Good evening sir okoroemeka.

I decided to test the effect of NPK 20-10-10r as a fertigation fertilizer, and also the dry grain on about seventy 1 week old cucumber plants. To my surprise, 100% of the plants I apply the NPK as a solution to died, while about 90% of the one I apply the NPK as a wet solid to died as well.

Please sir, I will like to know the optimum concentration of NPK in grams that Will be safe to mix with water, to use for fertigation. Thank you sir.

Is it advisable to water at 2pm hot afternoon? Do you water 3 times a day during the dry season?

okoroemeka:
very interesting question,I think the use of drip irrigation will increase both yield and lifespan of cukes due to this few factors,(1)water is available to crops at all times,if you try to use hose and water 2000 cucumbers at 2pm hot afternoon in February you will understand,(2)water is delivered slowly not the high pressure hose that can even dislodge crop roots(3) fertigation possible (4)you can increase or decrease the water rate depends on weather,the list goes on, even the free time you will have will be invested in productive endeavors in the farm,if you are not a rugged individual don't ever consider using hose and water pump during dry season it is meant for farmers with sheer unbreakable determination.

Pes13:
Good evening sir okoroemeka.

I decided to test the effect of NPK 20-10-10r as a fertigation fertilizer, and also the dry grain on about seventy 1 week old cucumber plants. To my surprise, 100% of the plants I apply the NPK as a solution to died, while about 90% of the one I apply the NPK as a wet solid to died as well.

Please sir, I will like to know the optimum concentration of NPK in grams that Will be safe to mix with water, to use for fertigation. Thank you sir.

apart from urea we have used for fertigation without any problems,NPK is not water soluble and not meant for fertigation,it is used as soil application,there are fertilizers that are meant for fertigation like Haifa, maxiforce,multik etc, caution should be used when using any type of fertilizer on cucumbers be it organic or inorganic they can kill without mercy especially urea and chicken manure.

okoroemeka:
immediately it germinates take it outside but still maintain temporary shelter from harsh sunlight with palm frond.

Oga Emeka pls how can I get the scopion red..

It is not possible to make 500000 from cucumber farming with just one plot of land. Be realistic and remove your labor and total expenditure.

Kemyrolex:


I don't sell seeds per say, but I can hook you up..

I'm also interested in this hook up.
Thanks

benardj3:
How does wan tackle this birds that come and destroy cucumber, they eat half and move to another one, I have two trees in they farm that's where the birds stay

If the trees are not too important I would cut them off.

Please does anyone know or have experience with the attached fertilizer (Agrovert)? Is it effectively for cucumber?

The fertilizer has 3 varieties with different NPK values (didn't take note) meant for different stages of growth.

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Pes13:
Good evening sir okoroemeka.

I decided to test the effect of NPK 20-10-10r as a fertigation fertilizer, and also the dry grain on about seventy 1 week old cucumber plants. To my surprise, 100% of the plants I apply the NPK as a solution to died, while about 90% of the one I apply the NPK as a wet solid to died as well.

Please sir, I will like to know the optimum concentration of NPK in grams that Will be safe to mix with water, to use for fertigation. Thank you sir.

you have to very careful when applying fertilizer on cucumbers,we have lost 70% of a 5 week old farm to urea application,we have used half painter (2kg)of urea for 100 ltrs of water and fertigated with no problems

safarifarms:
Is it advisable to water at 2pm hot afternoon? Do you water 3 times a day during the dry season?

I was banned for 2 days by the antispam bot,they just bailed me,yes you can water cucumbers at anytime without any problems but can that be said about you that is standing in the blazing sun and watering it or less you are using drip irrigation

Konafas:

Oga Emeka pls how can I get the scopion red..

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TAYO124:
It is not possible to make 500000 from cucumber farming with just one plot of land. Be realistic and remove your labor and total expenditure.

well the target is making #500k total revenue from one plot ,i think it is highly possible if you plant in a very fertile soil,a good variety,good agricultural management and mostly plant to harvest by January-march that's when a bag can skyrocket to #7k a bag,we have done a sack farm of 800 empty cement bags,with 2 crops per sack total 1600 crops and got a total of 50 bags in 10 harvest,we sold at #4k per bag and got revenue of #200k from a land that is not up to half plot,and the production figure is 3.5/4:fruits per crop which is not even fantastic,I have seen production of 100 bags from 50 grams of seed in Edo state,don't doubt most things because there are determined people hell bent on making the impossible a reality.

safarifarms:
Please does anyone know or have experience with the attached fertilizer (Agrovert)? Is it effectively for cucumber?

