Weakness

Irrigation factor
Ugu needs water especially during the dry season.
Recall we farm it especially for its leaves.

And the freshness of the leave is tantamount to the availability and sufficiency of water.

Mechanization
planting ugu from my research will still have to be done manually because of the positioning of the seed while planting.

There's yet to be a planter that will accurately sow ugu seed.

Cost of seed
Ugu seed is one of the most expensive among its pairs. Imagine a single seed going for N50-N70. And the probability of it germinating is not even 100%.

But i have a good news for you. The seeds would be sold for as low as #30 per seed for anyone who is buying from through me.

Bad seed
The market women will do anything to promote their sale by telling you this seed or that seed is igbo or calabar or port harcourt seed (Note: These are the names for the good seeds).
You will know a good seed only from the parent stalk.

Setup cost
No matter how you see it, the setup cost is relatively high. I mean despite a good ROI, any mistake on the part of the farmer or investor may lead to a huge loss due to the high startup cost.

Threats
Everything around us is threatened including the air we breathe in.
So goes for Ugu farming. Proper understanding of these threats and ways to curb them will go a long way to make the ugu farmer profitable. I will state some of the threats but in generic form.

Diseases Most of the diseases that affect ugu leaves are airborne. Fungi growth on leaves is also a big threat to ugu farming considering that it is majorly farmed for its leaves.

Insects
Yes, insects are attracted to good looking broad, greenish ugu leaves. It's not only we humans that know good things. A simple solution to this is spraying a mixture of neem oil mixed with water. This has proved to be highly effective.

Animals &Humans: Part of the solution is to create a form of barrier around your farm. Though costly, with little time frame, one will recoup his/her investment. The barriers can be a fence block or welded Iron bars.

Lack of irrigation
Anything can happen but it is better to be prepared especially during the dry season farming.
Make sure your pumping machine and source of water is intact. You never can tell.

Market:
How accessible are you to the marketplace? Please give this a very serious thought before delving into this enterprise. If your farm is far from a settlement, do you have a form of transportation aid (bike, motor) to convey your produce to the market?

Poor Understanding:
The good book i.e. the bible, states that my people perish for lack of understanding. Understanding is a synonym for acquiring knowledge. Have you done your homework to better understand the rudiments of ugu farming? This will go a long way, I tell you.
We're getting to the interesting part.

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE COST ANALYSIS

For a plot of land
1. Depending on your area (country, region, state), you can rent or lease a plot for as low as
5,000 or 10,000 (Naira).
It becomes better if you have your own Land. Also, there are various Farm Settlements across the country where you can have access to farmlands, water and equipment at a cheaper rate.

2. Another important factor to consider is access to water, especially for dry season production. It is the first factor to consider before even thinking of setting up the farm. The land can be situated in a swampy area, or an environment with source of water (borehole, river, stream, or canal).

Let's do a little calculation.

You can also use this for any crop.
How to calculate the amount of seeds required to plant any size of Land
Let's take a plot for instance
Formula= Size of Land x Seed rate (number of seeds to be planted per hole) ÷ Planting Distance.
- Total Land Area of a plot = 60ft by 120ft or 18m by 36m (648sqm).
- Planting Distance is 60cm by 60cm, convert to meters = 0.6m by 0.6m.
- Number of seeds to be planted per hole = 1
Therefore: 648 x 1 ÷ 0.6 x 0.6 = 1,800 Seeds
So, 1,800 ugu seeds would be required to plant a full plot of land. You get about 250 to 300 seeds per paint depending on the size but of seeds, so you'll need an average of 5 paints.
Let's look at what it'd cost to set up on a plot
1. Land lease = 10,000
2. Land Preparation (which includes Clearing, Packing, Tilling + addition of organic manure) = 20,000
3. Seeds* 5 paints @ 8,000 each = 40,000
4. Planting = 5,000
5. Fertilizer (Poultry droppings) = 5,000
6. Weeding = 5,000
7. Miscellaneous = 15,000
Total #100,000
With 100,000 to 110,000 (Naira) you'll set up your farm on a plot.

Let's look at what you'd make from this.

REVENUE
You will begin harvesting from 8 weeks after Planting.

Some start harvesting after 5weeks but i would always advise that you make your first harvest at 8th week.

