lif2uz: judemorfy]jst hav dis week

I got to my farm today and found out that Squarel had removed and eaten up the majority of my watermelon seeds before they could germinate, Its painful!

eyhaaa vry sorry ,yu have 2 get a scare screw like Mangam said

judemorfy: eyhaaa vry sorry ,yu have 2 get a scare screw like Mangam said

Dis wek seem nt to be vry nice 4 us all

It is well with all the resilient farmers. Good morning n happy independence yall

Happy Independence Anniversary

It was a terrible week

judemorfy: Dis wek seem nt to be vry nice 4 us all

Happy Independence day to dear watermelons, happy new month to their farmers

I went thru the farm this morning and I saw some melon flowering already within 30days of planting

Infomizer: Interesting thread Mangam,
Had a lil experience farming kankana (what the Hausas call it) in Bunkure, Kano early this year. The harvest was poor and I can't really point fingers as I was barely around and left it with some mallos to manage. I also failed to carry out serious feasibility studies as I just got carried away by the fact that almost every TomDicknHarry was planting it there, so I didn't envisage much problems. Fast forward 3 months later and almost a 100k gone (yea! see milking), all I had as harvest were not commiserate with expectations. Apart from the fact that the intense sun affected some (the mallos didn't want to harvest in my absence and I was too damn busy in Lag, they said the harvest was poor generally (I can partly attest to this as their Cucumber and Tomato yields in the part of the village I got were also poor). I'll attach pictures later sha. It was a real learning curve then, though I later came to realise that it is planted down south too. I intend doing it again sha but I don't have the time these days and relying on someone else (which I have to) is quite limiting too. I.might keep you guys posted then. Nice one Mangam.

TL;DR
Been there, done that (with no supervision from me coz I left it in the hands of others). It was crazy, expensive, and not as fulfilling as expected. My bad though.

sorry is this stainless?

MANGAM: I went thru the farm this morning and I saw some melon flowering already within 30days of planting

Nice! I'm happy for you mangam.

Happy flowering day to the melon plants. May God uphold them amidst the thick and thin of a harsh weather and greedy pests.

Funny comment sholay2011. Thanks for ur prayers

sholay2011:
Nice! I'm happy for you mangam.

Happy flowering day to the melon plants. May God uphold them amidst the thick and thin of a harsh weather and greedy pests.

MANGAM: It was a terrible week

hi can i still plant this month since rain is still fallin

Hi mangam, I noticed from your pix that water melon is a creeping plant. Won't the farm get over crowded as a result? Considering the spacing between each plant.

MANGAM: I went thru the farm this morning and I saw some melon flowering already within 30days of planting

hehehehehe,im keenly watching u.just planted few seeds in my compound carelessly on saturday.im yet to see it germinating.cant wait to see it blossom around me.

Etranshub: sorry is this stainless?

:/

Day 31

You should think about fertilizing watermelon after the vines begin to spread out and again when the blossoms appear and the fruit is set. You should think about watering your watermelon patch for the first few weeks after planting the seeds.


Watermelon plants have somewhat deep roots that are good at extracting moisture from the soil. Until these roots are developed, you should water the plants regularly with slow, deep soaks. For the first 3 weeks after planting, water your watermelon patch once or twice a week if no rain falls in your area. After the seeds have sprouted, scale back the watering to once every 10 days or so. When the vines begin to spread out, you can stop watering all together. As long as rain falls every 2 weeks, you won't have to water your watermelons again. After the fruit begins to get large, stop watering for good, even if no rain falls. This will allow the sugars in the fruit to concentrate and the flesh to stay crisp. This makes for much better tasting watermelon.

Thanks u for the info

world1: You should think about fertilizing watermelon after the vines begin to spread out and again when the blossoms appear and the fruit is set. You should think about watering your watermelon patch for the first few weeks after planting the seeds.


Watermelon plants have somewhat deep roots that are good at extracting moisture from the soil. Until these roots are developed, you should water the plants regularly with slow, deep soaks. For the first 3 weeks after planting, water your watermelon patch once or twice a week if no rain falls in your area. After the seeds have sprouted, scale back the watering to once every 10 days or so. When the vines begin to spread out, you can stop watering all together. As long as rain falls every 2 weeks, you won't have to water your watermelons again. After the fruit begins to get large, stop watering for good, even if no rain falls. This will allow the sugars in the fruit to concentrate and the flesh to stay crisp. This makes for much better tasting watermelon.

You should think about fertilizing watermelon

Thanks bros for the info, that is to say application of fertilizer on the watermelon is compulsory or what?

Day 32

Following...
@mangam and others, Sorry for your losses, i am certain its a learning curve, with better knowlegde and harvest eventually.

I got my ridges weeks back, but couldnt plant because the local seeds were not ready even after a week of preparation.
But now am fullyback to town and have planted both local and hybrid seeds, its 6 days now, no trace yet of germination(its been raining every day since i planted though) am keenly observing and will post updates here.
OP thanks once again for this wonderful thread.

@mangam hw often do you apply insecticide abi na pesticide.

mine germinated today ooo in awka. oluwa ose

lif2uz: You should think about fertilizing watermelon

Thanks bros for the info, that is to say application of fertilizer on the watermelon is compulsory or what?

Not really. If you can apply organic manure

roxell120: mine germinated today ooo in awka. oluwa ose

wich side of awka re u, Mayb I can cm n chk u out

adaemeka245:
wich side of awka re u, Mayb I can cm n chk u out

agu awka but its not a farm o but within my compound

Day 33

Day 34: Barka Da Sallah!

Pls, how do I need to start d full scale of planting of water Mellon

@MAGNAM, you inspired me to get back to my abandonned land. Good news, my water melon germinated within a week.

Day 35: happy to hear ur melons ve germinated and watch them closely so that insects wil not invade them. When u sense any, fumigate ur farm

mogentle:
@MAGNAM, you inspired me to get back to my abandonned land. Good news, my water melon germinated within a week.