DeLaRue:


@ Farmer Akinloye, I have a tomato variety which might be superior to Platinum in a lot of ways.

1. High disease (incl. bacterial wilt) tolerance 2. Shorter plant 3. Bigger fruits (I think) 3. Highly marketable shape & colour 4. Does very well in dry & rainy season 5. High dry matter (very little water content).

Whether it can beat Platinum in terms of yield is what we need to find out.

Would you be interested in doing a side by side planting test? Ideepaul, OluchiDelly, bosagro, jidestroud - are you interested?

I'm willing to give each interested participant 30 free seeds.

I'm in boss. How do I get in touch? I tried sending u a mail years back as regards my cabbage farm, seems u had issue accessing ur mail then.
I hope one can later get it in commercial scale.I have been looking for my favourite cultivar but not in the market at the moment.

komoland:
@ DeLaRu. Please am interested too, kindly share the tomato variety name, there is a seed variety that a friend told me about which stated can beat platinum in terms of resistance, weight and yield is Jarrah ZR F1 ,a variety of Rijk Zwaan has proven to be the best tomato variety to cultivate in the dry season which i will like to cultivate this dry season, had an average of 80-90 tomato fruits per stand, the average fruit weight per stand was 4.8- 5.1kg.

80 fruits for 5kg seems not to correlate bro. Jarrah f1 can not be less than 120g(min) per fruit. (I even got 120g with cobra f1 that the breeder quoted 80 to 90g.)
80x120 is almost 10kg

OluchiDelly:


80 fruits for 5kg seems not to correlate bro. Jarrah f1 can not be less than 120g(min) per fruit. (I even got 120g with cobra f1 that the breeder quoted 80 to 90g.)
80x120 is almost 10kg

Boss, you nor for like work for EFCC? ,
I said my own already, quoting figures is not enough to market these products, they won't hear

ideepaul:

Boss, you nor for like work for EFCC? ,
I said my own already, quoting figures is not enough to market these products, they won't hear

If truly 90fruits gave about 5kg, then a larger percentage of the fruits did not get to maturity stage, or all the 90fruits have average wt of 50g per fruit which will not be marketable. That's the way I view d thing, i may be wrong tho.

To all those who have indicated interest in my tomato seeds, I will contact you through the email address in your profile.

No need contacting me as I cant remember the email address (possibly hotmail ) that I used to register on Nairaland, as it was a long time ago.

ideepaul:

Hello sir, I am definitely interested, but to make it easier for us, I would like to pay for more seeds if the seed price is not excessively high. And I hope I will still find the seeds to buy for commercial operations if it's successful

I can probably sell you a packet (1500 seeds) for N13, 500.

I have not grown Platinum before, but it seems it is a very good seed, from what I have been reading here. However, from the pictures I have seen the plants seem rather tall thus necessitating staking - this can be costly in terms of time, money and effort.

If you want to grow a very large field, the variety I have would be a better choice since it doesn't grow very tall and does not require staking. Yes, you lose may be 10% of the fruits to rot, but I think it is worth it when you consider the effort that goes into staking.

Staking is also a barrier to you scaling up. How do you stake 20,000 plants without investing a ton of money

A tomato variety that is low in height, produces well, highly disease resistant, and is generally low-maintenance is a no brainer in my view.

If you look at Tomato Jos (the American lady investor spending millions of dollars growing tomatoes in Kaduna (I think)), her tomato plants are not staked. That's because she plants several hectares and staking is simply not economically feasible in that situation.

I'm not given to hyperbole, but I'm tempted to say that if this particular tomato seed is adopted widely in the South today, in a year or two, there would be little need to import tomatoes from the North.

Based on my experience, it seems to do well in ALL seasons - dry, wet, heavy rainfall, low rainfall, very high temperature etc. Also, the structure, shape, and colour of the fruit is excellent for Nigerian market and taste. It is possible there are tomatoes that produce more in Nigeria today, but boy, I would be surprised if anything beats this tomato when all factors are considered.

That is why I want people to try it in different locations so we can confirm if my report of its performance is confirmed across the entire south or whether my location just happens to be well suited to it.

If you are in the North and you want to try in your location, I'd be happy to send you some seeds.

ideepaul:

Hello sir, I am definitely interested, but to make it easier for us, I would like to pay for more seeds if the seed price is not excessively high. And I hope I will still find the seeds to buy for commercial operations if it's successful

I can probably sell you a packet (1500 seeds) for N13, 500.

I have not grown Platinum before, but it seems it is a very good seed, from what I have been reading here. However, from the pictures I have seen the plants seem rather tall thus necessitating staking - this can be costly in terms of time, money and effort.

If you want to grow a very large field, the variety I have would be a better choice since it doesn't grow very tall and does not require staking. Yes, you lose may be 10% of the fruits to rot, but I think it is worth it when you consider the effort that goes into staking.

