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Good morning fellow farmers. "Eku igbele" meaning well done staying staying at home, Lol.

Ok. I have a question I observed some of my pepper are flowering but falling off what can I do to resolve it.

My ogas pls help

Good morning fellow farmers. "Eku igbele" meaning well done staying staying at home, Lol.
Ok. I have a question I observed some of my pepper are flowering but falling off what can I do to resolve it.
My ogas pls help

snipesdam:
Op have you to not finished harvesting the tomatoes? No pictures still.

Tomatoes usually takes 3 months before harvesting.
The local tomatoes where broadcasted on bed on the 9th of Feb while the hybrid Mona F1 was nursed in pure water nylon on the 24th so harvest should from 9th of May.

Note this is the second project on my tomatoes farm trend the first has long been harvested but then no time to give any update I planted P701 then.

The tomatoes as at today...

Psalmy2cute:
that depends on your market.. both local opv and hybrids.. grows well, if well managed.. I get this sneaky suspicion local opvs are more resistant to insect attacks compared to hybrids.. while hybridd are more resistant to bacteria attacks..
that's just what I've observed on my plants so far

Thanks bro

Psalmy2cute:
on my experience 2 things that I know will make your plant leaves to shrink

1) bacteria wilt.. g
first sign of bacteria wilt you'll noticed are the younger leaves shrinking

2) whiteflies, aphids, mites
when they infect your plant with their virus.. you'll notice the plant foliage drying I.e the leaves shrinking and flowers aborting in the process..

if you can atleast manage 800 to 1000 pepper plants you're off to a good start

The 800 - 1000 pepper plant that will be a good start if well manages is it local, opv or hybrid

Psalmy2cute:
on my experience 2 things that I know will make your plant leaves to shrink

1) bacteria wilt.. g
first sign of bacteria wilt you'll noticed are the younger leaves shrinking

2) whiteflies, aphids, mites
when they infect your plant with their virus.. you'll notice the plant foliage drying I.e the leaves shrinking and flowers aborting in the process..

if you can atleast manage 800 to 1000 pepper plants you're off to a good start

When these happens what treatment do you apply and how often.
When should someone start treating his plant

Thanks

okoroemeka:
like my fellow Farmer rightly said that the answers to your questions is in the thread,but one thing you have to understand is that one plot is small for a pepper farm,it is not a complicated crop to grow like cucumbers but it takes time and space,the only two stubborn points to be wary of in pepper farming is viral/bacterial leaf shrinking disease and immature pod shedding, there are other pitfalls and potholes along the road but they are easily managed with good maintenance,a successful pepper farmer is a proactive individual that plans ahead,by this time his farm should be flowering and fruiting already so to utilize the rains and high price,90-100 days is a long time to wait especially if you are broke and hungry, pepper farming required an unwavering clear focus on target and the mindset to believe in yourself.

What can be done to tackle bacterial leaf shrinking.
Thanks

teemaseye:
What's your location and contact number?

Am in Ogun State. Check my signature for my contact

Psalmy2cute:
ok, I have this variety.. that's why I asked.

Ok

Psalmy2cute:
how much will you be selling?? I'm interested

Am selling at N20 this variety is from Benin republic

Benagro:
variety and price

The variety is from Benin Republic, Cotonoe.
Price is N20 not charging much, this variety is roughed

Ade3131:
Add pictures to showcase your product

The pepper is actually about 8 wks old now.

Benagro:
You mean 16days cos 16weeks is about 4months

Is a typo error. They are about 8 wks old now

Psalmy2cute:
on March 26th they were 17days old .. and now they're 16weeks old..?? it's only bn a week since then

Sorry about the late response. Thanks for pointing these out is a typo error. They are about 8 wks now. As I said earlier in my post I did the nursery Feb 9

Thanks again

Good morning my fellow Farmers.



This is to announce to us that I will be selling my pepper seedlings. They are strong and doing well.



They are about 16 wks old.



Let me know if you're interested in advance.



Thanks

Good morning my fellow Farmers.

This is to announce to us that I will be selling my pepper seedlings. They are strong and doing well.

They are about 8 wks old.

Let me know if you're interested in advance.

