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Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by lanre2009: 4:51am On Jan 21, 2015 |
Maple: Thanks for the heads up |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 6:40am On Jan 21, 2015 |
Maple:Thank you so much sir for the advice, and may God return ur lost in multiple folds Amen. 4 Likes |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 2:24pm On Jan 22, 2015 |
What a sunny day. God bless our endeavours...... |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by psalm68(m): 7:30am On Jan 23, 2015 |
@soloxam,tell us about water melon nw,i planted water melon along side ugu(fluted pumpkin) last year. the ugu blossom but water melon just dried off completely. share ur experience with us please. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 8:36pm On Jan 23, 2015 |
psalm68:@Psalm68, let me ask u few question, did u plant ugu and watermelon together? Did u ever spray with insecticide/fungicides? If yes which one did u use and at what interval? What time of the year did u plant, was there enough water? So this will help me answer u well, thank for following. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 8:52pm On Jan 23, 2015 |
psalm68:Sir the only bitter experience I have on watermelon was last year when I planted 2 acres of watermelon close to a village called Agbedo along ijaye road before ajibade. My watermelon was doing fine but the villagers will never allow me to harvest my produce before it fully mature. You will just see watermelon slice into two inside the farm, I want to cry but I learn a very great lesson. I was able to harvest cucumber on the same plot because cucumber is not eaten by most of the villager.... I loss all my watermelon to the villagers oooooo...... 3 Likes |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by psalm68(m): 11:10am On Jan 24, 2015 |
Soloxam:i wish i can really say what happened along the line.i guess i watered too much in the first two weeks.afterwards i became very busy because that i practically abandoned the farm for months.no TLC i suppose. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 8:01pm On Jan 24, 2015 |
psalm68:This crop is called watermelon, many people believe it a water loving plant but reverse is the case, the water supply should be very moderate. It is every important to control pest in melon farm, failure to do so then there is going to be issue. Insecticide,fungicide, should be applied once in a week or fortnightly, otherwise the outcome won't be interesting, so if you can't avoid to work on ur watermelon farm once in a week or fortnightly pls don't waste ur resources...... Then when ur crop begins to craw, while spraying, pls don't just spray the surface of the leaves, spray behind of the leaves too, cos white fly and aphid do hide behind the leaves. They always suck the sap from the plant and hinder the plant from growing...... At a point u will notice the leaves will begin to shrink and dry off, most fruit will be deformed and get spoil..... Intending farmers watermelon need much attention than u may think of. 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by psalm68(m): 4:10pm On Jan 25, 2015 |
Soloxam:you are very right.now i plan to spend time in the farm. please how can i get the f1 koloss seed in ogun state |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 8:21pm On Jan 25, 2015 |
psalm68:Are u coming to the Yabdi program on the 31st In Abeokuta? If yes the seeds will be available, or call me other wise to make arrangement on how it will get to you... |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by debeey87(m): 11:54am On Jan 31, 2015 |
Soloxam: What could cause the bitterness |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 9:03pm On Jan 31, 2015 |
debeey87:Good question, watermelon and melon (egusi) are the same family, they behave similarly, the taste of watermelon is sweet while melon taste bitter, I mean the juice so when they are planted they are pollinated by same insect here cross pollinated the bitter taste of melon will dominate that of sweetness of watermelon.......... 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Nobody: 3:45pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
solxam, u too much oooo. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by debeey87(m): 4:27pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Soloxam: You are the boss. Thanks |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 4:35pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
mercylicious:Thank you madam, how is you plantain doing? Hope you have solve the issues of monkey too? Have a wonderful day maaa. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 4:36pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
debeey87:Uwc sir. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 5:12am On Feb 15, 2015 |
It the beginning of another planting season, please learn from your past mistake, experience is the best teacher so they said, intending farmer look before u loop. Hope we are getting ready for the season? Best of luck to all practicals farmers. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 1:42pm On Feb 21, 2015 |
