Krak:


Do you have an idea whether goats eat ugu leaves?

Yes Goats eats Ugu leaves

Is very profitable especially when you dry or and sell during dry season when pepper are expensive plus if you take it to market and is not been priced well you can carry it back home and dry them for storage to he sold later

Chioma99:




please how profitable is chilli pepper farming?
is it a profitable farming venture or not just that profitable.
am in Lagos and a friend of mine is looking to invest heavily on chilli pepper farming....

i want to know if there are steady buyers for it or not.

although pepper sells well but i don't really know of this chilli pepper.

please how profitable is it and how many bags can be gotten from 1000 chilli pepper stands every week?

thanks....

Kobojunkie:
This is really a cool thread.

Thanks

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tikkykay:
Can ugu do well on a waterlogged land

You can raise the bed or make heap and do staking for the Ugu to climb

ogbongenet:
Bodija market and mind you there's no stable price . The price is dropping now

Thanks

ogbongenet:
Between 25k to 28k per bag

Which area is this

Someone sold for #13000 last week

Ugu In Plastics Custard Paint
It been sold for #8000 and contains between 250 - 300 seeds

IN SUMMARY

You don't need to have a whole plot of land to start, or have all the money in this world to begin. You can begin with the little land you have access to and take the above steps to learn and gain mastery before scaling up.
- Clear the Land
- Add your Compost or Animal manure
- Buy your seeds from the market, half paint or paint or more depending on the size of the land.
- Plant as indicated, one per hole at a depth of 5cm with a spacing of 60cm between plants,
remember to place the pointed part of the seed down or to be on the safer side, plant the seed flat.
- Keep watering the land
- In 5-12 days, the seeds will emerge, keep watering
- 2 or 3 weeks after emergence weed the farm and apply more organic manure.
-2 weeks later, you can do your first harvest and continue harvesting at 15 days interval while also adding manure, watering and weeding when necessary.

Erwinia aroideae causes soft rot of the leaves with yellowish ooze; it also affects the fruits.

Harvesting of ugu:
Ugu can be harvested after about 5 weeks after planting if it's for personal consumption.
However on a commercial basis it is advised to harvest at about 8 weeks after planting, then
ugu can be harvested repeatedly for about eight months at an interval of 2-3weeks.
Harvesting the right way will ensure that they regenerate after 2-3 weeks...the more you
harvest, the better and faster it grows...
You need to very careful with your first harvest as that has a way of affecting the sprouting
subsequently.

MARKETING
You can sell your ugu directly at the market, or you invite the market women to come to your
farm, they harvest and pay you.
The former is better as you'll make more gain from it.
To ensure a constant market, I'd advise you register with the market vegetable association, this way, you're guaranteed to bring in your produce to the market freely and immediately get buyers anytime you bring your produce.
It is important to do this and it's very cheap (5,000 per year) or 15,000 for a lifetime... Depending on your area.
Also note that market price fluctuates depending on the supply of ugu in the market.
Also, prices drop during the rainy season and skyrocket during the dry season.
If too many farmers bring their produce to the market, prices will drop.
Furthermore, you can become a supplier to Eateries, Restaurants, and supermarkets.
You can process by drying and cutting and package to sell at premium price...you can even export.

I welcome you all you our Third course on the list....

Control of pest: This practice should start 2 weeks after plants have germinated.
Pest such as leaf defoliators and some pathogenic infections are often noticed. Other pests that attack ugu include the grasshopper pest which feeds on the foliage and stems. The leaf beetle which feeds on the leaves, flowers and other plant parts, while caterpillars feed on leaves and bore into fruits.
Aphids also hinder growth by feeding on stem, foliage and flower buds, and transmit viruses.
To prevent them, use of proper seed treatment and application of any pesticide for vegetables as mentioned earlier will work.
This can be controlled biologically by boiling neem leaves (Dongoyaro) and spraying the
extracts in the leaves for a period of two weeks.

Diseases Control:
Ugu is quite susceptible to a lot of diseases that can easily hamper your crop and destroy your farms if timely action is not taken. Many of these diseases could be as a result of lack of proper care, maintenance and poor monitoring of your plants.
This could prove costly in terms of sudden yellowing in leaves, stunted growth of pods, wilting of stems or stalks and eventual death of the plant.
Moreover, it is more important to prevent an occurrence of pests and diseases rather than try to deal with them if they occur because once a pest or disease establishes itself on your crops there is often very little you can do to control it effectively. This implies that protection begins before the crops are even sown in the soil and as such we shall be focusing on good cultivation practices that help to protect crops against pests and diseases.

A prevalent virus disease is Telfairia mosaic virus; it causes the mottling of the leaves and low leaf yield; it also causes chlorosis, stunting and abnormal fruit development.
It is transmitted by the Aphids and also via bad seeds.
Others include: The White leaf spot disease, caused by Phoma sorghina. It reduces the leaf
lamina and also affects the seed. It is controlled by biweekly foliar spraying with Dithane M-45 at a concentration of 500 ppm.

hybridveggies:
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Great write up
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Day 3 loading......

1. Pest Control

2. Disease Control

3. Harvesting

4. Marketing

If you have any question based on the last two course outline you can ask
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Seed Germination:_ Well-treated seeds would germinate at about 7 days to 14 days after
planting.

