fiddzy:
manual ke, oga hi go choke. Backpack, waist pain no b small thing

You never see people wey dey water 3 plots??

Farmerakinloye6:
I took like 16 bags to market today, and I sold it at 7k each... some of my colleagues sold 8-7.5k. Another harvest by Sunday.

Congrats boss, that's some good ROI

Nezzjnr:

Especially when he's doing manual watering

baba I'm planning to use hose irrigation, l can't afford the drip system for now

LovesonBlezz:
baba I'm planning to use hose irrigation, l can't afford the drip system for now

Please use what you can afford... But the Hose should be faced directly to the root... Don't allow water to splash on the leaves

Nezzjnr:

Please use what you can afford... But the Hose should be faced directly to the root... Don't allow water to splash on the leaves

Ok bro, seems you're one of the pro's ... But how will l prevent water from touching the leaves at early stage(germination stage) where the leaves are almost at ground level

LovesonBlezz:
Ok bro, seems you're one of the pro's ... But how will l prevent water from touching the leaves at early stage(germination stage) where the leaves are almost at ground level

Bro I'm not a Pro... Okoroemeka and Farmerakinloye na dem dey run the show now ooo.

Regarding your question... That's why you have to use a Fungicide like Cabriduo from week 2...alternate with another Fungicide like Ridomil Gold.... Once the plant has passed ground level... Concentrate the Nozzle of the Hose to the Root

Nezzjnr:

That's why you have to use a Fungicide like Cabriduo from week 2...alternate with another Fungicide like Ridomil Gold.... Once the plant has passed ground level... Concentrate the Nozzle of the Hose to the Root

Nice!
I applied fungicide yesterday morning and rain fell later in the evening. As I type this, it's raining again!

Do I need to reapply the fungicide?
If yes, at what day interval?

Shalom.

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Nice!
I applied fungicide yesterday morning and rain fell later in the evening. As I type this, it's raining again!

Do I need to reapply the fungicide?
If yes, at what day interval?

Shalom.

During Rainy season.

Spray Twice Weekly....

fiddzy:
bozz can this be used for tomatoe, or potassium chloride us better.

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Chloride is not so good for plants. Sulphates and Nitrates are better.

Farmerakinloye6:
additive as in? It 13:0:46 potassium nitrates by jubaili.

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Ok. I just want to make sure that it can be used for some chemistry experiments I have in mind.

Farmerakinloye6:
Cucumber is not only commodity I grow, so I watch how it market tread. The best time to always plant is when seed is scarce and there is glut in market! Some farmers will hear cucumber is selling at the moment, next thing, they will plant 10-12 thousand stand just because they heard I plant just 3k stand, and I realize over 500k. When their cucumber is out, the price will be like 2.5k-3k, it get worse sometimes there will not be buyers for it.. more loading...

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Nice info.

Nezzjnr:

Please use what you can afford... But the Hose should be faced directly to the root... Don't allow water to splash on the leaves

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I think spray tube will be easier for him oo. So long as he irrigate in the morning or afternoon, he won't have serious problem with fungal diseases compare to rainy season.
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Another advice I have for farmers that work under the sun is this: Go to an eye clinic and check the health of your eyes. Then buy photochromic eyeglasses. They protect your eyes from the sun's UV rays. This dangerous rays can lead to blindness, dry eyes etc as you get older. Also protect ur body with trousers, long sleeve shirt and a wide brim hat. The sun can cause cancer of the skin. Work mainly in the morning and evening.

FarmTech:

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I think spray tube will be easier for him oo. So long as he irrigate in the morning or afternoon, he won't have serious problem with fungal diseases compare to rainy season.
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Another advice I have for farmers that work under the sun is this: Go to an eye clinic and check the health of your eyes. Then buy photochromic eyeglasses. They protect your eyes from the sun's UV rays. This dangerous rays can lead to blindness, dry eyes etc as you get older. Also protect ur body with trousers, long sleeve shirt and a wide brim hat. The sun can cause cancer of the skin. Work mainly in the morning and evening.

Spray Tube might seem expensive for a starter.

If he has the strength to carry a Knapsack sprayer... That'll be the fine because the Nozzle has a direction.

Spraying in the Afternoon should be when the seeds has germinated already i guess because if you spray water on the soil... It might boil the seeds

Another harvest today..I took this picture earlier today, if a Gardner tell me he achieve 15-20 fruit per stand, no cap! I will believe because I know he will have the time to care for it. This is two stand and I had already harvested at least 4 fruit from each.

I sold 8k this morning..

Nezzjnr:

Spray Tube might seem expensive for a starter.

If he has the strength to carry a Knapsack sprayer... That'll be the fine because the Nozzle has a direction.

Spraying in the Afternoon should be when the seeds has germinated already i guess because if you spray water on the soil... It might boil the seeds

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Do U mean irrigating with knapsack sprayer?
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I never knew afternoon watering will boil ungerminated seeds. Have u had bad experience with it b4?

Farmerakinloye6:
I sold 8k this morning..

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I usually think that rainy season is a period of glut oo. Was the seeds costly when u planted?

