numen:
Can Agric Lime be foliar sprayed?

NO sir! And before you use the lime, be sure you need so you don't worsen things. if the pH is too high, instead of applying lime to such a soil, apply calcium nitrate if needed even though it's more expensive

Agric lime helps to reduce incidents of fruit cracking and blossom end rot, but doesn't have any NPK value and very little micronutrient values associated with fertilizers and manure

MoreTech:


Good evening sir, pls how can I get the lime in powder form?

Lime is a powder based soil stabilizer!It's not a manure as it's just CaCO3 or CaMg(CO3)2 meaning the major ingredients are calcium, magnesium and the carbonate, and hence cannot replace the functions of the manure, but rather, supplement it.

okoroemeka:
I am placing my bet that cu 986 will perform better than nandini,we have planted it before by mistake thinking it was cu999,the yield was very high indeed,we will wait and see the outcome of this challenge

make this ticket play o...boys don try this cu986 ticket, we need to cash out big time mbok

safarifarms:


Meanwhile this is what I got as cu986. The packaging is somehow. I thought they are usually in tins. Is this how the coy now sells? I hope I'm not buying a 2nd generation (F2) seeds.

I complained about the packaging, their main office reassured me it was ok, so I believe them!

safarifarms:

I did experience a bit of this but it wasn't as serious as that. It's mainly the rows closest to the cu 999 that were affected. I think the cu999 Gene is dominant.

When the cu99 population percentage gets higher, it will affect the entire Saira population o

safarifarms:


Please do you have a picture of this CU 986? I want to try it now that there is scarcity of Saira which is the preferred brand in my state based on Color. Our market prefers light coloured cucumbers. The lighter the colour, the better.

I had tried a pack of Cu999 along with Saira and it was difficult to sell the Cu999.

Thanks in advance.

Don't mix cu99 with Saira, it will turn all the fruit to cu99-like fruits o

bassey25:


Please does any one knows about which variety of cocumber is best marketed here in calabar cross river state? And how they sell currently

I am sorry, I don't sir.

Wyntah:
That's great. Finding farm lands for lease with water in this town is like finding gold in mud. I'm a woman .

I am so sorry for making a blind assumption on your gender! On finding farmland with water, don't search around Uyo as it would be mission impossible unless you have the funds to buy the land or lease for upto 10 years and negotiate for the option of drilling borehole( this is difficult). Try the surrounding LGA's with good road network and it would be easier and cheaper relatively.
But going rural won't be easy honestly if you have immediate family(husby and children).

Wyntah:
It's close to Ekom Iman juction though I have another farm along Enen nsit. I planted saira and nandini. Highest I can expect from saira will be five bags, God willing. I'll save your number. I still have thirty eight days to harvest from the second farm. Wish I had this knowledge before my previous sales. Thank you so much. You are the boss my brother.

my present farm is not far from yours sir, I am @ ikot ofon ikono, uyo. But I will be moving to the next farm by December

Idemujoseph:
This is the challenge I am facing in Edo State. No market to take much quantity and nobody is Willing to come to your farm.

I know very little about the Edo market and terrain, so I can't offer any tangible solution(s). The only thing I will say is find large farms, liaise with the farm managers/workers as most of these large farms don't have enough products to meet their demands! Search for the middlemen, these guys can cross rivers and deep valleys to buy your products if you have them in good quantity and you have quality products too especially now that we are headed towards the dry season

essay007:

I'm quite amazed how farmers in other states can sell even ~30 - 40 bags to customers. I wish that were possible in Akwa Ibom. Plus the price here isn't really encouraging

Boss people dey sell more than 30 bags for this same Akwa Ibom....if your farm is within/around Uyo, and you have cucumbers(Saira only o) in large quantities, bros connect with me, I don't have products right now, and the buyers dey disturb my life

Wyntah:
Afaha, Nsit Ibom.

Boss if you planted saira, and you produce upto 7bags per harvest abeg call me zero90two 174 sevenfour 03, there is no part of Akwa Ibom where cucumbers are cheap presently! No make person close your farm o
The only thing that will stop Uyo buyers from coming to your farm is the quantity of bags per harvest so they can offset the transport cost! Is your farm far from Kaduna junction close to oboetim?

FarmTech:

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I check funguforce pack online and saw that it contains the same active ingredient as Saaf fungicide. Saaf is N1200 or so for 250g. The one u bought for N2400, how many gram is it?

