waxingmoon:

Thanks for the reply.
I planted Demon f1 this year and I am willing to plant Habanero but don't know if Piquante Red can average demon f1 in terms of yield.

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In this part, I would say Piquante has slightly better market value than demon. So you may want to look at that instead of just yield in volume.

safarifarms:

From my little experience on a very small scale backyard garden, tomato fruit cracking is caused by irregular watering. If the plant has been starved of water for a while and then water become available later it will suck up excess water to the fruits. The sudden surge of water to the fruits causes the cracking.

Exactly, you have said just right. That is at least 80% of the cause.
Thank you

safarifarms:
Obatobi1 can tomato do well beside a palm plantation where the area gradually begins to be shaded from past 12pm and fully shaded by 5pm. I'd used it for pumpkin this year and wondering if I can switch to tomato next year. By the way the pumpkin didn't seem to be affected. Though I don't know if it would have performed better elsewhere.

Of course you can!! It us very suitable. You may just have to trim the palm fronds before you start a planting cycle.

For some that still desire to ask me questions or reach me personally, here's my contact
07068990624

Obatobi1:


Of course you can!! It us very suitable. You may just have to trim the palm fronds before you start a planting cycle.

I can't touch the palm, they are in my neighbours farm. They are planted up to the 1m from the boundry making it cast shadow in a section of my farm from afternoon.

safarifarms:

I can't touch the palm, they are in my neighbours farm. They are planted up to the 1m from the boundry making it cast shadow in a section of my farm from afternoon.

If that is the case, just leave a few meters allowance before making your beds.
But that's should not deter you

Obatobi1:


If that is the case, just leave a few meters allowance before making your beds.
But that's should not deter you

Ok. Thanks

Obatobi1:
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In this part, I would say Piquante has slightly better market value than demon. So you may want to look at that instead of just yield in volume.

Thanks Boss....
I want to choose between Piquante ,Avenir and some other Habaneros.Thats the reason for my question.

Obatobi1:


I have about 8000 stands,
and its on 4 plots

Please could you help with the dimensions of your ridges and how many of such ridges Didi you have in a plot?I'll appreciate the reply

Obatobi1:


I have about 8000 stands,
and its on 4 plots

Please I'd love to know the dimensions of the ridges you made and how many of such ridges are on a plot to house 2k per plot. I'd love to improve on mine too
Regards

kemstol:


Please I'd love to know the dimensions of the ridges you made and how many of such ridges are on a plot to house 2k per plot. I'd love to improve on mine too
Regards

I will take my time to do the calculations for you, I hope you understand it.

I'm going to base the calculation on the spacing on your drip irrigation tube/tape (30cm, 40cm or 50cm).

Now let's assume you make a 20m long bed in 20places, (each bed at about 1m wide and walkway of about half meter).

So let's pick 50cm spacing,

20m long bed is same as 2000cm (you remember 100cm make 1 meter)

So we have 2000cm bed.

2000cm÷50cm
=40plants and per line.

Using double line per bed, we have 80 plants per bed.

Now multiply that by 20beds = 1600.

So you should have about 1500 to 1600 pet plot, using 50cm spacing and double line per bed.

Similarly for 30cm

2000cm÷30cm = approx 65plants.

Double line per bed =130 plants per bed.

130plants × 20 beds on the plot

That is about 2600 plants per plot.

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are a newbe in tomato production, you may not be able to cope with the spacing or double line arrangement.

Contact me on 07068990624 if you need further guidance

More developed stage

nice thread you have here..

Obatobi1:


I will take my time to do the calculations for you, I hope you understand it.

I'm going to base the calculation on the spacing on your drip irrigation tube/tape (30cm, 40cm or 50cm).

Now let's assume you make a 20m long bed in 20places, (each bed at about 1m wide and walkway of about half meter).

So let's pick 50cm spacing,

20m long bed is same as 2000cm (you remember 100cm make 1 meter)

So we have 2000cm bed.

2000cm÷50cm
=40plants and per line.

Using double line per bed, we have 80 plants per bed.

Now multiply that by 20beds = 1600.

So you should have about 1500 to 1600 pet plot, using 50cm spacing and double line per bed.

Similarly for 30cm

2000cm÷30cm = approx 65plants.

Double line per bed =130 plants per bed.

130plants × 20 beds on the plot

That is about 2600 plants per plot.

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are a newbe in tomato production, you may not be able to cope with the spacing or double line arrangement.

