Adamma91:
We were able to weed one plot today, still cutting down cost, doing some of the works by ourselves, it is not easy ooo.

It appears almost all the weeds are grasses. Herbicides that can kill those grasses without affecting your ugu leaf (and anything broadleaf) may help in cutting down cost.

OluchiDelly:

It appears almost all the weeds are grasses. Herbicides that can kill those grasses without affecting your ugu leaf (and anything broadleaf) may help in cutting down cost.

can you help me the name of the herbicide sir

Adamma91:
can you help me the name of the herbicide sir

Fusillade
Narrodown

Adamma91:
The land was ploughed two times, that is why we didnt bother to make ridges.
Number of seeds in a bucket was 317, we counted only one bucket.
For the numbers of seed sprouted we have not counted because some are still sprouting, but at least we have gotten 85% germination for now.

Good. More Grace

OluchiDelly:

Fusillade
Narrodown

This maybe risky killing grasses and leaving broad leaf has not been fully proven to have a very good herbicide best option is mulching or hand weeding , cucumber farmers can attest to that

Adamma91:
can you help me the name of the herbicide sir

Adamma91:
I be updating the house on our expense, challenges and victory on yhi project. Just stay tuned

Honestly speaking, this thread is God sent, I just aquired 2 plots of land this January somewhere in Ughelli, Delta State and I am currently planning to use one for yam and the other plot for ugu. I have a little idea of yam cultivation, but I honestly know zilt about ugu. So please I'll be most grateful to be thoroughly tutored on this.

CzarChris:
Honestly speaking, this thread is God sent, I just aquired 2 plots of land this January somewhere in Ughelli, Delta State and I am currently planning to use one for yam and the other plot for ugu. I have a little idea of yam cultivation, but I honestly no zilt about ugu. So please I'll be most grateful to be thoroughly tutored on this.

Is your proposed ugu farm for personal consumption or commercial?

noeloge82:

This maybe risky killing grasses and leaving broad leaf has not been fully proven to have a very good herbicide best option is mulching or hand weeding , cucumber farmers can attest to that

thank you sir, so it is not advisable.

CzarChris:
Honestly speaking, this thread is God sent, I just aquired 2 plots of land this January somewhere in Ughelli, Delta State and I am currently planning to use one for yam and the other plot for ugu. I have a little idea of yam cultivation, but I honestly no zilt about ugu. So please I'll be most grateful to be thoroughly tutored on this.

am glad you got value but I will advise you to look for any ugu farmer around you to put you through

noeloge82:

This maybe risky killing grasses and leaving broad leaf has not been fully proven to have a very good herbicide best option is mulching or hand weeding , cucumber farmers can attest to that

I don't give what I have not tested. I used it on my both tomato and pepper farm without any negative effect. Instructions on labels is vital.

tonee1:


Is your proposed ugu farm for personal consumption or commercial?

commercial of course. I definitely can't plant ugu on a 100x50 plot of land for personal consumption.

Adamma91:
thank you sir, so it is not advisable.

For me its not advisable and like he said he has tried it , if u have to try it , it will be best to try on a very very small portion and check out d reaction after 10 days of trial just to be on a safer side

noeloge82:

For me its not advisable and like he said he has tried it , if u have to try it , it will be best to try on a very very small portion and check out d reaction after 10 days of trial just to be on a safer side

I've heard testimonies of others who have used these selective herbicides for grass.. it only kills grass and not effective on broad leaves..

Psalmy2cute:

I've heard testimonies of others who have used these selective herbicides for grass.. it only kills grass and not effective on broad leaves..

You maybe right am only calling for caution cos most selective herbicides I seen or used works well with particular plants like maize , rice so if one needs to try this caution is not a bad idea [sub][/sub]

OluchiDelly:

I don't give what I have not tested. I used it on my both tomato and pepper farm without any negative effect. Instructions on labels is vital.

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How much do they cost?

noeloge82:

For me its not advisable and like he said he has tried it , if u have to try it , it will be best to try on a very very small portion and check out d reaction after 10 days of trial just to be on a safer side

wow, thank you sir

Farm work no be beans. At harvest that you'll start shinning teeth.

It will end in praise

Psalmy2cute:

I've heard testimonies of others who have used these selective herbicides for grass.. it only kills grass and not effective on broad leaves..

