ideepaul:


Akwa Ibom... normally we do cobra F1 and I would like to try out something else that's not EWS platinum for the dry season targeting early April ripening and heat stress/sunscald is a major worry
Also I haven't gotten the seeds yet

Farmerakinloye6:
Sold 25k flat this morning.

okoroemeka:
you are raking in cash at that your location,#25k for a bag now?does it mean that the youths in that area does not know how to farm cucumbers because it seems the supply is low,in my location here in imo state I know of around 10 men that have farms of different ages in the bush along the river, cucumbers has never been sold for #25k in my place,only by January/February is that price feasible,they are selling #15-17k now,with this you mouthwatering prices you can easily clear #1m from a plot of cucumbers

emmaachile2:

It's 27,000-30,000 in Abuja

emmaachile2:

Ansal, Kilele, Zara are your best options. They tick all the resistance and withstand almost all diseases and are larger fruits tomatoes!
I can guide when you get the seeds to maximize production.

ideepaul:

Hello boss, I have spent time trying to research on the varieties you mentioned, and I must say I am impressed by Zara and ansal...kilele has no level of tolerance to bacterial wilt and my zone has that issue... looking forward to getting Zara as it seems it's seeds are easily available compared to ansal... I would definitely be reaching out to you very soon on a tomato friendly thread so as not to derial this one

emmaachile2:

Who says Kilele is not tolerant to bw? They are tolerant. The problem most farmers have is that they don't do things right.
Some don't use Nematicide, others dont feed their crops well. Some use Npk+urea! You go laugh for combination of formulas if you check many farms.
Get any of them as they are capable of even 10kg per plant.

There is someone I am running his farm for in Ogun with 800 stands of multistar/sarig bought for N340,000 for 1000 seeds. Planting was done in October.
He is generating close to 3.4m monthly from that 800 plants! He is averagely 500kg harvest weekly and sold at mile 12 at N1,700 per kg.
How is this possible, good nutrition and management and applying the right knowledge. He will still harvest for another 3 months + as its under covered protection.

ideepaul:

I won't lie, I still have a long way to go with plant feeding, even though I apply the core nutritional components( N, P, K, Mg, Ca, S) but I haven't structured it properly...just applying based on available funds and how the spirit leads instead of cutting my farm according to resources available...about cucumbers, i wish breeders gave attention to the light green ones for indoor production or something around mydas quality

emmaachile2:

Lol for as the spirit leads!
What variety is accepted there?

ideepaul:

Saira F1 by ews, Nandini is not broadly accepted but can be managed when there is scarcity...Oliveira bold is also mixed but the market has very strong preference to Saira as it doesn't ripen many days after harvest

emmaachile2:

Saira should do well just like Dakar f1 cucumber as there are gynecious . A 3500 Dakar f1 planted September 2024 is producing 45 bags averagely per week to date

ideepaul:

Nope Saira F1 is monoecious and even the ews rep at the greenhouse farm by the airport have not gotten half that record

emmaachile2:

What's the average production? If you are ready with your fertilizers, let's run one and I bet you you might beat the greenhouse production. The trick is the nutrition and standard processes for high cucumber production.
I have a group on telegram if you want to learn crop nutrition
https:///+TNovXv1cOU5hNDZk

Kehfie:

Emmachile, greetings. I'm trying to join the group but the link isn't working.

emmaachile2:

What's the average production? If you are ready with your fertilizers, let's run one and I bet you you might beat the greenhouse production. The trick is the nutrition and standard processes for high cucumber production.
I have a group on telegram if you want to learn crop nutrition
https:// /+TNovXv1cOU5hNDZk

ideepaul:

That was 56 bags of roughly 180+ fruits minus the misshapen fruits( we bag vertically with 1/3 blue bags as extension)
From roughly 1350 plants
Caveat is this production lasted 7 weeks and was during the early may- June ending when weather variables were friendly
About the telegram, I will have to create the account as I am a WhatsApp person

Farmerakinloye6:
Land soak today. Sold 15k which is the last harvest for this batch.

Farmerakinloye6:
Cucumber is 30k this morning.

Farmerakinloye6:
Cucumber is 30k this morning.

Alsenora:
Wao!!! It seems buyers in other southwest states are reaping farmers off their produce with 10 to 15k currently.

stifej:
boss, How long do we allow the land to fallow to reuse the same land for another round of plantin

emmaachile2:

That's true but how many farmers know this? They all go for one popular brand which is not even half the production/quality of Mydas. A well raised mydas will give more than 35 fruits per plant but they won't agree. I once posted I got above 40 fruits per plant but they thought I was lying. Maybe you will tell them your current experience with Mydas.
They only close alternatives I see are Darina f1 and other parthenocarpic variety.

Can they be plantwd in open field?

If mydas enters many markets, all other cucumbers must wait for it to sell out. Rijk Zwaan is not an ordinary company.

Their pepper seed mawenzili is compared to super habanero but I don't have the raw data but I still believe mawenzili will beat it hands down as someone said he got about 6kg per plant which I even consider mild. A well fed mawenzili could take up to a year of harvest because it's adapted for long production cycle.

A 4000 plant mawenzili farm was harvesting 1,000kg of fruit weekly. You can imagine if you harvest like that for 8 months!

A redjet Rz f1 farm of about 380 plants was harvesting almost 180kg of pepper weekly. The seed companies I consider close alternatives are Bayer and Syngenta.

emmaachile2:

Average of 7.5 fruits per plant!

3500 9 weeks old Dakar f1 harvested 65 bags yesterday alone but the problem he has is the trellis keep cutting because of the weight of the plant. About half of them are on the floor.

Farmerakinloye6:
Standard price this morning is 28k, and I sold my own been the last harvest 20k. This is my last price update for this year. We move 😎 till next year!!!! Thank you all for contributions❤️♥️💯😎!!!!!

Farmerakinloye6:
Standard price this morning is 28k, and I sold my own been the last harvest 20k. This is my last price update for this year. We move 😎 till next year!!!! Thank you all for contributions❤️♥️💯😎!!!!!