okoroemeka:
well u have a point but here in the. east it is regarded as a curse to harvest crops u did not grow,we had a mild theft problem in a water melon farm,we just got clay pot make it look scary with Red cloths,palm fronds etc,we placed these pots at strategic areas around the farm and before u say jack people stopped even using paths close to the farm.LOL

okoroemeka:
well u have a point but here in the. east it is regarded as a curse to harvest crops u did not grow,we had a mild theft problem in a water melon farm,we just got clay pot make it look scary with Red cloths,palm fronds etc,we placed these pots at strategic areas around the farm and before u say jack people stopped even using paths close to the farm.LOL

okoroemeka:
well u have a point but here in the. east it is regarded as a curse to harvest crops u did not grow,we had a mild theft problem in a water melon farm,we just got clay pot make it look scary with Red cloths,palm fronds etc,we placed these pots at strategic areas around the farm and before u say jack people stopped even using paths close to the farm.LOL

This got me... Really.... I just dey imagine the thing... Lol

Any cucumber farmer in Ilorin here?

getting ready to stake our 2500 cucumbers,some areas have old stakes in place,so we are doing about 60% of the land,bamboos are down @40 naira per bamboo,1 mean worker from ebonyi state cut 80 pieces in 1 day,I wonder what we could have done without the strong men from abakiliki,

okoroemeka:
getting ready to stake our 2500 cucumbers,some areas have old stakes in place,so we are doing about 60% of the land,bamboos are down @40 naira per bamboo,1 mean worker from ebonyi state cut 80 pieces in 1 day,I wonder what we could have done without the strong men from abakiliki,

I like how neatly arranged your farm is. But for speaking sake, there needs to be an alternative to bamboo, else we'll just realise bamboos r going into extinction

Yampotatocarrot:


I like how neatly arranged your farm is. But for speaking sake, there needs to be an alternative to bamboo, else we'll just realise bamboos r going into extinction

the man that has land behind our farm has given up the fight with bamboo and is begging us to finish the bamboo so he can use the land again,but how can we finish the bamboo,it's unfinishable it will full 2 trailer load if cut clearance and moreover the more u cut it the faster it grows.we call the place TIMBER SHED.

This is a great thread!
I greet you all.
I have two plots of land in Ofada, Ogun state and I would like to use it for farming .
Please, advise me on how to start.
I have no experience in this field.

okoroemeka:
the man that has land behind our farm has given up the fight with bamboo and is begging us to finish the bamboo so he can use the land again,but how can we finish the bamboo,it's unfinishable it will full 2 trailer load if cut clearance and moreover the more u cut it the faster it grows.we call the place TIMBER SHED.

Loooooooooooooooool, this is quite funny. If na Lagos now, we for happy to come cut am, sell am to those wey wan do decking.

Its nice knowing that cost of bamboo z out of your production cost.

okoroemeka:
getting ready to stake our 2500 cucumbers,some areas have old stakes in place,so we are doing about 60% of the land,bamboos are down @40 naira per bamboo,1 mean worker from ebonyi state cut 80 pieces in 1 day,I wonder what we could have done without the strong men from abakiliki,

Correct me if I'm wrong. You planted in the holes between beds and not on the beds. Considering that the rains are already here heavily, won't that affect the crops (flooding in the trench)?

Yampotatocarrot:


Correct me if I'm wrong. You planted in the holes between beds and not on the beds. Considering that the rains are already here heavily, won't that affect the crops (flooding in the trench)?

you are right but we will start harvesting February ending,so before the rains will come by March ending we have collected our cash and warming up to do ridges on the land.

what's the lowest price for a 25kg bag of cucumber during raining season
(worst case scenario)

johnnyblaze424:
what's the lowest price for a 25kg bag of cucumber during raining season
(worst case scenario)

lowest we sold last year july-august is 2,500k,the low price is not caused by influx of cucumbers in the market but the presence of other competing fruits like mango,fresh corn,pear, garden eggs,WM,etc.

@okoroemeka, pls sir, u didn't update us how many times u eventually harvested ur cukes u planted in November. Thanks

Juliana7:
@okoroemeka, pls sir, u didn't update us how many times u eventually harvested ur cukes u planted in November. Thanks

we harvested it 8-9 times,sorry about the erratic updates we have been super busy on a joint venture farm with our new foreign partners,I will post updates about the new project religiously,the oyibo people wants to test our farming resolve but we will show them that bread hard because it never jam limca

preparing the mega nursery for 7000 plants in paper cups,the crops will stay 10-12 days before going to the field,many may question the need for such stress in doing a nursery,well we discovered that nematodes reduce the yield of cucumbers by 50%,so we used a super treated potting mix in the nursery and when it will be transferred to the field it will fumigate the soil very effectively it lasts 70days in soil,pls don't ask the name of the nematicide u can't find it in nigeria.we have plans of planting such every month and will increase the number when our mechanized equipment arrives,this will surely be an interesting year.

the paper cup is also biogradable so when it's time to move to the field we will plant the crop with the cup inside the soil eliminating transplant shock.

okoroemeka:
preparing the mega nursery for 7000 plants in paper cups,the crops will stay 10-12 days before going to the field,many may question the need for such stress in doing a nursery,well we discovered that nematodes reduce the yield of cucumbers by 50%,so we used a super treated potting mix in the nursery and when it will be transferred to the field it will fumigate the soil very effectively it lasts 70days in soil,pls don't ask the name of the nematicide u can't find it in nigeria.we have plans of planting such every month and will increase the number when our mechanized equipment arrives,this will surely be an interesting year.