The fertilizer has 3 varieties with different NPK values (didn't take note) meant for different stages of growth.

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@vosquare
@tangoalpha

I can easily see cucumber flowers on the plastic can so it means it's ok for cucumbers,but check closely the npk values if it has higher N then it is for vegetative growth,if it has lower N and higher K then it is for flowering and fruiting.

okoroemeka:
I can easily see cucumber flowers on the plastic can so it means it's ok for cucumbers,but check closely the npk values if it has higher N then it is for vegetative growth,if it has lower N and higher K then it is for flowering and fruiting.

Thanks

okoroemeka:
I can easily see cucumber flowers on the plastic can so it means it's ok for cucumbers,but check closely the npk values if it has higher N then it is for vegetative growth,if it has lower N and higher K then it is for flowering and fruiting.

may God bless you sir.
you just don't know how much you have being of help to people.
thank you sir

okoroemeka:
you have to very careful when applying fertilizer on cucumbers,we have lost 70% of a 5 week old farm to urea application,we have used half painter (2kg)of urea for 100 ltrs of water and fertigated with no problems

Thank you sir. I will use half of this concentration.

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@okoroemeka, pls how much is spray tubes?

Good evening, what can I use sir?

Pls what is the usefulness of the super gro?

Wizs2019:


My brother thanks for you comments. I will disagree with you strongly on some points you have made and I will clarify some questions you raised.

On Potassium and Calcium, you are correct when you say they affect the absorption of each other BUT only when too much of one is applied. If you notice in the Fertiliser program I published, Calcium is applied at the start as preplant and the Potassium Nitrate from day 1 to 20 is quite low. The key is to have a balance nutrition because both elements are needed but I will bet you one thing, you are more likely to have potassium deficiency in your soil than being deficient of calcium because a lot more potassium is needed during the season than calcium.

Also on potasium being needed mainly at or only fruiting stage, I think this is totally incorrect. Pottasium is really the most important and most needed nutrient for cucumber because its benefits are numerous, for example it helps by enhancing plant resistance to pathogens and reduces the impact of the infection. Potassium is needed throughout the whole life of a cucumber plant but more of it is needed during the vegetative, fruiting and harvesting stages (notice on the Fertiliser chart that more Potassium Nitrate is applied from day 20 to the end of the season than at the start). See below article.
https://www.haifa-group.com/cucumber-0/crop-guide-nutrients-cucumber

Note, when it is said a plant need a certain nutrient at a particular stage it doesn't mean don't apply any of that nutrient until that stage. What it actually means is that you should make sure that the nutrient is more available at that stage. Major mistake people make is to say for example Nitrogen is required at vegetative stage so I will only apply then, this is totally wrong. You should apply gradually to build up to when it is needed the most. Also if you apply all at once, you more likely to cause an excess and inhibit the absorption of other nutrients.

Next point, Nitrate is definitely the best source of Nitrogen! It is a plain fact. This is what the plants actually absorb. See below article.
http://www.kno3.org/product-features-a-benefits/nitrate-no3-versus-ammonium-nh4
I don't like urea, I know its a cheap source of Nitrogen but it is not the right type needed because its breakdown into ammonia then into ammonium then into Nitrate. Its such an inefficient way of applying Nitrogen. The nitrification of Ammonia is what causes leaf burn.

Next point, I use fine ground SSP and apply it about 5 to 7 days before planting so that it is broken down into the required nutrients and that they available to the plants straight from the get go. Phosphorus stores very well in the soil and its mostly required at the early growth stage of plants. I really like SSP because it contains calcium and Sulphur but you can use MAP or DAP.

On Sulphate Fertilisers, I remember reading somewhere that Sulphate is mostly salts which are really bad for soil because they make your soil have high salinity. It is better to use nitrates. Maybe someone can confirm this. Also I avoid Fertiliser (for example murate of potash) that contain chloride because if your not careful it can be disaster (high salinity) to plants, soil and any nearby source of water.

I didn't mention micro-nutrients because I use manure which contains all the micro nutrients required. Manure is a wonderful material. Also I use super grow.

On final point, I always try to discard plants from previous season because of disease and pathogens. I prefer to use manure.

My passing comment will be don't forget that you should always perform a soil test and adjust the Fertilisers based on the results.

This is the type of discussions I like to have! Long may it continue.

FarmTech:
@okoroemeka, pls how much is spray tubes?

last time I checked it was #100 naira per meter,200 meters will cover 1 and half plot of land,with water spraying 4 meters left and right.