Thanks

FarmTech:
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Maybe the soil did not get hot enof bc they did not use enof dry grass. If the heat did not penetrate deep enof, the unheated parts will soon reinfect the heated parts

Thanks so much for this info

okoroemeka:
what you have to understand is that manure especially chicken manure is a plant stressor if used ignorantly,that is why it burns and kills crops,the manure you mixed with soil and poured into nylon bags will generate more heat and more stress to the young plant,the way to aviod this is transplant with normal soil then apply manure in 1-2 weeks time by then the roots are well established

Thanks boss.

What if I plant on heap directly and add manure 1-2 wks after. The problem will be wetting.

But my tomatoes I applied manure on the heap first then after like 3days I
now planted them and they are doing well.

What if I allow some days to pass after filling the nylon with manure + soil and thereafter transplant the pepper into it, will it still have same issue of stressing and burning them.

Another observation NEVER transplant in the morning.

Also the plant without manure application on the bed regenerates very fast without much issue after transplanting them in nylon that contain manure + soil.

Thanks once again

@Okoroemeka

I observed that transplanting pepper into manure nursery nylon mixed with soil takes time to regenerate compared with using ordinary soil.

What is the cause of that

okoroemeka:
that topped or pruned pepper plant will produce 30-40% more pods than the unpruned plant,we can easily see the beginning of numerous branches that will translate to even more numerous production.

From what I have learned so far two things are important

1. Use manure for your nursery and apply manure to your planting holes before transplanting

2. Top your pepper or prun it you will have strong and more quantity of pepper to harvest

Pruning undisputed..... Check the difference!

Pruned and Unpruned. Always make sure you prun your pepper it can't be overemphasized.

FarmTech:
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Ok. But the nursery bed shud be specially treated by piling up dry grass on it and burning. U don't want to nurse plants for weeks and later find out that they have root knot nematodes or so.

Sure if you check my earlier message that is the first thing I did, burn fire of the portion used for the nursery bed.

But some do experience RKN despite burning the portion to be used for the nursery what do you think is the cause

Meanwhile the opv ones have started flowering. Is the Cotonou variety of tomatoes

The pix continue......

Before and After transplanting on bed and heap

FarmTech:
@op, did u treat the soil b4 sowing?
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The farm was solarized after it was burnt with fire.

I guess that should suffice. I welcome any other method as well.

Thanks

Tomatoes Mona F1 Update pictorial view.....

1. While still in nursery bed @ 4 wks ( I have some opv 40 seedlings that I saw in my pepper nursery I broadcasted on the 9th Feb they are 6 wks old)

2. About 100 seedlings where transplanted on Heaps with manure mixed in the planting hole while 25 seedlings where transplanted on bed without manure mixed in the planting hole (I want to see d difference both opv and hybrid with and without manure.

3. Tomatoes in nursery nylon on heap and after been transplanted on head and on the bed.

4. The height while in the grow nylon and after the grow nylon is removed ( You will see the rooting nature)

5. The tool used to dig the heap and bed open also included. It was a wonderful tool a must have

I guess this may help

freshrose:
What is drip method? Or how is it done?

Drip method is also called furrow or in lay man term, you draw straight line on your bed and put your seeds in the hole and cover lightly with sand.

ogbongenet:
Boil water,let it be hot very well add some red oil to it and pour it on your pepper let it stay for like 10 minutes. Drench the pepper and spread under sun,even if there's no sun spread inside room it will dry.

Wow wow, very insightful. This means a lot to me now.

Thanks a million times

okoroemeka:
I have a sneaky suspicion that chill is more disease resistant to pepper viral disease than habanero or bonnet.

How can i sun dry chilli pepper and preserve it.

my2chains:
Please update us the remaining growing stages of your tomato plants.

I have a keen interest on learning how to grow tomatoes successfully.

Nice work you have here
cheers!

Am still learning as well. I have another tomatoes am growing Mona F1 I did the nursery on the 24 Feb about 3wks old. I should transplant it this week by God's grace and give pictorial update.

Tohpeh:
Please I would also like to get that exact portion you pruned.

Just use your fingers and pinch off the top node or head. It will start forming other nodes or heads (Y)

The area to pinch off

I think I got this pix from ogbongenet thread on pepper that talked about pruning.