Staking is also a barrier to you scaling up. How do you stake 20,000 plants without investing a ton of money

A tomato variety that is low in height, produces well, highly disease resistant, and is generally low-maintenance is a no brainer in my view.

If you look at Tomato Jos (the American lady investor spending millions of dollars growing tomatoes in Kaduna (I think)), her tomato plants are not staked. That's because she plants several hectares and staking is simply not economically feasible in that situation.

I'm not given to hyperbole, but I'm tempted to say that if this particular tomato seed is adopted widely in the South today, in a year or two, there would be little need to import tomatoes from the North.

Based on my experience, it seems to do well in ALL seasons - dry, wet, heavy rainfall, low rainfall, very high temperature etc. Also, the structure, shape, and colour of the fruit is excellent for Nigerian market and taste. It is possible there are tomatoes that produce more in Nigeria today, but boy, I would be surprised if anything beats this tomato when all factors are considered.

That is why I want people to try it in different locations so we can confirm if my report of its performance is confirmed across the entire south or whether my location just happens to be well suited to it.

If you are in the North and you want to try in your location, I'd be happy to send you some seeds.

DeLaRue:


I can probably sell you a packet (1500 seeds) for N13, 500.

I have not grown Platinum before, but it seems it is a very good seed, from what I have been reading here. However, from the pictures I have seen the plants seem rather tall thus necessitating staking - this can be costly in terms of time, money and effort.

If you want to grow a very large field, the variety I have would be a better choice since it doesn't grow very tall and does not require staking. Yes, you lose may be 10% of the fruits to rot, but I think it is worth it when you consider the effort that goes into staking.

Staking is also a barrier to you scaling up. How do you stake 20,000 plants without investing a ton of money

A tomato variety that is low in height, produces well, highly disease resistant, and is generally low-maintenance is a no brainer in my view.

If you look at Tomato Jos (the American lady investor spending millions of dollars growing tomatoes in Kaduna (I think)), her tomato plants are not staked. That's because she plants several hectares and staking is simply not economically feasible in that situation.

I'm not given to hyperbole, but I'm tempted to say that if this particular tomato seed is adopted widely in the South today, in a year or two, there would be little need to import tomatoes from the North.

Based on my experience, it seems to do well in ALL seasons - dry, wet, heavy rainfall, low rainfall, very high temperature etc. Also, the structure, shape, and colour of the fruit is excellent for Nigerian market and taste. It is possible there are tomatoes that produce more in Nigeria today, but boy, I would be surprised if anything beats this tomato when all factors are considered.

That is why I want people to try it in different locations so we can confirm if my report of its performance is confirmed across the entire south or whether my location just happens to be well suited to it.

If you are in the North and you want to try in your location, I'd be happy to send you some seeds.

i tried to see if I could share with others, but to no avail, I need about 500 seeds just for trials and maybe sharing with a farmer or two so I can share an unbiased feedback...as per the cost, for 20000 stands needed for an hectare of rainy season cultivation (except your cultivar is different, I would need about 189000 for 21,500 seeds, hoping I can get more than 95%seed germination. if that is spent on seeds alone, it negates the benefits of low cost cultivation from my perspective.

ideepaul:

i tried to see if I could share with others, but to no avail, I need about 500 seeds just for trials and maybe sharing with a farmer or two so I can share an unbiased feedback...as per the cost, for 20000 stands needed for an hectare of rainy season cultivation (except your cultivar is different, I would need about 189000 for 21,500 seeds, hoping I can get more than 95%seed germination. if that is spent on seeds alone, it negates the benefits of low cost cultivation from my perspective.

I suggest you do experimental planting first before considering buying the seeds. No rush. Will increase seed quantity to 200 so you can share.

How do I get your contact info as there's none in your profile.

DeLaRue:


I suggest you do experimental planting first before considering buying the seeds. No rush. Will increase seed quantity to 200 so you can share.

How do I get your contact info as there's none in your profile.

I replied to your DM, but got no response! connect via WhatsApp 09021747403

DeLaRue:


@ Farmer Akinloye, I have a tomato variety which might be superior to Platinum in a lot of ways.

1. High disease (incl. bacterial wilt) tolerance 2. Shorter plant 3. Bigger fruits (I think) 3. Highly marketable shape & colour 4. Does very well in dry & rainy season 5. High dry matter (very little water content).

Whether it can beat Platinum in terms of yield is what we need to find out.

Would you be interested in doing a side by side planting test? Ideepaul, OluchiDelly, bosagro, jidestroud - are you interested?

I'm willing to give each interested participant 30 free seeds.

