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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 5:53am On Apr 27, 2016

Nakedicome:
Bros pls send me ur number on 08038971840. I want u to help me buy seed 4rm KD. Thanks.

The seeds aren't available here. They're very very scarce.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 4:55pm On Apr 26, 2016

A starter in my neighborhood

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Agriculture › Re: How To Stop The Herdsmen Vs Farmers War by vanpeele: 11:16pm On Apr 22, 2016

The only solution for now before the govt does something is urban agriculture. Lots of space wasting in the city can be used.

Agriculture › Re: My Low Cost Sack And Drip Irrigation Farming. by vanpeele: 7:39pm On Apr 22, 2016

When it comes to cost, there's a DIY or second hand way. Which is always cheaper.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 11:36pm On Apr 18, 2016

chinawapz:
this will help you to handle the risk of loss in agricultural business http://agrobalm.com/can-minimize-risk-loss-agricultural-business/

Where is your farm?

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 5:20pm On Apr 17, 2016

BoluwGoldenFarm:
Wao this is great and doable cheap irrigation system in fact one can connect just one controller to ten plants

Please tell us how..

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 2:09pm On Apr 17, 2016

Saw this amazing setup today...Thought I should share..

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 8:48am On Apr 16, 2016

MyHeroFred:
I am a Serial Entrepreneur whose presently in KD for business purposes. @ Poster can I come check out your farm next week. Do reply

Currently, I haven't planted a new batch of crops because of the problem I explained in the thread. However, we can arrange a meeting if you like.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 10:09am On Apr 15, 2016

chiomilisa:
@vanpeele please give me your phone number, please. I want you to buy the murano seed for me from Kaduna. Thank you. I don't know where else to get it from. Please. Or please call me with this no 08071521717, I will pay for the call thanks.

Done. ✔

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 9:07am On Apr 13, 2016

vickychuk:
Pls op what size in gram was ur murano pack of 5k+ (ie was it the 450gram pack or the 150gram pack?
Does anyone in the house know any agro seed dealer in anambra?
Thank you

It's 50 grams. The price now is 6500. For murano, dealers are in PH and Enugu. If you've peeps there, they can buy and send to you.

Agriculture › Re: Vertical Sack Farming Made Easy by vanpeele: 11:52pm On Apr 12, 2016

organicfoods:
Just a month and some few days....

Beautiful...4 per sack too? and did you buy the net or hand made?

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 11:13pm On Apr 12, 2016

GenyEbere:
Vanpeele come and see o

I dey see am...miss tyre farmer

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 5:22pm On Apr 07, 2016

Hi all,

Was invited today to see the first jute sack backyard farm. Rama in Hausa and I think Ewedu in Yoruba. He grows them for his own use cos he's a food processor (mostly herbs though). Also saw a giant African spinach plant. See the comparison.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 3:55pm On Mar 30, 2016

aquadude15:
good pm sir, I got your pin but I'm not on bbm and I have been so busy with research and others pertaining to cucumber sack farming. I am 70 percent ready but will kick start if you can kindly enlighten me more on this questions I want to throw to the house.
1. is hand pollination compulsory, if it is, when can I do it and how do I do it
2. is it compulsory I first plant in a nursery before I tra sfer to the sack to avoid predators
3. when do I start spraying with pesticide and at wat interval should I spray the plants.
4. is it compulsory I treat the soil before planting and how do I treat is
5. I read it somewhere that adding ash is OK to the soil, so what is the usefulness of the ash and how important is it
6. how do I prevent nematode
7. can I use rice sack in place of cement sack cos I'm really finding it had to get it here
.

pardon me for my numerous questions, I will drop my day to day activities in the house with pictorial evidence. thanks and God bless

1. Hand pollination isn't necessary (Bees & Co. will do that for you) except your plants are in a net or greenhouse.

2. No it's not compulsory. Pests or predators will always come.

3. Usually when you start seeing pests but I start spraying after the third leave emerges. 5 days to a week interval. Then I stop temporarily when they start flowering. @organicfoods will recommend neem oil. Contact him for organic pesticides.

4. Don't know what kind of soil you wanna use but the locals here treat soil by burning dry grass on it before tilling and planting.

5. The locals say the ash is fertilizer. I leave you to Google. He'll answer the rest.

6. Burning may prevent them but if they survive, drowning them is an option.

7. Yes you can. Be like say you wan plant 20 per sack cheesy

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 11:46am On Mar 30, 2016

REUBEN010:
Hope the sack is kept in the open under sunlight?

Don't know. He just sent me the pix. I'll ask him though.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 9:37am On Mar 30, 2016

Ugu in sacks from an anonymous nairalander... Please keep the pics coming people

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 1:56pm On Mar 28, 2016

I happy and proud to show another sack farm by a nairalander a.k.a. kaybosedemi. I'm already learning. That stringing sha and arrangement tight die.

I'll be glad if anyone else can post there's here or a new thread sef or send the pix to me to post (that's if you're shy).

