shadowid:
how much did u buy ur cos dier agent is telling me 7500 for 50g

I bought 50g for #8,000

Mercie123:
I decided to create this thread to show what I've been doing on the side based on the 'many many' things I've learnt on this forum and the burning passion to move our economy forward. Plenty pictures coming soon but manage these 2 for now! @vanpeele @vickychuks @organicfoods @soloxam @ishaqteejay @mimmmms @pavore9

hurray,more greese to your elbow. i am learning

lik how many bags r u expecting from DAT 50g

ishaqteejay:
hurray,more greese to your elbow. i am learning

My oga I've been waiting for you to come and see o. Thanks for the inspiration always. God bless you.

shadowid:
lik how many bags r u expecting from DAT 50g

Bags I don't know yet o but I'm hoping for the best.

Mercie123:
My current situation!

So, the first picture shows one of my beautiful baby cukes. Meanwhile, I noticed few of my plants are suffering from these diseases as posted in the other 2 pictures. Root Split and Rotten and Squeezed Leaves. They are 2 different diseases. My ogas I need help ooo. I've applied Lacto Bacillus and Garlic/Ginger extracts, I really hope it stops these diseases or tell me what else I should do. I'm losing my sleep already. @organicfoods @vanpeele

In addition to what vanpeele just said, make sure you spray under the leaves. Remove all affected plants and get a yellow rectangular plastics, rub Vaseline on it and put under the affected plants to trap pests. Fertilize well! For the caterpillar, they love hiding at the tip of the cucumber. Mix neem with PKO to knock them out on contact.

Mercie123:


Yes, it's top soil with lots of cow dung. I'll do as you've instructed cos I've always doubted pruning this variety. Thanks again boss.

Adding manure in quantities more than that of top soil increases the organic matter content of your bagging mix translating to high water retention capacity. The large moisture volume of the mix leads to root rot. Your bagging mix would have been ideal in dry season not in rainy season. I'll recommend a mix ratio of 40%topsoil, 30%sharp sand and 30%manure for the rainforest and Guinea savanna zones. This recommended mix helps increase porosity, control soil temperature and soil air in wet seasons for sack farming.

REUBEN010:

Adding manure in quantities more than that of top soil increases the organic matter content of your bagging mix translating to high water retention capacity. The large moisture volume of the mix leads to root rot. Your bagging mix would have been ideal in dry season not in rainy season. I'll recommend a mix ratio of 40%topsoil, 30%sharp sand and 30%manure for the rainforest and Guinea savanna zones. This recommended mix helps increase porosity, control soil temperature and soil air in wet seasons for sack farming.

This is priceless to me. Lesson learnt. God bless you!

organicfoods:
In addition to what vanpeele just said, make sure you spray under the leaves. Remove all affected plants and get a yellow rectangular plastics, rub Vaseline on it and put under the affected plants to trap pests. Fertilize well! For the caterpillar, they love hiding at the tip of the cucumber. Mix neem with PKO to knock them out on contact.

Boss boss you're too busy nowadays, I can't even reach your lines. Please what's PKO?

Mercie123:
Boss boss you're too busy nowadays, I can't even reach your lines. Please what's PKO?

Palm Kernel Oil (Used for soap making). Sorry, I was away.

organicfoods:
Palm Kernel Oil (Used for soap making). Sorry, I was away.

Ok. I'll try to find it. Thanks

Mercie123:
This is priceless to me. Lesson learnt. God bless you!

Good you also learnt from your experience. Wish you success in the next trial

REUBEN010:

Good you also learnt from your experience. Wish you success in the next trial

thank you so much. Pls do you know about soil sterilization?

Mercie123:
thank you so much. Pls do you know about soil sterilization?

Yes. The soil is heated for some hours depending on the temperature and what you are sterilizing against.

REUBEN010:

Yes. The soil is heated for some hours depending on the temperature and what you are sterilizing against.

wow!! How'll that be possible for a large volume of soil? In fact, how do you heat the soil

Mercie123:
I decided to create this thread to show what I've been doing on the side based on the 'many many' things I've learnt on this forum and the burning passion to move our economy forward. Plenty pictures coming soon but manage these 2 for now! @vanpeele @vickychuks @organicfoods @soloxam @ishaqteejay @mimmmms @pavore9

Do you engage in vertical farming?
I'm interested that's my reason for asking n I want some lessons on it

kikies:

Do you engage in vertical farming?
I'm interested that's my reason for asking n I want some lessons on it

Yes, organic vertical farming. There are threads on vertical farming if you want to learn.