- Harvest is done every 3 weeks for 8/9months.
- You'll get at least 30 bundles or more per harvest from a plot.
- Each bundle is sold at 3, 000 to 5,000(Naira) depending on your location. Though higher during dry season.


- So, let's use 3, 000, to calculate;
3, 000 x 30 Bundles= 90,000 per harvest

Then let's assume you make your harvest, two times in a month
So in a month you would realize over 180,000

Then over 6months
That's 1million plus
Revenue will also be generated from the sales of seeds at the end of 6months.
A seed is sold @ N 30 at least, and a pod contains a minimum of 50 seeds.
- You can get over 50 pods from your plot if properly managed
Let's take a look at producing ugu on an acre(6plots)
- Lease of Land 10,000
- Clearing with Tractor 10,000
- Fertilizer 10,000
- Purchase of Seeds (30 paints@ 8000 per paint) 240,000,

I would subsidize if you are buying from me.

- Purchase of irrigation system 300,000
- Purchase of Reservoir/Tank 30,000
- Purchase of Pressure pump 20,000
- Cost of Installation of irrigation system 30,000
- Electrical/Plumbing works 20,000
- Cost of Planting 10,000
- Knapsack sprayer (2) 12,000
- Miscellaneous 20, 000
TOTAL #722,000 (Naira)

Expected monthly income from sales of Leaves for first 8 Months
- Harvesting is done every three weeks
- Each Harvest Produces 70 Bundles or more
- Each bundle is sold at 3,000 to 5000
- Revenue per harvest= 70 bundles x 3,000= 210, 000
You can make up to 500k or more per month with good farm management
500,000 times 8

That's over 4,000,000

Expected Income from sales of Seeds at 6 Months
- Each seed is sold at #30
- A pod contains an Average of 50 seeds
- An acre produces an average of 200 pods
- Total Seeds = 50 seeds X 200 pods= 10,000
Income from Seeds= 10,000 seeds x #30= 300, 000

1. Overview of Ugu plant (Telferia Occidental is) and why go into Ugu farm business
Some of you would be wondering if ugu farming is profitable at all....YES 100% Profitable, and I'm certain many of you will benefit from this training and own your own farms as an additional source of income.

Looking at the economy of country and the tide of things, one would quickly notice the hand writing on the wall. The economy is depreciating day by day. And most middle class earners can no longer make reasonable purchases in the market because of increase in the cost of goods and services.

By ROI
I mean Returns on investment
The only way out of this is extra stream/source of income.

Ugu business could be your best plug in for an additional source of income.

Do you know you can be making up to 50,000+ (Naira) per harvest and six figured every 3weeks from your Telferia (Ugu), on a Limited space of a plot (648sqm)?

Why waste that land you are not using for now?
Why not maximize that land?
Fluted pumpkin botanically called Telfairia occidentalis and Ugu in the Nigerian is one of the edible nutritious vegetables in existence. This farm produce has the potential to make any serious-minded individual rich for life.
(I have done it for sometime and i have had a serious ROI)

People have made a lot of money from this vegetable called Ugu

One advantage it has over all other vegetables is that it is universally accepted across all cultures and tribes and a very palatable vegetable. Health wise, it is what the body needs to perform wonderfully well.

So, these qualities are what made the vegetable superior to others; the fact that its demand is very high made it a very lucrative business opportunity.

But the problem is that only few individuals know the basic and required technical skill to actually successfully produce this vegetable; starting from planting the seeds in the soil to harvesting and storage procedures.

Most people delve into the business ignorantly, and at the end get their hands burnt.

SWOT ANALYSIS OF UGU BUSINESS

_ Why Should You Venture Into Ugu Farming Business_

Strengths
In ugu farming, there's a lot of vantage points for the farmer. Some of the strengths will be highlighted here.

- It is not a perennial or bi-annual crop. In just as little as 2 months, one can start seeing his/her investment yielding fruit.

- It is the most demanded vegetable in Nigeria compared to others.
Everyone eats it

- It has a strong export value. Already states like Anambra and other individuals are tapping into it. For instance, if you have up to 6plots plus, you stand a chance of been an exporter. (I would connect you with potential buyers, but your farm will be inspected for approval)

- It is easy to farm; all that is needed is commitment and passion.


- Its ROI is over 100% in a space of 4 months if properly farmed.

Did I talk about the value addition side of it?

Adding value to anything you do gives you more money profit.

