Pistotita:
There are many knowledgeable people, and most are silent. Just cashing money silently. But you know that veggie is risky. I have been burnt many times. And even recently. Not farm management, but human pests. We will talk about that later. And coupled with health issues, I slowed down my activities drastically. So, take it easy bro. Do not let the fire you are talking about burn you. It is a long way to recovery if you get burnt. Scientists die in their laboratories.
I like talking with facts. And I will prove my case reasonably and logically. Infact, you will see sense in it. Also, I always give pros and cons. I know them cos I have pass through the paths. And I am someone who asks questions.
Most of what you are asking are do-able, but challenging. Sure, we will discuss them.
But first, kindly post the pictures of the bottles, or sachets of the organic boom, harvest pro, and other stuff you mentioned. Post the front label, and the section where ingredients, and doses are explained. I will show you something there. Infact, let me just give it to you now.
Look at this DI Grow which sellers will tell you contains heaven and earth. N= 1.85, P=1.85, K=3.31 + TE. What are TE? Boron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Zinc, and Copper. Lol. And 1 liter sold for around N6,000. Chai! Kai!
Manure or Compost Tea Fortified with Enzymes, Microbes, and Minerals
Instead of this, I will pick rabbit, poultry, cattle, or piggery manure. 15% water poultry manure has NPK value of 6:4:3. Haha haha. Just compare it with this ingredient. I can make 50 liters for free. And get liquid content of NPK of 6:4:3 with better TE . And they sell this DI grow of 1.85 : 1.85 : 3.31 for above N6,000. Which materials they even use for this product? Dem no use curse for me. I told my manager to keep that product off my farm. And I showed him how to make compost tea from manure.
To keep it for long, just ferment it with organic sugar, maybe Sugar cane or brown sugar. At worst mollases. If you are good with microbes (I just do not include microbes anyhow, I investigate microbes beneficial for each crops, and go deeper to find the best strain. I check first with research institutes in Nigeria for such strains, and if I cannot get, I move to Asia and North America to import them. Simple as ABC. Again, there are various fruits and enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc one can add organically to make it super nutritious and highly potent. Of course, if I decide to sell 1 liter of my products for N10,000 it is worth it. Who will buy this ordinary water for over N6,000. Certainly not me, maybe you. LOL.
I use various materials to push up NPK. Many know about wood ash for potassium. If course, there are options. And then, many know about shells and egg shells for calcium. Burnt bones ash can be used for phosphoric Calcium too. Ordinary giant grasses are loaded with Nitrogen. Or you can grow nitrogen fixing crops first if your land is bad. The list is endless.
Legumes as mulch for 30 ha farm
A guy consulted me on mulching is farm for maize. Using nylon is too expensive. So, we just planted legumes, and the rest is history.
Fungicides from herbs
Garlic, ginger, pepper are ok but not always the best. There are Chinese herbs I researched that can kill tough diseases. I simple import them, and make tincture out of them. They are potent for many years as long as they are in dark glass bottles. I have about 20 different herbs for this purpose. I am still getting more. I research always.
Pesticides from herbs and Leaves
Of course there are many leaves that can be used. There are even special leaves which kill thrips, aphids, fruit flies, white flies, etc better than Imidacloprid.
Fruits are Enzymes
If you can ferment well, ferment as many as possible. But there are contradictory fruits to plants. You can spoil the taste of your fruit with wrong combinations and doses. It is why these manufacturers out in very little of enzymes (just traces). But if you are good, and you know what you are doing, get the right enzyme for what you need it for, and bombard it. You will produce the sweetest fruit ever.
Collagen from animals and Aquatic
This is a recent technology. I started taking protein powder from these materials. It is just another form of isolated protein like Whey, Soy, and Caisen protein. Body builders know about what I am saying. They are special enzymes for building tissues in the body - make, nail grow longer, make skin glow, flush gut and colon, make way for probiotics and good bacteria to function well in the body. Same principle can be applied to plants. Cancer is not allowed with this product. Mildews, blights, viruses, wilts, etc will try before they can penetrate into your plants.
Vinegar
Rice Vinegar and Apple Vinegar, are very good. They are also good sterilizers, and they kill weed too. If you do not throw away the Mother, you will have good enzymes. Do not buy vinegar anyhow. Get it from someone who knows about it. You will be glad you do so.
Amino Acids from Aquatic creatures
Best form of organic amino acid. Get it from an expert who can formulate well. Very important. And let it be fermented so it can last months or years. But if you are a good farmer, it will finish fast, and you get high profit with it.
Common Microorganism
There is a guy here on nairaland who has made a thread on LAB, enzymes from coconut, from sprouts of legumes, and and nice stuff. Yeah! These are common ones which can be added.
General Effective Microorganism
I think Shonghai has not yet released the formular for their Effective Microorganism. lol. But if I show you that secret, you will just look at those Shonghai people as "Bailers". Anyway, if you can make it, go for it. Just be careful. There is a thin line between catching deadly disease antibiotics cannot cure and being sent six feet below. I always tell people. So do not try it if you know your immume system is not good. And protect yourself. If you catch something terrible while doing this, you will see heaven on earth. So not let me say something else. I do not do this again cos I do not know the strains I am trying to multiply. I go for specific strains. I prefer to import them, read about the strain very well. And in most cases, I ditch out strains that can injure me no matter how good they are. Life has no duplicate. Until I have a standard laboratory which can assure me of 100% protection when using dangerous or unknown strain I will not do dangerous stuff. For now, let me waste money to import safe strains I prefer it, I love it like this. Not your money. lol!
And so on....
I will pick inorganic Foliar instead of DI grow or over most organic Foliar fertilizers . Haifa bonus and Maxiforce have NPK value of 20 20 20. It means that about 11 liters of DI grow will give you exactly what 1 liter Haifa Bonus and Maxiforce give you. But then, do Haifa bonus and Maxiforce are really 20 20 20 as claimed? Hmmmm! Let us just be careful. Neither do I use MaxiForce nor Haifa Bonus/any other inorganic Foliar spray again. Waste of resources to me. I spray mainly micro elements, Magnesium and Sulphur with all other stuff I have listed above. There are more to the list depending on the crop I am growing.
I hope I have been able to answer your question very well.
Let the questions flow. I will give you concepts you can follow and become a pro yourself. You do not need to go my way. What you need are the concepts, and develop on them. Anyone can do it. People have used DI grow and have seen positive effect. Although I used in conjunction with npk and urea fertilizer because no time to check soil pH whether it is good enough for the plant to absorb enough nutrients so it was used as a supplement and I had a wonderful maize harvest. I want to go into watermelon farming using drip irrigation, what is the best way to fertilize? |
Agriculture › Re: Imports, Low Prices Hurt Maize Farmers by Shittynaija: 10:20pm On Jul 06, 2019
