Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. - Agriculture

Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. - Agriculture - Nairaland

This will take 5-6 years, God spare our lives!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP0OywJFJK0

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 10:14pm On Dec 12, 2020

This forest was break and pack. The topsoil was soaked with water then filled inside perforated nylon to do nursery.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by MoreTech(m): 8:46am On Dec 13, 2020

Farmerakinloye6:
This forest was break and pack. The topsoil was soaked with water then filled inside perforated nylon to do nursery.

good morning, pls is it only the top soil only that you used because I did same inside pure water nylon but only few germinated

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 5:48pm On Dec 13, 2020

MoreTech:
good morning, pls is it only the top soil only that you used because I did same inside pure water nylon but only few germinated

yes because it is fertile and virgin. It is also possible to see some that will not germinate.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 6:35pm On Dec 20, 2020

Ripe cocoa was pluck on the 13th, and plant in a solo way, then cover with palm trees leaf.

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Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Ogunleti01: 6:58pm On Dec 20, 2020*

we are in together already planted my platain way back in june. where did you source for your pod

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Ogunleti01: 7:27pm On Dec 20, 2020

MoreTech:
good morning, pls is it only the top soil only that you used because I did same inside pure water nylon but only few germinated

They should have been pre-sprouted with sawdust then you could transfer to the polythene

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 7:59pm On Dec 27, 2020

Ogunleti01:
we are in together already planted my platain way back in june. where did you source for your pod

I sight you bro.

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Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 8:00pm On Dec 27, 2020

Cocoa seedlings begin to sprout out.

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Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by benzion72(m): 3:28pm On Dec 28, 2020

Farmerakinloye6:
This will take 5-6 years, God spare our lives!

Cocoa is eighteen months with modern practices. Dont waste your time

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Ogunleti01: 9:04pm On Dec 30, 2020

benzion72:
Cocoa is eighteen months with modern practices. Dont waste your time

Yeah! But cocoa would only reach its peak from 4-6 years

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by benzion72(m): 5:11am On Dec 31, 2020

Ogunleti01:
Yeah! But cocoa would only reach its peak from 4-6 years

In simple word plant grafted cocoa and those pure water nylon are not too good for Cocoa nursery the root development will be hampered

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 8:06pm On Jan 06, 2021

The seedlings has four leafs now.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Ogunleti01: 8:58pm On Jan 06, 2021

Farmerakinloye6:
The seedlings has four leafs now.

Would it not be right if you remove the palm fronds at this stage?

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 11:23am On Jan 07, 2021

Ogunleti01:
Would it not be right if you remove the palm fronds at this stage?

it will soon be remove, the place is somehow open to sunlight.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by benzion72(m): 12:03am On Jan 08, 2021

Please secure your seedling with red cloth and cowries to scare thieves away I lost 800 seedling last season to thieves they just pluck my seedling away

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Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by SeyiAyorinde(m): 10:32am On Jan 10, 2021

Good work sir.where is your farm located please?

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 5:57pm On Jan 15, 2021

Growing...

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 11:35am On Jan 28, 2021

Growing....palm fronds is removed.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 2:06pm On Feb 11, 2021*

It will be ready for transplanting when rain start properly. The place it will be transplant to has already been prepared (deforest) I will show it soon.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 8:58am On May 15, 2021

It is now ready for transplanting, once heavy and continuous rain start (June-july) if you are interested on how it was sowed inside the nylon, go to cocoa playlist on my channel,it there.

Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by Farmerakinloye6(op): 7:05pm On Jun 26, 2021

Moving the seedlings to farm, digging Hole where it will be plant and planting in progress....for more insight check my channel.

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Re: Cocoa Plantation/ Growing cocoa from seed. by bizzibodi(m): 1:12pm On Sep 10, 2022

Insightful how many months is that seedling in d last picture & how many months before you transplant,do you grown d seedling in the shade?

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