organicfoods:
How is the Strawberry doing? Besides do you haves seeds for chia,grape and strawberry?

bosunjohns:


Do you really need to change the soil every 7 months? How about if you keep manuring and adding fertilizer?

cc: organicfoods

Pavore9:


Am just loving your progress as such efforts are what contribute to food security. Dots of little, congregates to make a mass. When an urban dweller realizes that he can grow his vegetables within a sack then would he realize the power in his hands. Some Reverend Sisters from Ghana recently came to Kenya to understudy vermiculture and vertical sack farming since they intend going organic where they would be using manure from their earthworms and vermiliquids for liquid fertilizers. They would be setting up their farm within a space of 120ft by 180ft. From the feasibility studies done, they would be smiling to the bank on a monthly basis!

Pavore9:


Getting millions of idle youths engaged is no rocket science. I asked some where in one of my posts why Ogun State is not cashing in fortune from Lagosians who spends billions of Naira daily on food despite the fact they are next door neighbours and 5 times the size of Lagos State but just serving as an entry point for trailers of foodstuff from the North?

That is why am so against the purported N5,000 monthly for the unemployed youth as it adds no real value to their lives. Rather than give 1,000 youths N5,000 each which sums up N5m. It should be used to get them resource persons to train them on vertical sack farming, vermiculture, greenhouse construction and post harvest storage where there is no electricity, all these will take only 2 weeks to learn. These idle youths will transform to employers of labour, government will collect taxes from the enterprises they would set up and the ripple effect continues!

Jesusbaby6:


I have chia and some strawberry seeds. The strawberry is doing fine. Though its a trial phase with 50 seedlings

organicfoods:
I haven't started the Ugu nursery yet... Was preoccupied with onions, lettuce, tomato and sweet pepper. Just got a suitable location for real expansion. It's an abandoned pure water factory with about 2 plots of space available for my use.

On organic fertilizer, I prefer it to manure... reason is that manure tend to provide perfect medium for bacteria and nematodes. All I need for my tomatoes to fruits well is potassium which I am getting from banana ash plus some other materials.

You can get organic fertilizer... Need to know what you need it for.

Nitrogen : for leaves development, worm mould will be perfect
Pottasium : excellent for fruiting like tomatoes.

Phosphorus : for stem development.

Other micro nutrients like boron, zinc and the rest are essential.

Usually nutrients needs of individual varies if you want maximum results.

organicfoods:
Good to hear. How can I lay my hands on them? Pls Pm me.

organicfoods:
I came across materials used in carport shade... I think it's same material. You can talk to people building carport to see how they get their materials... I suspect it won't come cheap so I didn't bother much about it. I want a very cheap alternative and readily available material to reduce costs for starters.

Jesusbaby6:


I have chia and some strawberry seeds. The strawberry is doing fine. Though its a trial phase with 50 seedlings

Newway2:
Am also interested in d strawberry seeds. Pls how can I get it?

teddybear3:

thank you very much, please keep is posted. I will like to verify the ratio of (organic fertilizer to the soil) to get good output

Jesusbaby6:


I got the strawberry and chia seeds on aliexpress.com

Jesusbaby6:



Ok. I will contact you on whatsapp

organicfoods:
Yet to hear from you on whatsapp

mickey45:

how did they do? and how's the economics?

Jesusbaby6:



U mean how did the strawberry do? They germinated but later died because I was not there to take care of them. Only the seedlings survived. I still have spare strawberry seeds I intend planting later

organicfoods:
Project continues! Murano2 F1 seedlings in over 200 bags just after 8 days of planting... Very fast.

vanpeele:


We're very proud of your progress.....We'll be watching you. #bigbrother...

cc: ishaqteejay

Jesusbaby6:



U mean how did the strawberry do? They germinated but later died because I was not there to take care of them. Only the seedlings survived. I still have spare strawberry seeds I intend planting later

iyomomo:

Please can i have d name/contact of d seller of strawberry seeds on aliexpress , and where did u get seedlings from?

Jesusbaby6:


There is a nairalander here that has seeds for sale. He posted on this thread so contact him

Re: Strawberry Farming by ceaz4r(m): 11:18pm On Mar 22

Strawberry seeds available for sale!!
Each fruit weigh 25 - 30g
Fruit colour is red
Maturity period is 85 - 90 days

Whatsapp me on 0-8-0-3-3-6-6-0-7-6-8

Jesusbaby6:


There is a nairalander here that has seeds for sale. He posted on this thread so contact him

Re: Strawberry Farming by ceaz4r(m): 11:18pm On Mar 22

Strawberry seeds available for sale!!
Each fruit weigh 25 - 30g
Fruit colour is red
Maturity period is 85 - 90 days

Whatsapp me on 0-8-0-3-3-6-6-0-7-6-8

ceaz4r:



Thanks for the referral.

iyomomo:


Thanks.

organicfoods:
Project continues! Murano2 F1 seedlings in over 200 bags just after 8 days of planting... Very fast.

mimmmms:
How are the strawberries doing? Jesusbaby

Jesusbaby6:

Great ma

autofreak1:


Hi Jesusbaby6, I will like to ask you some questions about strawberries if you dont mind. I sent you a PM a couple of days ago.

Can you please post recent pictures of your strawberry plants too?