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?

okoroemeka:
correct,sack is best watered twice daily during dry season, morning and evening,seems your sacks are too close together,it tends to cause problems with ventilation vand DM,even our own sack we spaced 1 feet apart is giving us headache, spacing is a critical factor in sack farming because the crops will come up too healthy and sound that you will be the victim of your own success.

essay007:

Eket, I want somewhere closer within South-South where it can be easily waybilled or I could visit the store if within AKS.

essay007:

Paul, the fact that they don't like the darker green cucumber here is a big problem for farmers. More yield would have bn gotten with those varieties.
BTW, where do u buy ur hybrid seeds from around AKS? I need good cukes, herbanero/capsicum and tomato seeds.

okoroemeka:
I have heard so much about tomatoes and I think it's time to give it a trial,a friend planted the Thai agro uc3034 variety and smiled happily to the bank,we are gearing up for tomatoes next year rainy season that when tomatoes are very costly.

aquadude15:

good morning boss.
thanks for your timely response.
I harvested the last bag today making it 18 bags from 490 stand.
that is my total harvest and today makes it 2months sine planting.
the plant has withered already

okoroemeka:
I think it is physically impossible to harvest 17 bags from 490 crops at one harvest or do you mean the total cumulative harvest then it is fairly a good harvest,if 500 stands will give you 17 bags then a plot of 1500 crops will produce 51 bags which is not bad at all @ current price of #4k that will be #200k from one plot in roughly 3 months time,I am yet to see a practical crop that can pull such money from one plot in 3 months

okoroemeka:
it is always refreshing to read such an inspiring post,but harvesting 12 bags from 50 grams of seed from a rookie farmer is quite astonishing,take the fact that max crop that can be gotten from 50 grams is roughly 1500 crops,at 100 fruits per bag,we are looking at 1200 fruits which is almost 80% yield,i will not be surprised if the production clocks 50 bags before die off ,well done OP,pls apply npk 151515 to each crop,it's well.

Stellberry33:
Hello everyone,

I Did my first trial on cucumber farming and I Did my first harvest today glory be to God Almighty it was beyond my expectations.
When I wanted to start farming I googled about Cucumber farming and found this thread then I join nairaland, I read this thread from page 1 to page 92. I was eager to succeed against all odds and today it has started paying.
I planted 50g cu999 even though am in Lagos and people kept saying I won't sell n it's 2.5k or 3k for a bag. But from all I read here cu999 is much easier to cultivate, so I went on against all odds.
I did my first harvest today and got 12 bags and sold all today at 4k per bag. Glory be to Jesus.
I sincerely appreciate all the support I got from everyone one especially Mr Okoro Emeka and ideepaul, I always call Mr Okoro Emeka for assistance and he always came through. Thank u sir for what u do, may God reward u both with Long life in Jesus name Amen.

Yemighty2:
Good evening farmers in the house I am planning on planting cucumber on a plot of land.
Can I plant only cu99 (50g ).

olaitandavid:
Which of the seed do you want.
quote author=ideepaul post=92536852]I can't do WhatsApp now. if you now have it in stock, Inform me and I will order for it

olaitandavid:
Can you chat me up on WhatsApp

Stellberry33:

Am in Lagos and it hasn't rained in over 3weeks, am thinking of trying it in small quantity though. I did some research on it and it seems to be a high yielding cultivar.
Can u pls contribute if u know more about it. I also saw Kareem f1 do u know it

aquadude15:

it takes 40 days before harvest, I had 8bags on the 45th day

Stellberry33:

Is this the seed u re talking about

aquadude15:

shaolin.
490 stands

gabolak:



The drip tap that I bought is 30cm( 1ft) spacing, how do I then plant 50cm space? or should I continue planting with the 30cm as provided by the drip tape?
thanks

Jub101:
Thanks for always enlightening us sir . Please what quantity( per ml )of z-force do you use in a 16L spraying machine.

GenBuhari:
Well done. You couldnt answer any of my questions so why bother asking me what I am planning? Well I am considering groundnuts, herbs onions and peppers. currently doing small scale (many different crops) on approx 2 plots for personal consumption ; but looking to go large scale soon as an almost complete novice.

numen:
Bro...How much did you buy the 10g of Platinum? Do you know a reliable seller on NL?

Thanks.

Farmerakinloye6:
I planted 10g, but will not be enough to plant 2plot. Remember I said "almost" the way am seeing it exactly 2plot will be 3900 or 4k stand. Don't worry I will quote you with accurate figure when I plant cocumba by November.

aquadude15:
.
thank you sir.
I used two of its cover

aquadude15:

thank you boss.
pls I notice my cucumber leaves curl upward tgr next day after spraying pesticide (predator).
is their any cause for alarm

HornyTave:


that reminds me ideepaul, I'm still waiting for the quotation on cost of rabbit cages that could accommodate 20 rabbits

ideepaul:

U
You will need
22-27 pieces of 2*2 polines
4 pieces of 2*3 for the main support
30 hinges for the doors
60 pieces of capper nails for the hinge
1 roll of wire-nesh with large openings(buying full roll is economical)
7-9metre long aluminium pan or any suitable material for urine collector( don't use Nigerian zinc material because the urine will destroy it quickly)
½",1", 1½", 2", 3" nails ( I don't buy nails, so I can't help with how many pounds you will need)
Search Google for favourable designs as it is dependent on space, available materials, and management practices

HornyTave:


I did with chicken manure, left outside for more than 2 months and the few that grew had stunted growth

willybaby:
what's brushing