Mercie123:
Yes, organic vertical farming. There are threads on vertical farming if you want to learn.

Yes I want to learn
I'm thinking of speaking directly to someone who's experienced, I jst need some info on how to start up
Eg.
The sack, I think its been torn for the plant to breath or something like that I'm not sure
I think I'd b able to handle other parts myself,with the help of the threads as u've suggested
08028737880 that's my whatsapp number thanks

kikies:

Yes I want to learn
I'm thinking of speaking directly to someone who's experienced, I jst need some info on how to start up
Eg.
The sack, I think its been torn for the plant to breath or something like that I'm not sure
I think I'd b able to handle other parts myself,with the help of the threads as u've suggested
08028737880 that's my whatsapp number thanks

Yes, you make wholes at the bottom for proper drainage. Water, nutrients and pest control are very essential.

Mercie123:
Yes, you make wholes at the bottom for proper drainage. Water, nutrients and pest control are very essential.

Thinking of trying out with cucumber too
Do the stems of the plant grow out tru d holes by d sides of d sacks?

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Thanks @docfarmer3 I have cow dung and top soil @ ratio 3:1.

Mercie, pls isn't that ratio of cow dung to soil @ 3:1 too much nutrient supply??!!

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My brother, I guess it is...lol

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My brother, I guess it is...lol. it paid off tho

Mercie123:


My brother, I guess it is...lol. it paid off tho

Lols. Ok. I once used "what someone said to be too much manure" on watermelon last yr. The leaves where very good looking and broad. But the plants didn't produce any fruit. More than 3000 plants. I was wondering what went wrong. Someone told me I used too much manure. That when manure is used in the excess on fruiting vegies, that they tend to produce very good looking foliage without fruits. But from the look of things, it appears cukes r really big feeders.

Mercie123:
wow!! How'll that be possible for a large volume of soil? In fact, how do you heat the soil

It's called heat sterilization. Either you use industrial oven at high temperature or you improvise using coal pot and big pot. Though sterilization has its disadvantages.

REUBEN010:

It's called heat sterilization. Either you use industrial oven at high temperature or you improvise using coal pot and big pot. Though sterilization has its disadvantages.

That's serious. I'll try to read more about it. If I may ask, what are you growing? I just love to learn alot.

Mercie123:
That's serious. I'll try to read more about it. If I may ask, what are you growing? I just love to learn alot.

Intercropped cassava with maize. Plan sowing okra, maize, watermelon and possibly pumpkin next month.

Mercie123:
wow!! How'll that be possible for a large volume of soil? In fact, how do you heat the soil

It's called heat sterilization. Either you use industrial oven at high temperature or you improvise using coal pot and big pot. Though sterilization has its disadvantages.

Mercie123:
That's serious. I'll try to read more about it. If I may ask, what are you growing? I just love to learn alot.

Intercropped cassava with maize. Plan sowing okra, maize, watermelon and possibly pumpkin next month.

RayRed16:


Lols. Ok. I once used "what someone said to be too much manure" on watermelon last yr. The leaves where very good looking and broad. But the plants didn't produce any fruit. More than 3000 plants. I was wondering what went wrong. Someone told me I used too much manure. That when manure is used in the excess on fruiting vegies, that they tend to produce very good looking foliage without fruits. But from the look of things, it appears cukes r really big feeders.

Nah that's not good. I noticed the large leaves too though but thank God my plants are fruiting already but I so won't make that mistake again. Yes, they're big feeders and they love been 'pampered'. Why? Just a day absence, they look like you've left them for a week...lol

REUBEN010:

Intercropped cassava with maize. Plan sowing okra, maize, watermelon and possibly pumpkin next month.

I wonder if I'll be able to cope with the conventional way of farming. I just feel sack farming is everything...lol...I know that's myopic but don't blame me, this is my first attempt at farming. I'm thinking herbs and other veggies like lettuce, cabbage, carrot etc later. Do you know about growing strawberry in Nigeria at all??

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