixed with d likes of bama, carrot, garbage, green beans and peppered chicken n also with a full glass of orange juice hmmmm delicious!!!

Jesusbaby6:

How do you water?

Ok sir,Thanks for ur timely response,pls how many bags do u harvest weekly from ur own farm and how long does a cucumber farm stay b4 it dies??

vanpeele:
@Jesusbaby Manually. Bucket and well..although I'll eventually use my very own DIY drip irrigation system.

Ok. Do you know of a seed called Americana? How much does it cost if it's available?

@Goldencollins so far two bags but from 1 variety. Will harvest next week but I may stall a bit longer for the other varieties to catch up. The project is ongoing. Will let you know when they eventually die.

@Jesusbaby Sorry but never heard of them.

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

Ok..really this is good...Please where do you stay in. Kaduna?please I am looking for Elephant Grass, Guinea grass, Giant star grass, Spear grass, Bahama grass, Carpet grass, Northern Gamba, Southern gamba, Centro, Stylo, Kudzo, Calop, Muccuna and sun hemp.Please it's my class project and I stay in Kaduna, I just need at least one leaf of the following crops I listed please...If you can help me get them or tell me where I can find them I'll be really grateful..Thanks, waiting for reply.

Jig5aw:
Depends where you are in Edo. I know people who sell the seeds there.

@ Jig5aw
Sir I Live In Benin City. Pls Forward The Address Where I Can Buy All The Various Types. Thanks In Advance

Pests encountered
Grasshoppers Aphids Leaf miners Cucurbit fly Birds (quail and some I can't I identify) and Man

vanpeele:
A cucumber (darina mix hybrid) sack farm of a friend. He also planted big beef tomato (indeterminate) and pole beans (don't know which).

Sir how many seed of tomatoe did he sown per bag? Or how many plant per bag? Thanks

@farouk0403 1 sack per sack. For tomatoes and pepper just 1 per sack is enough

vanpeele:
@farouk0403 1 sack per sack. For tomatoes and pepper just 1 per sack is enough

Ok thanks I will try it at home, although am still undergraduate in my 4th year now studying crop production and horticulture,, but am planning ahead for the future

@farouk0403 Even if you work in Shell....Plant any crop you like

vanpeele:
@farouk0403 Even if you work in Shell....Plant any crop you like

Yea thank you sir for the advice, I will continue to follow your thread till date

@vanpalee... great job my brother. I am also a cucumber farmer. Just had a very bad experience. lost my farm to pest attack. ... White flies, leaf miner, nematode. My raining season planting was so smooth .Didn't experience any itch. ...Nematode was the last thing I ever thought off. The whole thing all started with whiflies. Those things don't finish. it's like the more you spray them , the stronger the come back. I tried about 3 different insecticides. ... attacked, avesthrin and rocket. .... Thought white flies was the only issue until I uprooted one cucumber plant. lo and behold, nematode.....They almost have the same symptoms.... Yellowing of leaves, stunted growth etc. I tried all I could to save them, but it was too late. Painful though, but it was a great learning experience. Very important to treat your soil with nematicide.....leaf miner was the last to show up. Though called the Ibadan office of Agritropic, but it was bit late as I couldn't get somebody to help me get fighter from them...Please how effective was the fighter 35ec for white flies? Did it also work for the leaf miner? Did you have any experience of nematodes? ....Also let us know your rate of application and the quantity per knapsack... This your NEVER USE POULTRY MANURE stuff is a bit confusing. I have always used it. And I am very sure other people will want to know too. Most people are used to poultry manure......Abeg jasper, Soloxam your contributions will also be helpful. Thanks

Your thread has really made me more determined. There is no going back. Cucumber is one of the best vegetables to grow. Will definitely start work on the sack project. Thanks

@kaybosedemi Fighter is very very good. I use 1ml per 1 liter. When I had severe aphids attack I used 2ml per liter but only once but then continued with the first rate. I sprayed everyday till I was sure they were all dead. I sprayed once in 3 days after that then once a week when flowering began but stopped entirely because you need them bees. Take your time and spray on and under the leaves, and on the stem.

Nematodes don't like a lot of water in the soil. Try drowning them. Don't let your soil dry out. Chicken manure in sack is what I'm against. It killed all the experiments I've used it with (maybe I'm unlucky with it).

I hope this helps.

Using sacks/bags to farm

HomeOfMe:
Sorry please I'm a novice here,what is sack farm?

kaybosedemi:
@vanpalee... great job my brother. I am also a cucumber farmer. Just had a very bad experience. lost my farm to pest attack. ... White flies, leaf miner, nematode. My raining season planting was so smooth .Didn't experience any itch. ...Nematode was the last thing I ever thought off. The whole thing all started with whiflies. Those things don't finish. it's like the more you spray them , the stronger the come back. I tried about 3 different insecticides. ... attacked, avesthrin and rocket. .... Thought white flies was the only issue until I uprooted one cucumber plant. lo and behold, nematode.....They almost have the same symptoms.... Yellowing of leaves, stunted growth etc. I tried all I could to save them, but it was too late. Painful though, but it was a great learning experience. Very important to treat your soil with nematicide.....leaf miner was the last to show up. Though called the Ibadan office of Agritropic, but it was bit late as I couldn't get somebody to help me get fighter from them...Please how effective was the fighter 35ec for white flies? Did it also work for the leaf miner? Did you have any experience of nematodes? ....Also let us know your rate of application and the quantity per knapsack... This your NEVER USE POULTRY MANURE stuff is a bit confusing. I have always used it. And I am very sure other people will want to know too. Most people are used to poultry manure......Abeg jasper, Soloxam your contributions will also be helpful. Thanks

Morning Sir, am also in ibadan,pls can I get your contact for more talk, WhatsApp 08060936412

@vanpeele.... Thank you very much my brother. Great incite.
@Dikolas ..... I don't leave in Ibadan. .....07034560924
@vanpeele....Cow dung...which is better ... dry or fresh.. Can both be used? Thanks..BB PIN 75291D39

@kaybosedemi very very dry cow dung

kaybosedemi:
@vanpeele.... Thank you very much my brother. Great incite.
@Dikolas ..... I don't leave in Ibadan. .....07034560924
@vanpeele....Cow dung...which is better ... dry or fresh.. Can both be used? Thanks..BB PIN 75291D39

@ vanpeele .... thanks bro

A wonderful thread. keep it up bro..

Disease

So far I've identified cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). It's spread by them aphids.

Hmmmmm...Any way out? Those aphids are very stubborn.

kaybosedemi:
Hmmmmm...Any way out? Those aphids are very stubborn.

Start pesticide application very early.

Pls, i nid help, i planted my cucumber a week now nd few dat hav germinated, when i got to check dem, de two blades are no more, wat re de causes nd solution pls. Urgent cos i hav planted anoda sets. Nagano f1....tnx.

mascottboy:
Pls, i nid help, i planted my cucumber a week now nd few dat hav germinated, when i got to check dem, de two blades are no more, wat re de causes nd solution pls. Urgent cos i hav planted anoda sets. Nagano f1....tnx.

Funny as it may sound, the likely culprit maybe lizard or frog but it may also be birds. For us here quail is the bird.

Hope this helps