Heard about the Ugu smoothie? Very few people are doing this.

You can also cut, dry, package and sell....

Doing all these won't even cost you a great deal....

This is sample of Ugu farm

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Age is 4 weeks ready for transplanting max at 6 weeks

It will. be based on first come first serve

I will send pix

Good Afternoon House is been quite a while I posted here been busy on other projects.

I Have Tomato nursery up for sale about 1000 seedlings.

The seedlings are Cobra 26 F1 from Technisem rep by Agritopic.

Age is 4 weeks ready for transplanting max at 6 weeks

It will. be based on first come first serve

I will send pix

Emmafly:
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okoroemeka:
nematodes maybe difficult to treat if the crops are already infected,that is why soil treatment is done before planting,but you can still use wormforce and hope for the best,also the survival of a farm starts from the seeds,that's why we used avenir pepper as the foundation stock for our yellow scorpion and red scorpion varieties because it is resistant to nematodes of any type

How much is the red scorpion sir

Pepper so ridiculously cheap and to add to it for more than 3 wks now no rain. Irrigation so important on any farm to avoid stories that touches d heart. What has been our experience so far

Pepper so ridiculously cheap and to add to it for more than 3 wks now no rain. Irrigation so important on any farm to avoid stories that touches d heart. What has been our experience so far

topyhanky:
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The best variety for cucumber farming which produces bigger and tastier fruits is the "cu 999" specie.
With good soil, organic manure, fungicides and irrigation, a plot of land will contain 1,500 cu 999 cucumber stands which will yield 8 -10 fruits before they wither. A bag of cucumber can sell for up to 5,000 naira during it's off season.

A sachete of "CU 999" variety contains between 1,700 - 1,800 seeds. 10 sachetes will be needed to cater for 2 plots of land.

Working with an estimate of obtaining an average of 5-6 fruits per plant, the philosophy and psychology of selling during the raining and dry seasons will be centered around quality management through proper irrigation and manuring. One bag of cucumber will contain between 60-75 fruits because of the big sizes of "CU 999" specie.

Cost Implication of planting Cucumber till harvesting on 2 plots of land.

With a budget of 150,000 naira;

3,000 cucumber crops can be managed for 45 days in a stand of 1,500. The Silver pack of containing between 1,700 - 1,800 CU 999 seeds cost about 8,000 naira while the Gold pack containing between 3,500 - 4,000 CU 999 seeds cost about 15,000 naira.

Cost of "CU 999" seeds: 30,000 naira

Cost of manure from poultry farm : 3,000 naira

Cost of labour for ridging: 20,000 naira

Cost of labour for planting: 20,000 naira

Cost of Staking: 10,000 naira

Cost of bag threads for 2 plots : 7,000 naira

Cost of 4 Haifa Bonus Foilar Fertilizers: 7,400 naira

Cost of NPK Fertilizer : 7,200 naira

Cost of 4 saaf fungicide : 4,000 naira,

Cost of 20 satchets ridomilgold : 7,600 naira and

Cost of 6 imiforce : 6,000 naira.

Cost of labour for weeding, fertilizer and insecticide application: 50,000 naira



Miscellaneous: 30,000 naira



These are the needed requirements to see the project through.

Note: we will not use inorganic fertilizer because of 5 -10 percent losses in yield occur whenever inorganic fertilizers are used. A nearby poultry farm flushes it wastes away so we go organic with weekly sprays of Haifa bonus foilar fertilizer for micro nutrients.


The remaining balance will be reserved for fuel for pumping water and running other logistics.


Expected Returns

2 plots of land with proper agronomy management will yield between 100 - 170 bags of about 40kg weight each.

The harvest is done after about 45 days of maturity of the Cucumber plants. Harvest will be done every 4 days till the Cucumber plants stops to bear fruits.


Averagely, 2 plots of land will produce 120 bags of bags that sells between 3,000 naira to 8,000 naira on every harvest.

Between 5 - 8 harvests are expected throughout a life span of Cucumber plants which is generally between 90 - 120 days.

Calculating sales of Cucumbers per bag to be 4,000 naira for an harvest of 120 bags for a 5 times harvest;

4,000 naira × 120 bags × 5 harvests = 2,400,000 naira.

