remmyjay007:
Finally I made it to the very last page of a thread on Nairaland. Beautiful piece @jethro2, so much detail and in-depth breakdown of your real life experience. Thank you once again for reiterating the fact that EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER and all these one day seminars and skill acquisition workshops are just scams. There's no way one can learn a skill in one day and start a business just like that. Many thanks to all you wonderful Nairalanders for all the love you show here by sharing. @Choiceman, @omode2, @Pavore9, @joive, @securi, @kalusam, @jeffnyson @soloxam, @greenmatorganic and everyone else who contributed to this thread, y'all have no clue how much you've inspired a peasant a communal farmer like myself. God bless you madam @jethro2 and everybody that made this thread worth my vigil...i read through the night page by page "sometimes I go back to read a page again when some issues reoccur". With the kind of access I have to lands at locations nearer to Lagos than Saki I take this up as a challenge!!! But be sure I'll be starting in my small 2plot yard where I live...
Ise ti bere ni perewu

omode2:
good u are starting small, I think u can use it to knw d market fluctuatns.is d soil fertile and do u have access to manure Bt have u factored in dt we are moving to d dry season what source of water do u have? well, have nt planted in d dry season.

remmyjay007:


Thanx @omode, I believe the soil is fertile though there's a poultry nearby where I have got nearly 10tonnes of manure already. I have borehole in my yard and I ain't gat no neighbours so water isn't a problem.

omonnakoda:
how do you transport your manure and what does it cost?

jethro2:
The dry season is fast approaching.
The time to start your tomato farm is now.
Suggested planting timetable and market variability
Planting. Expected harvesting. price suggestion
November. Feb-March. Moderate
December. March - April. Moderate
January. April - May. High
February. May - June. very high
March. June- July. High
April. July -August. Moderate
May. August - September. Moderate
June. September - October. Low

securi:
Thanks Sis. What of August November-Dec?

jethro2:
The dry season is fast approaching.
The time to start your tomato farm is now.
Suggested planting timetable and market variability
Planting. Expected harvesting. price suggestion
November. Feb-March. Moderate
December. March - April. Moderate
January. April - May. High
February. May - June. very high
March. June- July. High
April. July -August. Moderate
May. August - September. Moderate
June. September - October. Low

jethro2:
Our November training which will be the last for this year is mainly for those that would love to do irrigation farming and make the tomatoe millions.
Its coming at the right time.
The November training will also be the last on farm practical training for the year.
We will be working basically on:
1. Selecting your seed.
How do you determine which seed to use?
What quantity do you need for an acre or hectare?
How do you space your seed planting?
Is it compulsory to do nursery?
When do I transplant my nursery?

2. The soil
What type of soil is required for specific crop?
How do you recognise an infected soil?
How do you treat your soil?
What quantity of organic matter does your soil requires?
3. Farm planning and set up
Do I need irrigation for my farm?
What type of irrigation will be suitable for my crop?
How to set up the irrigation system
What quantity of water does my crop required?
How often do I irrigate?
4. Staking and mulching my tomato farm
Why do I need to mulch?
What is mulching?
What can I use to mulch?
Why do I need to stake?
What type of staking is good for my crop?
Which one comes first? Staking before transplanting or transplanting before staking
5. Fertigation/fertilizer application
Must I use fertilizer?
What type is the best?
Where can I source for it?
What's the difference between organic and conventional fertilizer?
How do I make my own organic fertilizer?
What quantity of fertilizer do I need to apply?
How do I apply fertilizer?
The above are some of the questions that will practically attended to during the one month practical training.

Is it possible for you to train me for just a day or two?

Kalusam:
Thanks indeed for this great tip...

alphadota:
pavore9, can we talk pl? this is my no. send me a text n i will call u. tanx.

Agathabishen:
Good day house, my friend planted tomato in a net house, he bought the nursery from some israelites. He have started harvesting but he is having a problem is that the plant in some ridges will just turn brownish and die off. Please what should he do? Thanks

god2good:

search online for tomatoes disease & hope he/she is nt wetting both plant & tomatoes?

god2good:
@ Jethro2: thanks ma, me! I don't known these when my boss who was into fish stop and saying I wanted to plant 33,000 pieces of tomatoes. I don't know who teaches him how to nurse it bt he was able to do it well. I leave d place at that time, thinking of how to get a place to start mine if possible.
while in those pictures u upload, it show u re already mature in planting tomatoes, pple dt are planning to plant tomatoes in d raining season should know dt tomatoes love waters bt when u crop is touching d ground with water, make it spoil quickly,
In her pix, they make use of Lyon nt to touch d ground n rope 4 it to b vertical upright.
Again thank u ma, God will increase ur knowledge n understanding & bless u in all ur work

Ibrahimil:
Great work guys. Lovely information shared here. Kudos.

Yusufi:
Hi all.
This thread stands out to be extremely informative and highly encouraging. To meet up with required quality & quantity of vegetables for the standard market, I would suggest that jethro2 puts together some kind of mentor-ship program where she could nurture some of us who share in her inherent passion and commitment to agriculture and believe you me, she will most certainly be on her way to creating a bunch of young & committed agropreneurs the Continent has ever known.
Just stating...

Wenhre:
Hello all ... i am a potential farmer/Gardner i would like to know why tomatoes is not produced in the south and where i could possibly get tomato seeds and the varieties available...Thank you all for the knowledge gained