500g and saaf is #1500 around here

FarmTech:

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Systemic fungicides shud not be used alone. Always combine them with a multisite activivity , contact fungicide like mancozeb or copper. This will prevent diseases from building resistance against the systemics ( I.e the fungicide will no longer be effective when used). multisite activivity means that the fungicide attacks many sites in the fungi, making resistance development impossible.
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http://farmersjoint.com/thread-28687.html

So true sir,

aquadude15:

how much is this sir

I got mine for #2400 some months ago sir

marciano3d:
Ideepaul,
please I just got 3 plots which intend to plant cucumber. I have been reading some you and okoroemeka posts but I got confused. I will need advice. Thanks

Abbeynism
you no give update again no. this is the closest I've got of a step by step tutorial for cucumber planting

3plots for a beginner? That's 1/2 acre o! I have just responded to your DM, pls follow Okoroemeka's thread on cucumber farming, you will learn a lot if you read everything completely...but boss abeg scale down first unless you have experience

Olaleyeabdullah:
most common fungicide mentioned here are not readily available in my area... luckily I came across one that is contact, systemic fungicide. My question is can it be used during the rains?

Most commonly named fungicides here have contact/systemic active ingredients and they are suitable for the rainy seasons. the best options are the systemic fungicides, just that they are hard to come by and expensive! Anty ifedola has cabrio and it's an excellent systemic fungicide sha.
Btw what crop(s) are you cultivating and what's the name of the fungicide you got

[quote author=Wyntah post=93795617][/quote]
#3000? , where is your farm located, that price is not feasible, especially considering the last August break

[quote author=Wyntah post=93763570][/quote] the last I heard, the yellow bag went for #5000 and the blue bag for 4500 it was still going upwards. It should come down a bit by now as the August break really affected a lot of farmers. Uyo buyers don't care about seed scarcity, they just know the laws of demand and supply

uche393:

the one that was previously sold for 8k is now 11k,16k now 22k

16k must be the 100gram can?

Pls who has an idea of the current price of cu99, Thai agro don't respond on weekends please

essay007:

You ever visited the ministry at Uyo before? Do they have quality stuff there?

Yes they do! But it's always not what I need at that particular point in time.

FarmTech:

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N13k? Min of agric Anambra sells for N7k. What makes that one more special?

7k? That's a govt subsidized price!

pipi84:


In portharcourt, cu999 can only be profitable during the dry season and bad market for raining season.... Every state has a specific variety of cucumber that is marketable there and so I always recommend to farmers to do a market research of which type of variety is preferable.

Almost the same thing here, but Nandini is preferred to cu99, just my personal observation

ANOCETS:
@okoroemaka @4words @ideepaul and co

What is the fertigation regime for Cucumber using venturi?
How often and a d how long do i irrigate using 3liters per hour drip tape?

Boss I am a novice when it comes to drip and all it entails

I like your zeal man! The urine collector/wire mesh you used are not durable, so I would advise you start making plans to work on something stronger within the next one year as the current one won't last long.
Secondly your feed/water containers will encourage wastage as it's too light and rabbit are wasters by nature...I am keenly following your progress boss

You guys are worried about which dark green cucumber cultivar to plant, if you were in my place, then you'd commit suicide seriously we do light green cucumbers around here, and these cultivars are mainly monoecious (strong male flowering) and we have little to choose from, it's really sad and annoying over here o

Hasib04:
Good evening to you all, which one is the best between rabbit and chicken manure?

And can someone plant directly to rabbit manure?

Rabbit manure is the Best by a long margin...but it's not available in large quantities, and it's really expensive!
I would only advice you use it's manure if;
You are planning to cultivate that land for the long-term
You have a rabbit farm and it's available to you cheaply
The farm is in a densely populated area

4words:


Hi ideepaul, would be glad if you can help with the number of the seed seller

For AKEES 500 oron road, call 08108013872.
Sorry I could not get Ekponwa's no as I went for a burial.... btw, I hope you are not calling them for greengo seeds? I am certain you won't get it from them as that cultivar doesn't sell around here

nams77:

Ideepaul and okoroemeka. Una don get new student o. Reporting for lectures sir.
Permission to take seat
Kudos bros. It gives me immense pleasure when I see good men dishing out infos that other greedy folks will want to monetize.
This is the real poverty alleviation.
God bless you guys

Boss I still be oga Okoroemeka student o...he and a lot of the veterans who are not quite active again have shared loads of information for free here, it would be a disservice to hoard the little I have gained under their tutorship from this forum

okoroemeka:
my former farm manager has used just bucket and cup to irrigate 2000 cucumber crops from a nearby stream during the peak harmattan period,it is those who have not experienced it can tell the limit of human endurance,that Sandy soil by the river are hundreds of years of accumulated silt,it may look Sandy to you but it is fertile, during rainy season every trash, rubbish and shit will be carried by water down to the lowest point in the valley,just add chicken manure and you will be surprised,even in some places that Sandy top soil will only be a few inches deep,if you till it black heavy soil will pop up.

Bucket and cup? , I don die for laugh o...why is honda water pump double the price of these Chinese pumps? Am I missing something here