Farmerakinloye6:
Being so long friends... seriously busy! My first seed on a virgin land. No manure, have npk15 15 15 twice. More updates loading..

Nice,haw many acres?

Pls house I am new here. Planning to start cumcumber farm, pls I need advice on
1. The variety of cumcumber to plant
2. Kind of fertilizer to apply for better yeild
3. Types of chemical for treatment

Pls experts in the house should help out

bizzibodi:

Nice,haw many acres?

is not even up to 2plot.

mykepeter:
Pls house I am new here. Planning to start cumcumber farm, pls I need advice on
1. The variety of cumcumber to plant
2. Kind of fertilizer to apply for better yeild
3. Types of chemical for treatment

Pls experts in the house should help out

am not experts, but this is my own advice; 1. Greengo 2. Npk 15 15 15 and potassium nitrate 3. Funguforce, Cabrio duo, caterpillar force, imiforce and any cypermethring.

Farmerakinloye6:
is not even up to 2plot.

How many bags are expected?

Farmerakinloye6:
am not experts, but this is my own advice; 1. Greengo 2. Npk 15 15 15 and potassium nitrate 3. Funguforce, Cabrio duo, caterpillar force, imiforce and any cypermethring.

Thank you very much sir. Can I DM you for further questions and mentorship? I learned you are from Akure from your profile, I also reside in Akure

[quote author=Farmerakinloye6 post=115498346] am not experts, but this is my own advice; 1. Greengo 2. Npk 15 15 15 and potassium nitrate 3. Funguforce, Cabrio duo, caterpillar force, imiforce and any cypermethring.[7/quote]









Thank you sir for your usual response.
I have made the riggies for the cumcumber planting. Sir do I need to use herbicide on the ground before planting the cumcumber just for weed control or I should plant now and later use selective herbicide to control the weed.
2. Which selective herbicide can you recommend for cumcumber and tomato farm that will kill the weed without affecting the plants?

mykepeter:

Thank you sir for your usual response.
I have made the riggies for the cumcumber planting. Sir do I need to use herbicide on the ground before planting the cumcumber just for weed control or I should plant now and later use selective herbicide to control the weed.
2. Which selective herbicide can you recommend for cumcumber and tomato farm that will kill the weed without affecting the plants?

1. If the ridges is new, plant immediately. 2. Do according to your strength, I will not advise you to be using any herbicide after you plant. It occasionally I spray contact herbicide (my furrow) when we are busy, then manually weed ridges.

Farmerakinloye6:
1. If the ridges is new plant immediately. 2. Do according to your strength, I will not advise you to be using any herbicide after you plant. It occasionally I spray contact herbicide (my furrow) when we are busy, then manually weed ridges.

Thank you Sir

I picked 8 bags yesterday and sold 11k flat. Am the only one that brought viable deep green cucumber, within 5 minutes everything was bought finished.

I sold 11.5k this morning, I heard it was sold 12k yesterday.

Which soil is best for potatoes?

dark404:
Which soil is best for potatoes?

sandy loam soil

Farmerakinloye6:
I picked 8 bags yesterday and sold 11k flat. Am the only one that brought viable deep green cucumber, within 5 minutes everything was bought finished.

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The 8 bags, is it from 2 plots? I'm asking because I want to estimate how much thieves are stealing from me.

FarmTech:

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The 8 bags, is it from 2 plots? I'm asking because I want to estimate how much thieves are stealing from me.

Ayobami3310c:

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Don't laugh oo. I caught one and she will pay me 15K. I will catch more. .

FarmTech:

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The 8 bags, is it from 2 plots? I'm asking because I want to estimate how much thieves are stealing from me.

not up to 2 plot, sometimes I harvested up to like 15 bags, the way I bags it. My own 15 bags is another person 20 bags.

I sold 12k today... I will be doing another nursery by Monday..

Farmerakinloye6:
not up to 2 plot, sometimes I harvested up to like 15 bags, the way I bags it. My own 15 bags is another person 20 bags.