Evening sir. I'm also interested in the trial phase if any slot to give is still available. thanks

Farmerakinloye6:
I will start by next week,am seriously busy now with cocumba.

i
want to commend your effort for the good work you re doing here. pls i need Eastwest tomato and maradona seeds,give me your Seed supplier contact phone Number i reside in ekiti.thanks

barnabas6:
i
want to commend your effort for the good work you re doing here. pls i need Eastwest tomato and maradona seeds,give me your Seed supplier contact phone Number i reside in ekiti.thanks

come to akure to buy it yourself, opposite High court. What is maradona?

Farmerakinloye6:
come to akure to buy it yourself, opposite High court. What is maradona?

maradona is EWS papaya

DeLaRue:


I suggest you do experimental planting first before considering buying the seeds. No rush. Will increase seed quantity to 200 so you can share.

How do I get your contact info as there's none in your profile.

IdeePaul I'll like to get a share from this o. Thanks in advance.

safarifarms:

IdeePaul I'll like to get a share from this o. Thanks in advance.

you are in Uyo na, your case sure

Farmerakinloye6:
come to akure to buy it yourself, opposite High court. What is maradona?

thanks for the description. marathon f1 is one of the pawpaw varieties Seed produced by eastwest.

I have some little question pertaining my little farm.
1. I have applied furadan to the tomato nursery, is it compulsory I apply velum prime after transplanting.
2. how often should I be spraying fungicide at the nursery and after transplanting.
3. is it necessary I apply ortiva top on my tomato

I was also replied to your DM but till now got no response from you, kindly contact me on 07020271826. thanks

DeLaRue:


I suggest you do experimental planting first before considering buying the seeds. No rush. Will increase seed quantity to 200 so you can share.

How do I get your contact info as there's none in your profile.

aquadude15:
I have some little question pertaining my little farm.
1. I have applied furadan to the tomato nursery, is it compulsory I apply velum prime after transplanting.
2. how often should I be spraying fungicide at the nursery and after transplanting.
3. is it necessary I apply ortiva top on my tomato

.1. It makes sense to apply it to Field before you transplant if you don't know the history of the land. 2. Using myself as an example, i don't spray my seedlings in nursery but my friends do spray their own (very low dosage) the day you want to transplant, try and spray the farm land with insecticide before you transplant your seedlings. 3. If you ask me,it is not
compulsory but necessary if you can afford it, and you most be careful with it. Too much dosage will backfire!

Farmerakinloye6:
.1. It makes sense to apply it to Field before you transplant if you don't know the history of the land. 2. Using myself as an example, i don't spray my seedlings in nursery but my friends do spray their own (very low dosage) the day you want to transplant, try and spray the farm land with insecticide before you transplant your seedlings. 3. If you ask me,it is not
compulsory but necessary if you can afford it, and you most be careful with it. Too much dosage will backfire!

quick question, that method of trellising tomato you used, how effective was it? didn't you have breakage of the branches and also some branches touching the ground?

ideepaul:
you are in Uyo na, your case sure

ideepaul:
quick question, that method of trellising tomato you used, how effective was it? didn't you have breakage of the branches and also some branches touching the ground?

it make sense.

komoland:
I was also replied to your DM but till now got no response from you, kindly contact me on 07020271826. thanks

Sent you a message.

Intendy:


Evening sir. I'm also interested in the trial phase if any slot to give is still available. thanks

Please leave your phone number.

ideepaul:

I replied to your DM, but got no response! connect via WhatsApp 09021747403

Sent you a message.

Farmerakinloye6:
.1. It makes sense to apply it to Field before you transplant if you don't know the history of the land. 2. Using myself as an example, i don't spray my seedlings in nursery but my friends do spray their own (very low dosage) the day you want to transplant, try and spray the farm land with insecticide before you transplant your seedlings. 3. If you ask me,it is not
compulsory but necessary if you can afford it, and you most be careful with it. Too much dosage will backfire!

what is the dosage for ortiva top in 16l knapsack sprayer

DeLaRue:

Please leave your phone number.

0+8+0+3+2+5+6+3+2+8+3

aquadude15:

what is the dosage for ortiva top in 16l knapsack sprayer

15ml and minimum of 14 days interval.

Farmerakinloye6:
15ml and minimum of 14 days interval.

thank you sir.
I hope we will see tomorrow

OluchiDelly:


If truly 90fruits gave about 5kg, then a larger percentage of the fruits did not get to maturity stage, or all the 90fruits have average wt of 50g per fruit which will not be marketable. That's the way I view d thing, i may be wrong tho.

Jarrah average yield is about 7kg while Gamhar is about 8kg from farmers who cultivate them. You can their afrisem live event on Facebook to know more about these products.

emmaachile2:

Jarrah average yield is about 7kg while Gamhar is about 8kg from farmers who cultivate them. You can their afrisem live event on Facebook to know more about these products.

I didn't doubt you, i know RZ seeds are good. That is why I said something is wrong somewhere with the farmer who claimed he got 5kg from almost 90 fruits.