freshpzy1:


i grew to know my dad as a farmer, but he stopped farming b4 i was matured enogh to learn the ropes__my dad didnt become rich by farming, but i enjoyed it.

My point__my enquiry wasnt a result of my eye on the profit

essay007:

That's good... Get good seeds and start very small on a plot u can manage on your own. Grow 2-3 vegetables that sells quick. You're allowed to make mistakes as a beginning farmer. Don't sweat it. Grow, harvest, eat/sell.
Your profits will come as will ur experience. You'll love farming...

freshpzy1:
Pls can you tell me how much i need to invest on the plot of land, all cost excluding cost of land

essay007:

Costing really depends on a lot of factors and of course your location. Mainly identify what you can do by yourself or with little help from friends/family. Can you do most or the clearing/weeding? Is labour cheap or expensive in your area? what of manure or fertilizer? What of pesticides or other chemicals if needed? can you easily get them? Is your farm close to ur home or do u have to transport urself to ur farm.
What about source of water, is it close to ur farm and free?
can u get staking on ur own if needed?

All these questions should be answered before u can make cost analysis. The more u can do on your own, the cheaper your final cost will total to.
Ask around the prices of the seeds you need to plant and the required qtty needed to cover the land. Then cost it. If u area is infested by pesticides the you also have to cost it as well. If you need labour, determine how many pple you need to hire and cost it too. Those are the most important things to cost.
Like I said, start small on an area u can manage on your own. Once u start generating income you can expand in bits.
Cheers!

essay007:

Thanks brother! I'd appreciate the number. I know Ukana Offot. Do they sell East-West or Technisem or other varieties of seeds? What of foliar fertilizer or pesticide?

kufman123:
please can you help me with a contact and address to buy affordable and good fertilizer in Uyo,i want to buy for my mum to sell in the village

freshpzy1:


tnks boss___this is very helpful, & these are answers

¤i can access up to 1 acre of land for free, but am starting with a plot

¤i have to spend abt 1k on transport __but there is place to stay around the farm for the set-up period & visit the farm every weekend

¤labour is not too expensive, especially for just a plot of land__so i plan to pay for labour for clearing, but i can do the weeding my self.

¤i can cheap labour to wet the farm everyday & i buy water for the weting every week__ i will just get drums that can be locked

¤i plan to buy ferterlizer too

¤I HOPE AV BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS___NOW HERE IS WHAT I WILL LIKE TO KNOW

¤how many seed do i nee for a plot & the cost

¤how often do i need to wet the farm__this will help to negotiate labour cost

¤how much is ferterlisers & pesticides that is best used for cucumber farms.

Tnks in anticipation

ideepaul:
Wholesale? What brands and types are you dealing with?

ideepaul:

Wholesale? What brands and types are you dealing with?

kufman123:
she want to retail it in the village so i can start her with 3 to 5 bags,for the brand i don't know anything about fertilizer so u can help recommend something good and affordable

ideepaul:
For cassava, maize and fluted pumpkin, I guess?

kufman123:
water leaf

ideepaul:
Call/WhatsApp, I may be of help

kufman123:
please give me ur contact

okoroemeka:
the culprit for that damage is spraying foliar fertilizer and insecticides in the morning,then in less than 1-2 hrs the current intense sunlight will blaster the crop drying the sprayed materials immediately and the salts will concentrate on the leaf margin and cause burn,the best time to spray now is in the evening.

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Sorry for the late reply.
For current prices of seeds, @seedworld or even oga okoroemeka could help you. The 50g pack will suffice for this season and next so ask them for the current price.
Pls make ur research on the type of cucumber, the size that's favoured in your market before planting it.

I'm pro organic so I only use compost, manure and self made liquid fertilizer along side cultured micro organism solution on my crop.

Here on Nairaland you see genuine pple who sell fertilizer and pesticides, so ask them so u can make ur costing based on current prices of these inputs. However, if you're interested in the method of pest control I use, u can email me its quite cheap and easy to make.