Hasib04:
Good evening, what can I use sir?

classic Downy mildrew,remove all the affected leafs and spray throughly a mix of redforce (50 grams)and zforce(100 grams) fungicides for one knapsack,also find good foliar fertilizer and put inside,the leafs are not greenish enough.

safarifarms:
Pls what is the usefulness of the super gro?

what wiz2019 is talking about is not by anyway related to super gro,he is sharing observations made by using different types of real original fertilizers. not audio fertilizer like super gro,let it be known to anyone who cares to listen that super gro is not a fertilizer but a soil conditioner that makes soil retain water for a longer time,it is unscrupulous dealers that label it a fertlizer so they can sell more,they even advice farmers to use it for livestock like fish and pigs so they will grow more,don't try that at home results will not be funny especially In fish pond.

okoroemeka:
what wiz2019 is talking about is not by anyway related to super gro,he is sharing observations made by using different types of real original fertilizers. not audio fertilizer like super gro,let it be known to anyone who cares to listen that super gro is not a fertilizer but a soil conditioner that makes soil retain water for a longer time,it is unscrupulous dealers that label it a fertlizer so they can sell more,they even advice farmers to use it for livestock like fish and pigs so they will grow more,don't try that at home results will not be funny especially In fish pond.

The dealers are chronic liers.

Super gro is a useless product

Why would one brand a product what its not.

Rubbish.

okoroemeka:
classic Downy mildrew,remove all the affected leafs and spray throughly a mix of redforce (50 grams)and zforce(100 grams) fungicides for one knapsack,also find good foliar fertilizer and put inside,the leafs are not greenish enough.

Thanks sir.

Thanks a lot. Finding it hard to believe that I fell for this marketing fraud. I had noticed that the manufacturers do not label it as fertilizer but I've seen several farmers that swear by it. You won't believe that I've bought this audio fertilizer for my about to start cucumber farm. I wonder what results these farmers get that they keep using the product. Thanks for rescuing me.

okoroemeka:
what wiz2019 is talking about is not by anyway related to super gro,he is sharing observations made by using different types of real original fertilizers. not audio fertilizer like super gro,let it be known to anyone who cares to listen that super gro is not a fertilizer but a soil conditioner that makes soil retain water for a longer time,it is unscrupulous dealers that label it a fertlizer so they can sell more,they even advice farmers to use it for livestock like fish and pigs so they will grow more,don't try that at home results will not be funny especially In fish pond.

First harvest of my cucumber. I got 4bags from about 1700 plant stand. Hope it's quite reasonable for a newbie

safarifarms:
Thanks a lot. Finding it hard to believe that I fell for this marketing fraud. I had noticed that the manufacturers do not label it as fertilizer but I've seen several farmers that swear by it. You won't believe that I've bought this audio fertilizer for my about to start cucumber farm. I wonder what results these farmers get that they keep using the product. Thanks for rescuing me.

Lol...
But in all honesty, Super gro is a very good product. If you have it in your possession, PLS DO USE IT. It is a substance that greatly helps the use of other products. i.e a great adjuvant. Use it with your fertilizers, pesticides & other products. I for example use it with my organic product and produce was optimized. It is not a fertilizer like most say but it certainly will boost intake of nutrients by your crops. If you can afford it, buy & use. (I use it always). Super gro is not a scam/audio product, but you can do without it.
My opinion.

jidestroud:


Lol...
But in all honesty, Super gro is a very good product. If you have it in your possession, PLS DO USE IT. It is a substance that greatly helps the use of other products. i.e a great adjuvant. Use it with your fertilizers, pesticides & other products. I for example use it with my organic product and produce was optimized. It is not a fertilizer like most say but it certainly with boost intake of nutrients by your crops. If you can afford it, buy & use. (I use it always). Super gro is not a scam/audio product, but you can do without it.
My opinion.

the reason that i labelled it an audio fertilizer is because it is not a fertlizer in the first place,,super gro makes soil wetter and helps plant absorb more nutrients because the moisture to move the nutrients will be available,then came the problems,what if a novice farmer applied only super gro and relax thinking it a fertlizer or now in the rainy season is there really any use for it,super gro will only be economically effective during dry season to extend watering intervals of crops but in the rainy season it will be as useless as taking coal to enugu.

dreymania:
First harvest of my cucumber. I got 4bags from about 1700 plant stand. Hope it's quite reasonable for a newbie

you did quite well,I am predicting 8-10 bags second harvest,what variety is that?

It's cu999 sir. When should I prepare for second harvest @okoroemeka

okoroemeka:
you did quite well,I am predicting 8-10 bags second harvest,what variety is that?

Kipp