Very informative thread.

okoroemeka:
the paper cup is also biogradable so when it's time to move to the field we will plant the crop with the cup inside the soil eliminating transplant shock.

Where is this paper cup sold?

EMMAACHILE:

Where is this paper cup sold?

na the oyibo people bring am, special for transplanting has different sizes,bye bye to transplant shock,rats,harsh weather for young crops,good management at beginning very important I will inform the oyibo to include more when shipping other equipments I sense farmers will fall in love with it

okoroemeka:
preparing the mega nursery for 7000 plants in paper cups,the crops will stay 10-12 days before going to the field,many may question the need for such stress in doing a nursery,well we discovered that nematodes reduce the yield of cucumbers by 50%,so we used a super treated potting mix in the nursery and when it will be transferred to the field it will fumigate the soil very effectively it lasts 70days in soil,pls don't ask the name of the nematicide u can't find it in nigeria.we have plans of planting such every month and will increase the number when our mechanized equipment arrives,this will surely be an interesting year.

Great job bro, please what are sign to notice when nematode its affecting cucumber plants, thanks.

FMCASH:

Great job bro, please what are sign to notice when nematode its affecting cucumber plants, thanks.

stunted growth, yellow leafs,plant wilts when sun is shining and does not come back to normal even when irrigated,if u pull it up u will see round nodes on the roots and stem will be rotted,and if it eventually bear fruits u will only harvest max 3-4 times it will wilt and die off.

okoroemeka:
stunted growth, yellow leafs,plant wilts when sun is shining and does not come back to normal even when irrigated,if u pull it up u will see round nodes on the roots and stem will be rotted,and if it eventually bear fruits u will only harvest max 3-4 times it will wilt and die off.

No curative maintenance, only preventive?

okoroemeka:
the paper cup is also biogradable so when it's time to move to the field we will plant the crop with the cup inside the soil eliminating transplant shock.

How long before the paper cup starts degrading, to give room for expansion of root?

okoroemeka:
stunted growth, yellow leafs,plant wilts when sun is shining and does not come back to normal even when irrigated,if u pull it up u will see round nodes on the roots and stem will be rotted,and if it eventually bear fruits u will only harvest max 3-4 times it will wilt and die off.

Thanks
Knot root?

okoroemeka:
stunted growth, yellow leafs,plant wilts when sun is shining and does not come back to normal even when irrigated,if u pull it up u will see round nodes on the roots and stem will be rotted,and if it eventually bear fruits u will only harvest max 3-4 times it will wilt and die off.

Ideal week to use nematicide apart from preplant?
With nematicide, harvest can last for how many times?

Yampotatocarrot:


How long before the paper cup starts degrading, to give room for expansion of root?

now at the nursery, watering is done by light misting on top of the cups,but when it's put in soil heavy duty watering will commence,the paper cup will melt in 1 -2 days,it's just recycled paper mache cup made to desintergate if it meets water.

Yampotatocarrot:


No curative maintenance, only preventive?

no curative product is available for root nematodes only preventive,it's a very essential part of vegetable planting,if u use a good systemic nematicide on the soil you will not buy other insecticide again for around 50 days any insect that touches the plant will die at the spot.saves money on insecticide s and also time/labour on constant running around with knapsack

FMCASH:
Thanks Knot root?

yes,root knot nematodes

FMCASH:

Ideal week to use nematicide apart from preplant?
With nematicide, harvest can last for how many times?

just apply it and water,then 2 days u put manure and plant,lasting of harvest depends on many factors,soil, variety, management etc,I have seen a farm that was harvested 4 times it die and I have seen a farm that was harvested 15 times before it died.

okoroemeka:
no curative product is available for root nematodes only preventive,it's a very essential part of vegetable planting,if u use a good systemic nematicide on the soil you will not buy other insecticide again for around 50 days any insect that touches the plant will die at the spot.saves money on insecticide s and also time/labour on constant running around with knapsack

Loooooooooooooooool @ constant running around with knapsack. U mean no need for turnioniown with knapsack,, lol.

Thanks for the explanation

Laugh wan kill me today,I sent videos of our land preparation to our foreign partners and Ithey can't believe what they saw ,one mean hungry guy dug 2,000 holes in 2 days it's incredible,they didn't believe it's humanly possible,they think we will relax and wait for the earth augers machine to arrive before we start work ,they are wrong, in Africa we have human bulldozers,human excavators and any variety of earth shaking and moving machines there is a human mutation for that in Africa.