Contact me on 07068990624 if you need further guidance

Thanks, now I get it

kemstol:


Thanks, now I get it

Welcome

I just came across your thread, I must say it's been so interesting and very insightful. I have been considering to start a tomato farm as well and i'll like to get in touch with you in due time.

Kudos to you again.. I hope you are having a better farming season

St3v3nson:
I just came across your thread, I must say it's been so interesting and very insightful. I have been considering to start a tomato farm as well and i'll like to get in touch with you in due time.

Kudos to you again.. I hope you are having a better farming season

Yes I am, thank you very much

Obatobi1:


Yes I am, thank you very much

Hello Boss, happy new year to you! Some of us were learning from the regular updates o. Please keep inspiring us with the updates, especially the pepper. I sincerely promise to pay my school fees on time.

Obatobi1:


Yes I am, thank you very much

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St3v3nson:
I just came across your thread, I must say it's been so interesting and very insightful. I have been considering to start a tomato farm as well and i'll like to get in touch with you in due time.

Kudos to you again.. I hope you are having a better farming season

Please do, I'll respond as much as I can. Thank you

ideepaul:

Hello Boss, happy new year to you! Some of us were learning from the regular updates o. Please keep inspiring us with the updates, especially the pepper. I sincerely promise to pay my school fees on time.

Thank you. I'm glad I have some audience. We are trying to put some things in place. The updates will start pouring in very soon

kudos bro.

I just came across your thread, I must say it's been so interesting and very insightful. I have been considering to start a tomato farm as well and i'll like to get in touch with you in due time. I'm based in Lagos but I'm planning to acquire land at Oyo town to at least keep for when I'll start. I'm a civil servant and will like to first test run on a plot then expand to like 5acre but for now I'll get d land and use for cassava till I can plant myself nd I'm already saving up for d land.

Kudos to you again.. I hope you are having a better farming season

This is my contact 07061532953. I'll contact OP nd others on WhatsApp nd call

Hollar007:
I just came across your thread, I must say it's been so interesting and very insightful. I have been considering to start a tomato farm as well and i'll like to get in touch with you in due time. I'm based in Lagos but I'm planning to acquire land at Oyo town to at least keep for when I'll start. I'm a civil servant and will like to first test run on a plot then expand to like 5acre but for now I'll get d land and use for cassava till I can plant myself nd I'm already saving up for d land.

Kudos to you again.. I hope you are having a better farming season

Thank you. Welcome to the world of Agriculture!!

Good evening all.
Please if you have had an experience regarding this please help asap.

There is this land I got recently that is close to stream but I'm having serious headache with it regarding the type of soil.

I noticed the soil is a clay soil and that it holds on water.
My fear is on the soil drainage when the rain comes since I'm not in control of rain and I'm in the south that experiences heavy downpour yearly.

I have never grown vegetables on a soil like this.
I have always had loamy and sandy soils that drains well with raised bed and have not had issues.

What is your experience growing pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, etc on a clay soil.

Drought problems made me source for a land close to water but this clay is giving greater headache now.

Please help asap with your suggestions.

Thank you.

tpben:
Good evening all.
Please if you have had an experience regarding this please help asap.

There is this land I got recently that is close to stream but I'm having serious headache with it regarding the type of soil.

I noticed the soil is a clay soil and that it holds on water.
My fear is on the soil drainage when the rain comes since I'm not in control of rain and I'm in the south that experiences heavy downpour yearly.

I have never grown vegetables on a soil like this.
I have always had loamy and sandy soils that drains well with raised bed and have not had issues.

What is your experience growing pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, etc on a clay soil.

Drought problems made me source for a land close to water but this clay is giving greater headache now.

Please help asap with your suggestions.

Thank you.

Well, I will not advice you to plant on a clay soil (cos it seem its pure clay from the way you're talking).

You needs to avoid certain situations like damping off and likes, so I'll advice you to get another that has access to water but not clayey soil.

Mr. Obatobi, I had deleted the drip tape advert. Hope you are happy now? Thanks

komoland:
Mr. Obatobi, I had deleted the drip tape advert. Hope you are happy now? Thanks

Thank you, this thread is not meant for advertisement. Almost everybody have one thing or the other to advertise, and if we all start doing that here, I'm afraid the purpose of this thread will be defeated.

Peace

Good Morning Mr. Tobi,
Kindly HI me on WhatsApp via 08132253414.

I have a package for you

Great work Mr. Obatobi1

The thread is educative and inspiring.

Consider teaching as well Sir.

This is surely a remarkable success. Thanks for sharing your experience. But how do you market them ? Kindly share how you sell them and is it a productive business. Thanks