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Agriculture › Re: I Got An Acre Of Land But No Money. by vanpeele: 3:59pm On Mar 27, 2016

knostbrown01:
I admired your courage and research work bro, but are you saying 10k is enough to plant cucumber and if so, what's d the Return on investment provided full luck is on sm1 side?

What's in the thread is my own personal experience. My advice to those who came to the farm is that try to keep your production cost low (Be a cheapskate). I sourced a lot of things free.

Even if you buy everything, your money will come back but the North is cheaper than the South (opinion). There's no such thing as luck. It's written and also, hard work always pays (believe it or not). Regarding return on investment, I think the thread says it all.

Agriculture › Re: I Got An Acre Of Land But No Money. by vanpeele: 6:14am On Mar 27, 2016

Peaceful10:
but the sack should be perforated right? I mean to avoid water logging

One or two holes is enough. I perforated some and I left some. Had no problems cos the water sieves out from the sack.

Haven't tried it in the raining season though.

Agriculture › Re: I Got An Acre Of Land But No Money. by vanpeele: 10:34pm On Mar 26, 2016

Peaceful10:
Please I need your advise on profitable things to plant with little amount. I have just have #10,000 and an acre of land. 07036768017. Im thinking of UGWU (Telferia occidentale).

https://www.nairaland.com/2898544/successful-cucumber-sack-farm-kaduna

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 10:29pm On Mar 26, 2016

EMriss:
pls wen am i coming?? i am on the queue

There's no queue...Today was the last harvest but anytime you're ready we can arrange a meeting..

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 5:43pm On Mar 26, 2016

dannymoniq:
Had an eye opener 2day wen I visited d cucumber sack farm in Kaduna dis mrn. D tour n on - d - job traning was jst wonderful n mind blowing. I even joined in harvesting. Whaoooooo. Can't wait to kick off mine.

Thank you for gracing the farm with your footsteps. A visiting nairalander in the farm is a very good fertilizer for the crops.

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 8:19pm On Mar 25, 2016

resilent:
@vanpeele
The cement bags I have has been cut into two, can i use it?
How often do I need to wet the cucumber after planting it in the sack?

Hmm...yes you can but I doubt if it'll last long. Next time, fold the sacks inwards. Everyday. The goal is to keep the soil moist (not waterlogged).

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 9:56pm On Mar 24, 2016

resilent:
@vanpeele Is it half of the regular cement bag you use?

Regular...I just fold it inwards. That way it lasts longer.

Agriculture › Re: Vertical Sack Farming Made Easy by vanpeele: 6:07pm On Mar 24, 2016

organicfoods:
Project continues! Murano2 F1 seedlings in over 200 bags just after 8 days of planting... Very fast.

We're very proud of your progress.....We'll be watching you. #bigbrother...

cc: ishaqteejay

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 6:28pm On Mar 23, 2016

dondo83:
hello, i just added you on bbm..contact name is dondo. Thank you

Ok no p

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 3:53pm On Mar 23, 2016

dannymoniq:
I av sent u an invitation on bbm twice nw bt no response from u. I'll appreciate if u could send me ur contact cos I came towards NDA new site n could not locate d place. So I thinks ur contact will help me locate u beta. My own contact is 08033016581. My mail is bishopdannyton@gmail.com

Gimme your BBM PIN. I'll add you myself. I added all the requests I've received.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 1:33pm On Mar 23, 2016

EMriss:
one sack ..hmm but how will one sack encourage me ?? i know u know wat i mean

I started with one. If one doesn't encourage you, 10000 won't. If you can't manage one or two or three, you can't manage 10.

I think you know what I mean.

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Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 6:15am On Mar 23, 2016

EMriss:
sir i wll like to partner wit u. dont hav much money sha but i hav great passion for agric,,,pls help a student.

If you go through the thread, you'll see that you need little or no money to start. So no need for partnerships. If you truly have a passion for agric...then you can start with a least one sack then gradually build up the numbers.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 1:31pm On Mar 21, 2016

aquadude15:
sir can you kindly give me your Whatsapp contact.I so interested in cucumber farming. help a jobless boy

We're here to help each other. I don't WhatsApp but here's my BBM 58B81615.

There's no such thing as a jobless boy or man. Only your state of mind.

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 6:18pm On Mar 18, 2016

Hi everyone, sorry for the hiatus. The Fulani (agwai) problem I'm facing is a never ending one. If it continues on the current trajectory one or both parties will get seriously hurt.

So I've decided to relocate to the city but currently searching for a fenced one or two plot land (preferably with well, tap or borehole) to scale. Security is a major issue in this country. Everyone does as they please, especially the cowboys. Two folks were kidnapped just last week close to our farm. Them don open new office since cattle rustling no dey pay well.

If you're facing the same problem wherever you're and you or your family member no dey wear khaki or related to Buratai, please stay safe cos them folks are crazy. #peace #staysafe and #SackFarm

Agriculture › Re: My Successful Cucumber Sack Farm In Kaduna by vanpeele(op): 10:54am On Mar 16, 2016

11THsage:
Dr. Peele

Dr sage

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