I will advice an intending farmers to start small (experiment on small plot) year in year out you will get used to it............. or u work hand in hand with experienced farmers. cheers. 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 8:12pm On Mar 21, 2015 |
God we need rain..... Can someone update the intensity of rain in His/Her area! I was in farm today it was as if it will rain but never, when I got home the rain was so much I called farm where we needed rain, there was no rain. God have mercy...... 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Lesgupnigeria(m): 7:58am On Mar 22, 2015 |
Soloxam:its amazing how rain fall in the city where its not needed and fail to fall in the rural area where its needed. Rain have started in some area but it has not being consistent. The weather forecast for this year is not accurate. Rain have started in some part of Edo,Abia and Oyo state |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Nobody: 9:57am On Mar 22, 2015 |
it rained yesterday arnd 5pm in anambra. nt heavy though, bt enough to wet d ground. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 10:27am On Mar 22, 2015 |
mercylicious:One can not really predict rain fall this year, last two week I was travelling to Asaba, when I got to Edo I notice it rain a night before that morning, with what I saw it was very heavy, I was happy that at least it will rain in Asaba, by the time I got to Agbor it was some thing else the soil were so dry. On getting to Asaba, I asked my guy over there said it has not rain for months. Just imagine the intensity of sun just like that of the north.... We have many work to execute now rain is holding us.... God shower your rain......... |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by jethro2: 12:27pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Soloxam:You ve said it all. Get trained, get experience. Learn from experience farmers. Its baffled me on daily basis when the first thing that intending farmer ask is what they can get per acre in naira within 2 months. No practical experience, no learning process. You see them later come to Nairaland searching for emergency solutions. Yes. Agriculture is profitable but one has got to learn the rope. There is no short cut in agric. Meanwhile an Agribusiness On Farm Practical Training "Grow Your Own Vegetables" is starting in April. Minimum attendance is a month stay on the farm in Saki. Participation fee is N20,000 per month,accommodation inclusive. Time to get your hand dirty Learn from experience hands on the farm 08064688501, 08188540096 |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 3:06pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
jethro2:Knowledge is power..... One need to acquire it before venturing to Agric or get an experience person to guide u...... If u must do it by ur self then start small so that u won't get ur fingers burnt....... Madam jethro hope u done book my space down........? |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 3:17pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Lesgupnigeria:The climatic change have really cause issue my oga. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by cbrass(m): 7:54pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Lesgupnigeria: we need it in the city too o cos the heat is much too 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Lesgupnigeria(m): 8:09pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Soloxam:Na so o. |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Lesgupnigeria(m): 8:19pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
cbrass:you sure you need it in the city? ![]() ![]() ![]() But we need it more. You can still survive with heat but you cant survive with no food,and moreover i need to make some quick money with watermelon. 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by cbrass(m): 9:21pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Lesgupnigeria: ok o ![]() |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by Soloxam(m): 10:40am On Mar 23, 2015 |
cbrass:Lol, my brother heat no be small thing... 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by funstufz(m): 11:47am On Mar 23, 2015 |
[quote author=jethro2 post=3188104 Yes. Agriculture is profitable but one has got to learn the rope. There is no short cut in agric. Meanwhile an Agribusiness On Farm Practical Training "Grow Your Own Vegetables" is starting in April. Minimum attendance is a month stay on the farm in Saki. Participation fee is N20,000 per month,accommodation inclusive. Time to get your hand dirty Learn from experience hands on the farm 08064688501, 08188540096[/quote] Nice way to go before one venture into agribusiness. I need more info, is it weekend inclusive, time schedule per day, wat types of vegetables are we learning with?.... 1 Like |
Re: Practical Farmers Pls Share Ur Bitter Experience, Let Learn From Your Mistakes. by jethro2: 12:44pm On Mar 23, 2015 |
[quote author=funstufz post=31913703][/quote] Yes. Its weekend inclusive. Morning and evening session. Morning Session 7am-12noon. Evening Session 3pm -7pm Vegetables such as Cucumber, Tomato, Green pepper, Chilli pepper, Green beans, Cabbage, Ugwu, Onion, Okra, water melon etc. Starting from the nursery through transplanting. Meeting the standard market requirement and accessing the market are part of the training |
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