Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

This is beautiful

May God bless the labour of ur hands

more pics

Necessity is the mother of invention

Good one there OP.
Imagine if all the graduates have something like this to showcase. We won't be talking of unemployment.
My passion will take me there soon.

Good one.

When I become President, I will prioritize giving people like you big loans to invest in Agriculture.

@nzeobi Exactly. Corpers can even try.

@Destined2win Amen

which variety this your cucumber? and which variety is the most common in the north?
cheers.

l am glad Nigerians are now feeling the possibilities sack farming offers.

@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.

Cud u tell us whats d cost like and d profit projectile in comparism with cost

vanpeele:
@DICON2

I planted 4 varieties
Murano
General Lee
Olympian
Nagano

Murano was the best (obviously). Nagano is the second biggest but it doesn't do well in the harmattan AT ALL. The most common up here are super marketer, marketer, poinsett, poinsett 76 and darina mix hybrid.

You did a nice job.

@Austin234 I have 300 sacks. The sacks cost me nothing cos I approached a block maker for the cement bags but in Kaduna you can get them for 50 naira for a dozen, 5 or 10 naira for one. The soil is free.

Bought 5 bags of cow manure @ 200 per size 6 sack, so that's 1k.
Pesticide (fighter 35ec 500ml) for 1k, Murano F1 for 4900 naira at the time (the price is now 6500 due to dollar) and the other varieties for free . In total that's 6900 naira.

Didn't sell my first harvest. Shared it for blessing sake but my second harvest (this Wednesday), I harvested two bags from three rows. Market price was 1500 per bag. Sold mine at 2500 . Cucumbers on the other rows are still growing in size so I hope I have more next week. I hope this helps.

@Itanola Thanks

vanpeele:
@Itanola Thanks

l hope you had the cement bags properly washed and sun-dried before usage.

Beautiful explaination. I appreciate

vanpeele:
@Austin234 I have 300 sacks. The sacks cost me nothing cos I approached a block maker for the cement bags but in Kaduna you can get them for 50 naira for a dozen, 5 or 10 naira for one. The soil is free.

Bought 5 bags of cow manure @ 200 per size 6 sack, so that's 1k.
Pesticide (fighter 35ec 500ml) for 1k, Murano F1 for 4900 naira at the time (the price is now 6500 due to dollar) and the other varieties for free . In total that's 6900 naira.

Didn't sell my first harvest. Shared it for blessing sake but my second harvest (this Wednesday), I harvested two bags from three rows. Market price was 1500 per bag. Sold mine at 2500 . Cucumbers on the other rows are still growing in size so I hope I have more next week. I hope this helps.

This is a fantastic innovation. I hope to try this in my house and then on the farm.
Please keep it up.Your hands cannot deceive you.

@Pavore9 (Mr Vertical Farmer )

To be honest I just turned then inside out and dusted them thoroughly but my friend who's also trying cucumber sack farming did. He has the darina mix hybrid.

@AHAIFARM Thanks. I've replied your email.

vanpeele:
@Pavore9 (Mr Vertical Farmer )

To be honest I just turned then inside out and dusted them thoroughly but my friend who's also trying cucumber sack farming did. He has the darina mix hybrid.

Don't skip it in your next bagging. Your harvests are a proof that there is no excuse for not being productive. l know people who grow varieties of crops in thousands of sacks and rake in 6 figures monthly, anyone who puts his/her heart into it will earn a good income from it.

@Pavore9 Thanks. Noted

vanpeele:
Hello everyone,

I recently began a sack farming project to see how possible it was to grow cucumbers in sacks. I'll like to announce that it was a successful endeavour. For those who don't have land to farm on, you all have no more excuse. It's as easy as just putting soil (which is free) in a sack and that's it. I thank all the agric, vegetables and cucumber lords of this forum. Una don try and una still dey try. Please enjoy the pics...they speak better.

Please feel free to ask any questions...

, proudly Nigerian and proud to be a farmer.may GOD INCREASE your WISDOM.
YOU have DONE A great JOB. KEEP IT up

Wow! Nice one..

I heard some ladies like to eat cucumber.. Hope They patronize u well...

Did anyone notice that a female was the first to comment?

May God almighty bless ur hustle bro

Nice to know that nothing can deter one from achieving his dream.

OMG, this is beautiful.

Who says there us not job

If you continue to deliver fresh cucumbers, you will soon be supplying states. God bless your husstle.

Concumber is one of the main fruit we do prescribe for our clients on a journey to flat tummy and weight loss...

That's y IAMLOOSEWEIGHT. For more info, check my signature or view my profile

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