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Hmm. My area is tough oo. The woman I caught is known for stealing cassava, Cocoyam, corn - at NIGHT! Only God knows how much have been stolen from me. I plan getting dogs for the farm.

Farmerakinloye6:
I sold 12k today... I will be doing another nursery by Monday..

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Good market your side. My area have been 8500 max.

Farmerakinloye6:
not up to 2 plot, sometimes I harvested up to like 15 bags, the way I bags it. My own 15 bags is another person 20 bags.

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Pls how many plant stand do you have?

FarmTech:

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Pls how many plant stand do you have?

I did 3 thousand but not all survive in nursery and Early stage, let me say 2900 survive.

When I got to market this morning cucumber was many, and I intend selling at 12-11k , I looked around I see my cucumber is the second best, I heard she was selling at 10k so I drop mine to 9k, when she sold her own finished, I returned my own to 10k ASAP. I sold 9, 9.5 and the rest 10k today. I know many are following my diary, and i intentionally updating price to encourage and inspire anyone that one to be a farmer. It one thing to grow healthy and bountiful pant, marketing is another thing you have to understand (you must know how and when). One nairalander which I don't know his name was using my name to fight his battle which I believe is childish! One of our agent called me yesterday. Aquadude15 I believe you now understand how our market work... care to share some insight?

@Farmerakinloye6 pls, how often do you apply potassium nitrate

Farmerakinloye6:
When I got to market this morning cucumber was many, and I intend selling at 12-11k , I looked around I see my cucumber is the second best, I heard she was selling at 10k so I drop mine to 9k, when she sold her own finished, I returned my own to 10k ASAP. I sold 9, 9.5 and the rest 10k today. I know many are following my diary, and i intentionally updating price to encourage and inspire anyone that one to be a farmer. It one thing to grow healthy and bountiful pant, marketing is another thing you have to understand (you must know how and when). One nairalander which I don't know his name was using my name to fight his battle which I believe is childish! One of our agent called me yesterday. Aquadude15 I believe you now understand how our market work... care to share some insight?

Producing cucumber here isn't a hard task but of you are going on a large scale, you really have to take marketing serious unless you would have most of your cucumber spoil before getting a buyer.
Learning how to bag to make your cukes attractive.
Keeping the biggest sizes which would be used to fill up the bag.
Making sure the cucumber untop is rinsed before bagging (this makes it attractive)
Don't be to greedy with price as my oga said earlier. If their are many cucumber in the market sell asap even if it would require a little deduction.
Always stay with your cucumber and make sure you sell everything that same day. If it stays overnight at the market, it loses its value

Farmerakinloye6:
I did 3 thousand but not all survive in nursery and Early stage, let me say 2900 survive.

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Thanks.

aquadude15:

Producing cucumber here isn't a hard task but of you are going on a large scale, you really have to take marketing serious unless you would have most of your cucumber spoil before getting a buyer.
Learning how to bag to make your cukes attractive.
Keeping the biggest sizes which would be used to fill up the bag.
Making sure the cucumber untop is rinsed before bagging (this makes it attractive)
Don't be to greedy with price as my oga said earlier. If their are many cucumber in the market sell asap even if it would require a little deduction.
Always stay with your cucumber and make sure you sell everything that same day. If it stays overnight at the market, it loses its value

more butter on your bread sir! You have said it all. Some farmer will include rotten ones and expect buyers to buy from them another time.

I sold 10,9 and 8k today.

uche393:
@Farmerakinloye6
pls, how often do you apply potassium nitrate

at the moment just once, some apply twice. Once I have fertigator system in place I be doing twice too.

Farmerakinloye6:
at the moment just once, some apply twice. Once I have fertigator system in place I be doing twice too.

is it during fruiting?

Boss... Please which State are you? It seems cucumber is selling very well at that side you dey

uche393:
is it during fruiting?

when I noticing flowering, and if am to apply twice, I will do the second one when I notice fruiting.