Post planting operations:
After the planting and emergence of the seedlings, certain operations have to be put done to
salvage the seedlings to harvesting period, they include;
Watering/Irrigation:
The seedlings have to be watered daily for the first two weeks of emergence to enable them to grow well. During the dry season, watering should be done every day morning and evening.
Weeding:
Weeds have to be managed to guide against competition on water, nutrients etc. with the
seedlings.
First Weeding should be done at two weeks after germination and done every 3 or 4 weeks
subsequently.
Fertilizer application:
This should be done at 3 weeks after the plants have germinated.
The use of Organic fertilizer, rich in Nitrogen is encouraged in this case.
A nitrogenous fertilizer such as urea is the best to apply on an ugu farm, because ugu is a leafy plant and such fertilizer enhances the growth of the vegetative parts or leaves of the plant.
However, NPK 15:15:15 could be applied.
When applying it, endeavor to place the fertilizer a few inches away from the plant in a ring or circular form.
For a plot you can get 2 paints of NPK to apply.
If your hand or any of the Fertilizer touch the crop, it kills the crop.
Don't be scared it'll regenerate

Staking:
So Staking is not encouraged in commercial ugu farms as it distorts the growth habit and could reduce the potential yield on the farm. This is only encouraged if the sole purpose of planting is to harvest the pods.
Now, the staked farm gave more attention to pods and few leaves were gotten.
While the unstaked farm has leaves everywhere
So the goal is to harvest from just a small portion and you get a bundle to maximize Profit.

gabbyfarms:
presently I don't av seed.

Anyone that needs Ugu seed can contact me since oga gabby doesn't have
You can check my trend too on Ugu farming analyses

Thanks

HOW TO ESTABLISH UGU FARM

Pre-planting operations

Site selection:
This is the first activity you must carry out before setting up your farm. Ugu seeds need a
well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
A waterlogged soil does not support the growth of ugu. Your land should be well secured and also have access to water, especially during the dry season.

Land preparation:
Before planting, the land has to be prepared, it has to be cleared of existing grasses and the
stumps have to be removed to make the land free from weeds. Make sure it's not a rocky
ground. After these are done, the plot has to be marked-out to know the portion where the seeds would be planted.

There are two approaches to planting ugu seeds;
1. Planting using dibbling method:
In this method, beds, ridges or mounds are not made. The soil is just scooped and the seeds are inserted into the soil. The soil is not pulverized or tilled.

2. Planting on beds:
In this method, beds are constructed; the land is tilled and pulverized. Raised beds of about 4m by 4m are constructed across the slope of the land to reduce the risk of erosion. This is preferred during the rainy season. But if you are planting on large land size, there is no
need to make beds. Unless you could afford the labour.
After making your beds, organic manure, specifically poultry droppings or any other organic manure should be incorporated into the soil before planting.
I would recommend the use of COMPOST. Because that's the best.
(I have a material on compost making and it goes for #1000, you can reach me if interested). I can also assist you in making your compost.
If you didn't make beds, the manure (Compost) should be poured on the soil surface and mixed.
Before planting, the pod (where seeds are embedded) is procured, the pod contains many seeds.
Matured seeds are extracted and air dried for about 24 hours before planting, immature seeds are flat and without cotyledon and are to be discarded.
After extracting the seeds, the seed can be treated with insecticide-fungicide mixture such as:
1. Apron plus
2. Seedrex
It will prevent the seeds from insects and fungi attack.
You can buy already processed seeds to avoid the stress

Ugu Seeds
This single factor can make or mar your investment. The best seed types are Calabar, Port Harcourt and Uturu
These particular seed types are best for commercial production as they produce large and broad leaves which grow very long and tolerate any soil type.
Try as much to avoid Benin seeds They are not good for commercial farms. They have tiny leaves

Seed Dormancy
This measures the time the seed takes before it can germinate. To break or shorten this time, you can dry for the seeds for 24-48 hours. I will advice; you to put it under moderate sunlight.

Planting

After you are done with land preparation and seed drying, next is to plant.
Seed Spacing or planting distance between seeds is an important factor to consider. This is a big factor when it comes to yield.

The ideal planting distance is 60cm by 60cm or 1m by 1m
Ideally, this spacing is recommended so as to help plant roots get the required nutrients without much fight.
Planting depth is 5cm
In planting of Ugu seeds
The pointed part should face downwards

Now that we've seen the overview and SWOT analyses Let's move to the next course

Day 2.

1. Prep planting Operations of Ugu

2. Planting Operations of Ugu

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More course outline and training on Ugu to be posted soon
Stay tuned

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authecosta911:
Good job op, I'm so impressed and motivated to go into farming... Is that your whatsapp number posted up there?

Good afternoon sir
Yes that's my number, if I type it in full digit NL will lock my tread up

Just decipher it

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Theophinio:


Sir can you cultivate for me

At the moment NO. I have a project am supervising

You can rent a land in your area then I can guide you from A-Z how to cultivate ugu

Thanks

Jupoc:



How can I get a paint bucket of Ugu Seeds?

You can reach me on zero8zero608000nine3, to place your order

Thanks

vpaymoney:
Nice One there. What month is ideal for we that doesn't want to do irrigation?

With the way weather is going now for the past three years is difficult to ascertain when the raining season will start proper

To be on the save side one can start by mid April or early May

Curious345:
You try shaaa. Nice tit bit.

But you just came across as a pure KEYBOARD FARMER

My other post will prove you wrong
Am a real farmer ok

Deasegun19:
I like this detailed analysis.

Thanks

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