But to be optimistic one can get 1,200,000 on 5 harvest

Thanks for the post. But m a bit confused if a sachet is btw 1700 - 1800 seeds why 10 packs according to ur if 3000 seeds is what is needed on 1500 stands.
Can u please clarify

Seed of choice will be Benin Rep Plum tomatoes type. These variety is OPV am using it because I have d seed free of charge I want to see d outcome.
But if you want to plant this period use Platinum 701 F1 from East West it can withstand the rain and its yield is crazy like 40 or more fruits at goal when fruiting.
Make sure your Treatments are handy
1. Insecticide \pesticides (Fighter and Sharpshooter combined or just any of the two) Denominator is also good my recommendation anyways.
2. Fungicide ( Fungoforce ) or any other one. My recommendation still no fast rule.
3. Super grow
4. Fertilizers
5. Stacking ( sticks and twine )
I heard Epsom salt is good for tomatoes haven't tried it anyways
Those are what you will need.
Hope this will be helpful

okoroemeka:
also that is the main reason to burn firewood on top of were you want to do nursery to sterilze the soil,if you see round nodes on the roots then nematodes is there,but you could have avioded all this by planting a variety that is resistant to nematodes

I did that, if u check my thread u will see d pictorial illustration of d burn fire. Am surprised that nematode came around

okoroemeka:
nematodes maybe difficult to treat if the crops are already infected,that is why soil treatment is done before planting,but you can still use wormforce and hope for the best,also the survival of a farm starts from the seeds,that's why we used avenir pepper as the foundation stock for our yellow scorpion and red scorpion varieties because it is resistant to nematodes of any type

Thanks boss.
I will try d worm force.
Also how can 1 identify nematode before transplanting because some1 told me it was already infected before I transplanted but I checked d root before transplanting except the ones in nursery nylon

What treatment can be applied to a pepper stand that is already fruiting but infected by Root knot Nematode
Thanks

nappy760:
Picture updates would be highly appreciated.....to motivate us

By God's grace

Edibleskit:
Also is it adviceable to use net and frond to cover the nursery b4 the time for transplanting to avoid insects and pest attacts.

No issues if you can do that

Good morning dear NL
Is been a nice experience farming tomatoes on a small scale. Soon another batch will of new set will commence
Keep your fingers crossed

ogbongenet:
I fertilize once in a month with NPK but nowadays its very difficult to get ,so I have decided to go organic by adding some herbs to my rabbit urine and ferment for 20 days and it's really working Wonder. I don't know if you close by i can send 5lts to you.

How much is the 5ltrs and how how do I measure it in d sprayer b4 spraying

okoroemeka:
we have planted only the yellow variety for three production cycles or 3 years and the yield,colour,flavor,aroma,fruit size and high disease resistance was consistent that why we are going to full scale production,we noticed at the second cycle some plants will have yellow fruit but will eventually turn red when fully riped so we selected carefully only ones that remains yellow after fully riped and did that for another 3 times before breeding out the offenders,we did 200 grams because we need 5000 seedlings and a monastery nearby also needs some couple of thousands..

wow. ..great job. keep it bro

Edibleskit:

Thanks sir. Some suggested SAAF as fungicide and Lamdaca as insectide.

No issues u can use those as well

Edibleskit:
Please update this thread. I want to know if you spray pepper with insecticide or fungicide. If you use any chemicals what chemicals do you use and at what point.

Also I want to plant pepper this month, is it adviceable to plant pepper at this period. Am trying to plant ahead of December.
Thanks

I use redforce and Zforce as fungicides and attache but later switched to Lara force as insecticides/pesticide. Just look for any good fungicides and pesticides. You can start spraying 1 month after transplanting and @ 2 wks interval though some spray at every week

ogbongenet:
when there's no enough water for plant to survive... Farming this get as e be,the rain is not reliable at all . I help a friend transplanted some pepper seedlings(like than 1000 stands) on Monday,till Friday there's no rain ..

Thank God the rain has started the 2 heavy rains is answer to my prayers, the pepper have started rejuvenating the leaves coming out afresh including flowers and fruiting.
All praise to God Almighty Jehovah

jidestroud:

Walahi, the matter taya me ooooo!!! It's a win win for agro section. Got the seeds for N1,700 each 5grams.

which seed company sells them

What is happening to pepper farm this year. Leaf shrinking and flowering and fruiting slowing and even halting is it d lack of rain and what is d remedy