Many a times when we make blunders, and the result is not palatable, we shift the blames to the products.
Let me site myself as an example.
I once applied insecticide, like the 1st 3 lines of my cucumber gone while other lines are OK. I sat and began to reason.
Later i realized someone used the sprayer to apply paraquat herbicide. Tho I rinse it b4 using it but there was almost half liitre of the herbicide hanging in the compressor chamber which ordinary rinsing cannot remove except you flush it out with enough clean water.
Another instance, same quantity of insecticide I normally used for knapsack sprayer, I erroneously (with the mindset that i was holding 16L sprayer)poured same into my 2L hand sprayer. The result...all my nursery plants got burnt.
Another one. I broadcast 1 paint rubber of ewdu seed. As a first timer, I didn't know they used to per boil it. The thing refused to grow. The following year, when the land was turned for planting a different crop, all of them started germinating as weed.

Adamma91:
I know because we already planted but I want to have an idea and cost effective irrigation system come next dry season planting, for this season we will manage the hose. I want to know so I be fully prepared come next season, not carrying hose up and down though we have small sprinkler we use now but it is time consuming.

I commend your great efforts. Its a nice venture.
How is your fertilizing routine like and have you encountered any signs of disease?
Also whats the spray diameter of the sprinkler?

Adamma91:
yes it the broad leave type, we bought from my mentor's long time supplier

Hi Adaeze,

Can you please find out the price of uGu seed paint bucket from your supplier and the cost of transporting it to Lagos.

noeloge82:

For me its not advisable and like he said he has tried it , if u have to try it , it will be best to try on a very very small portion and check out d reaction after 10 days of trial just to be on a safer side

My only fear is the toxic effect of the synthetic chemicals. They are always persistent with long half life don't forget the leaves can take it for long and when consumed it will actually have adverse redidual effect on consumers,I think u better weed manually, selective chemicals can be so good when applied in maize farm,pepper and other plants,but on vegies I think it is not ideal because we consume the leave that pick up the chemicals.

anjowaka510:

My only fear is the toxic effect of the synthetic chemicals. They are always persistent with long half life don't forget the leaves can take it for long and when consumed it will actually have adverse redidual effect on consumers,I think u better weed manually, selective chemicals can be so good when applied in maize farm,pepper and other plants,but on vegies I think it is not ideal because we consume the leave that pick up the chemicals.

You are totally correct with respect to the leafy veggies.

OluchiDelly:

You are totally correct with respect to the leafy veggies.

That is it.Thanks

Emmafly:


Hi Adaeze,

Can you please find out the price of uGu seed paint bucket from your supplier and the cost of transporting it to Lagos.

, OK, I will call her, when do you need it.

Mrkellz:


I commend your great efforts. Its a nice venture.
How is your fertilizing routine like and have you encountered any signs of disease?
Also whats the spray diameter of the sprinkler?

, I have not really checked the diameter it can cover, it does not sprinkle far, as you can see I am looking for better sprinkler, I won't advise you to buy this type. It takes the wholr day to irrigate just three plots.

OluchiDelly:
Fusillade Narrodown

. Pls hw much do they cost?

Yodexy:
Farm work no be beans. At harvest that you'll start shinning teeth.

It will end in praise

Amen ooo

FarmTech:

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Pls hw much do they cost?

Its StarForce I actually got for 6k. All of them contain same active ingredient

OluchiDelly:

Its StarForce I actually got for 6k. All of them contain same active ingredient

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Ok thanks.

Adamma91:
, OK, I will call her, when do you need it.

Dear Adamma,

I will need it by first week of May.

How are your plants doing. Hope the Ugu variety is the broad leaf type.

Also can you help me confirm the current price of the 20L Bucket from the seller.

Emmafly:


Dear Adamma,

I will need it by first week of May.

How are your plants doing. Hope the Ugu variety is the broad leaf type.

Also can you help me confirm the current price of the 20L Bucket from the seller.

ugu price had already gone up oo, it was 6500 last week, by May it will be more than that, for the ugu, it is bold type. She measures in 4lt bucket.

Adamma91:
I be updating the house on our expense, challenges and victory on yhi project. Just stay tuned

Hi Ada. I like to know the cost of a paint bucket of Ugwu seeds at the moment. You mentioned 4000 Maura per paint bucket. I wanted to verify if this is still intact