For irrigation, I don't know ur method of irrigation (drip or hose?). Anyhow, cucumber needs good supply of water. Wet in morning and at sunset when conditions are hot and once (morning) when humid.

Boss Okoro u can assist him with prices of pesticides and fertilizer
PS: The price of transportation to ur farm is quite high. That will eat into ur cash. Whenever you can stay close to the farm Pls do.

klbakare:


dear Mr Okoro, i refrained from spraying any insecticide in the morning, and i have never used a foliar fertilizer like i told you earlier. it's been close to three weeks now and the spots on the cucumber leaves have persisted. i have gone to study a little bit more about cucumbers and i am convinced those signs are those of a fungi disease. my challenge now is i don't know what chemicals to buy and application at this period in the life of my cucumbers. i will attach pictures of the presently development. and also the fungi chemicals i bought along with the seeds when i got them from thai-agro lagos state. they were waybilled to ogbomoso for me. any vegetable farmer in ogbomoso should please reach out to me, i will be more than happy to connect. please all other experienced hands on the thread should kindly assist.

AgroMax360:







Please, I am interested in the method of pest control you use on your farm. I am new to cucumber farm and plan to start planting this week or next. Kindly contact me through
Email: agromax360@gmail.com

Thanks.

essay007:

I'm just seeing this now. Will email you the solution. Just been so busy with work lately

klbakare:


Share it here na. Let everybody see it. If my Okoro had decided to keep his methods to himself, this thread will not be here today

Boldtouch:
Abeg anyone who has a good source and contact of where I can buy Greengo F1 Cucumber hybrid seeds; it's urgent!
Lack of adequate bees na issues o.
Happy joyous Easter celebrations to us all.
Thanks in advance.

ashpanez:
Pls, brothers and sisters. Can I use adult plant dose of incesticides and fungicide on a 2 weeks old pepper and cucumber plant? If no pls what dose is ideal for them.
I am battling whiteflies on my farm.
Pls ideepaul, oga okoroemeka,pipi I need ur help

ashpanez:
Pls, brothers and sisters. Can I use adult plant dose of incesticides and fungicide on a 2 weeks old pepper and cucumber plant? If no pls what dose is ideal for them.
I am battling whiteflies on my farm.
Pls ideepaul, oga okoroemeka,pipi I need ur help

Kehfie:
Congratulations Boss



My former farm manager achieved the elusive target last week when he finished harvesting from a well managed one plot of roughly 2500 crop and got a total of 80 sound bags that was sold at #7000 per bag,which gave a total of #560k,bear in mind that the yield parameters gave a rough production of 3.5-4 cucumbers per plant which is not even a fantastic result,the economic potential of cucumber is yet to be fully utilized to the skillful farmer that can get 5-7 fruits per plant,that will be an incredible result,and for your other question,you can't sell cucumbers at such prices round the year for obvious reasons,from December to march is when the crop is most expensive,and for the records the highest yield I have ever seen or recorded was 114 bags from 50 grams of seed,a rookie young farmer I mentored got this result in Edo state,i was speechless when the harvest was coming in,be it a result of soil, weather or management I can't tell, maybe he was at the right place at right time.

Aquilazng:

My question here is ; how do you guys get buyers for this produce? Do you go round the town contacting abokis or how pls clearify. Thanks

Aquilazng:

My question here is ; how do you guys get buyers for this produce? Do you go round the town contacting abokis or how pls clearify. Thanks

okoroemeka:
in my area in imo state there is a woman that comes with a Ford Transit van every Eke market day(every 4 days)and buys cucumbers from farmers at the current market price from onitsha,she buys up to 100 bags and pays cash on the spot,so farmers will harvest and bag their cucumbers and the woman will come to their farm for pickup,she also buys maize, melon, pepper,etc, selling is not the problem,farming it to maturity is the problem.