FarmTech:

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Do U mean irrigating with knapsack sprayer?
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I never knew afternoon watering will boil ungerminated seeds. Have u had bad experience with it b4?

Yes you can irrigate with Knapsack... I've done that before.

Most people said Watering in the Afternoon isn't ideal.

It's either early in the morning or late Afternoon or rather Evening

Gosh i planted 1500 Jorad seeds alone wey I wan use train some people.

Farm workers are really trying abeg... I no fit stand up like this

Nezzjnr:
Gosh i planted 1500 Jorad seeds alone wey I wan use train some people.

Farm workers are really trying abeg... I no fit stand up like this

lazy Nigerian youth, lol, na joke o.

abouzaid:
lazy Nigerian youth, lol, na joke o.

Baba e no easy oo

I wonder how one can plant up to 5k within few hours

Applying Manure and Ssp in the middle of the beds just like the way of Applying Akara to Bread.

If you do this... Your Cukes will Thank you very well.

Farmerakinloye6 have you tried this out yet??

Nezzjnr:
Applying Manure and Ssp in the middle of the beds just like the way of Applying Akara to Bread.

If you do this... Your Cukes will Thank you very well.

Farmerakinloye6 have you tried this out yet??

I posted about SSP fertlizer on a WhatsApp forum and I was challenged by the owner of the group that it was not relevant to cucumber. I couldn't believe my ears.�
SSP fertlizer is the foundation for all crops as it has 20% phosphorus, 18% calcium and 11% sulphur.
I don't post much as I do formally due to a lot of ignorant folks online who think they know all about farming. We learn everyday.

My next cucumber must have 40 fruits by fire by force�

emmaachile2:

I posted about SSP fertlizer on a WhatsApp forum and I was challenged by the owner of the group that it was not relevant to cucumber. I couldn't believe my ears.�
SSP fertlizer is the foundation for all crops as it has 20% phosphorus, 18% calcium and 11% sulphur.
I don't post much as I do formally due to a lot of ignorant folks online who think they know all about farming. We learn everyday.

My next cucumber must have 40 fruits by fire by force�

Most Farmers don't know about it yet.... .

I said the same thing on a Facebook page... The Admin kicked me out because he felt i was misleading the Group members

Nezzjnr:

Yes you can irrigate with Knapsack... I've done that before.

Most people said Watering in the Afternoon isn't ideal.

It's either early in the morning or late Afternoon or rather Evening

Yes, watering in the afternoon isn't ideal not because it will cook the seeds but because the rate of evaporation will be so high and the plants might eventually not utilize the water... I hope this helps

Nezzjnr:

Most Farmers don't know about it yet.... .

I said the same thing on a Facebook page... The Admin kicked me out because he felt i was misleading the Group members

If you can get a quality SSP Fertilizer, it's a great idea... But if you ain't sure of the quality, manure alone does the job for me

Farmerakinloye6:
1. Contact Cedagrochemical, she has #9,500 for 1000 seed. 2. 1000seeds at 30cm. Cucumber on a plot of land is not a pilot project, for it to be successful you need some level of seriousness..use manure,stake, spray when you suppose to, prune, and apply fertilizer. If you want to do pilot maybe you should grow between 5-100 stand, 1,500 stand no be moimoi Good luck!

Thanks for your recommendation sir... Kudos to you for the great work you doing here

Farmerakinloye6:
Another harvest today..I took this picture earlier today, if a Gardner tell me he achieve 15-20 fruit per stand, no cap! I will believe because I know he will have the time to care for it. This is two stand and I had already harvested at least 4 fruit from each.

Look for parthenocarpic variety and the yield might even be more.

Nezzjnr:

Most Farmers don't know about it yet.... .

I said the same thing on a Facebook page... The Admin kicked me out because he felt i was misleading the Group members

Lol. Imagine a cucumber plant above 12 weeks and still thriving and fruiting and bringing out new branches. It must be the additional nutrients from these fertlizers especially SSP and mop that is assisting.

Cedagrochemical:





Yes, watering in the afternoon isn't ideal not because it will cook the seeds but because the rate of evaporation will be so high and the plants might eventually not utilize the water... I hope this helps

Thanks for your Input.

Even in the evening... It has to be anything From 5

emmaachile2:

Lol. Imagine a cucumber plant above 12 weeks and still thriving and fruiting and bringing out new branches. It must be the additional nutrients from these fertlizers especially SSP and mop that is assisting.

I haven't allowed my Cukes to go beyond 10 weeks ooo

Maybe I'll try it in my House garden

Nezzjnr:

I haven't allowed my Cukes to go beyond 10 weeks ooo

Maybe I'll try it in my House garden

I saw some new fruits on three new bramches. I cut off the old branches which was drying up and the fruit count so far from that particular plant has been about 18 harvested.
I noticed a difference in taste between these seedless fruits compared to other seed variety. It's way better and a little saltier compared to most tasteless cucumbers I have eaten from the market. It could be the treatment they are receiving anyway.

Next planting with Diva F1 from east west should be in two weeks time. I don't want to run out of cucumbers/tomatoes ever at home again.