Kizyte:
14th August: The Fruit

It's exactly a month and three weeks after planting tomato seeds and they're already producing fresh looking fruits.

different fruits for different specie planted...

I love this
Am loving this
In fact am in love with this

Ezinwa25:


I love this
Am loving this
In fact am in love with this

Thanks! You can create your own little tomato garden by following this thread.

lanre2009:
Congrats bro...

Thanks

@Kizyte, thanks so much for your daily update, pls where are you in Abuja and what is the prospect of meeting with you? Pls, speak more on the application of the chemical at least for the sake of novice like me. Thanks a million in advance

Praiseson:
@Kizyte, thanks so much for your daily update, pls where are you in Abuja and what is the prospect of meeting with you? Pls, speak more on the application of the chemical at least for the sake of novice like me. Thanks a million in advance

It's not compulsory to apply the chemical. I only did so just to be on a safer side. The tomatoes were already doing well before I sprayed the chemical.

you did well.
you didn't apply any fertilizer from start to this point?
or is it organic farming that you intend to do?

Kizyte:
16th August: The Fumigation
This will free tomatoes from disease and also induce growth...

Good morning this beautiful morning.. please what's the name of the chemical you used?

nigerians with there mumu now tell me you bought tomato seed for 0.50 dollars it was ship to you. haba hundred seed when tomato grow at the back of my house without any care and they ve good seed and healthy
will you still planet tomato now dat is #200 per basket.
make Nigeria proud by cultivating Nigeria tomato.

fabianiweka:
nigerians with there mumu now tell me you bought tomato seed for 0.50 dollars it was ship to you. haba hundred seed when tomato grow at the back of my house without any care and they ve good seed and healthy
will you still planet tomato now dat is #200 per basket.
make Nigeria proud by cultivating Nigeria tomato.

Bros, it's called innovation....
RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!

farouk0403:
you did well.

you didn't apply any fertilizer from start to this point?

or is it organic farming that you intend to do?

I only used cow manure even though I have the special fertilizer for tomatoes and other vegetables. Will do so next season.

Ezinwa25:


Good morning this beautiful morning..
please what's the name of the chemical you used?

Sweed-GA

fabianiweka:
nigerians with there mumu now tell me you bought tomato seed for 0.50 dollars it was ship to you. haba hundred seed when tomato grow at the back of my house without any care and they ve good seed and healthy
will you still planet tomato now dat is #200 per basket.
make Nigeria proud by cultivating Nigeria tomato.

Thanks for your criticism bro, it's welcome!

Kizyte:
Thanks for your criticism bro, it's welcome!

This your reply go just off person ginger

An0nimus:


This your reply go just off person ginger

It's good to be nice to everyone

17th August: The Scarecrow
Soon, I might start receiving some unwanted visitors, especially those winged vampires, but no cause for alarm, the Scarecrow will scare them away.

Doing what you enjoy at your leisure isn't a bad idea...

I have been following your progress religiously and will still follow. I just want to reassure you that you are on the right path...if you must do Agric as a business, you must do it well(just as you are doing). Keep it up!

Kalusam:
I have been following your progress religiously and will still follow. I just want to reassure you that you are on the right path...if you must do Agric as a business, you must do it well(just as you are doing). Keep it up!

Thanks man! I might start considering acquiring a big land for agricultural purpose.

Sir, you have passed the testing period, I will like to suggest that you acquire a bigger land and do this big time. This is beautifully wonderful.
More grace to your effort.

nice>> iam really impressed with what u have done to your farm.. im planning of doing the same at my backyard.. well done sir..

sunzie:
Sir, you have passed the testing period, I will like to suggest that you acquire a bigger land and do this big time. This is beautifully wonderful.
More grace to your effort.

Thank you very much sir, I appreciate your wonderful comment.

dojumav:
nice>> iam really impressed with what u have done to your farm.. im planning of doing the same at my backyard.. well done sir..

Thank you sir, I'm happy you found this thread useful.

Do you know Shoprite sell "Seeds".Tomatoes,pepper.onion.etc. Garden equipment section

gmcln:
Do you know Shoprite sell "Seeds".Tomatoes,pepper.onion.etc. Garden equipment section

Yeah, I think they do.

nice one with the Tomatoes sir, can I have your Whatsapp contact to relate concerning Tomatoes farming cus am looking at an Hectare full of Tomatoes and I need guidance in doing so. Whatsapp, skype, imo. anyone you have to speed up our conversation cus intending to go on a large scale. looking forward to hearing back from you

korede2016:
nice one with the Tomatoes sir, can I have your Whatsapp contact to relate concerning Tomatoes farming cus am looking at an Hectare full of Tomatoes and I need guidance in doing so. Whatsapp, skype, imo. anyone you have to speed up our conversation cus intending to go on a large scale. looking forward to hearing back from you

I'm trying as much as I can to share every information required concerning my tomato garden on this forum and also giving answers to different questions. I'm not a professional but if you insist on one-on-one talk, you can send me a Private Message.

i must confess you are really doing a great bro..more grace
but i will like to say that u dont need scarecrows because you actually need the birds to help you feed on tomato eating caterpillars
what you need to do is provide grain and water for the birds
they tend to peck tomatoes if there is no water after feeding on the insects

Hi,
Your comment is valid and got me thinking. Here are my thoughts:

This thing we call "Nigerian tomato" may not really be Nigerian!
When i went to Malaysia a couple of years ago, an indigene there was so pleased to meet me. When he heard i was Nigerian, he took time out to meet me and tell me about how Malaysia came to Nigeria over 30 plus years ago to collect our Oil palm, rubber and corn seedlings to grow in their country. Those Nigerian seedlings in Malaysia have become their foremost means of livelihood. Im told they are the biggest exporter of palm oil and produce in the world today. I can imagine the younger generation of Malaysians would think that the oil palm is Malaysian Oil palm because they have no idea of the history behind it!

As for me, i'm all for picking the good from anywhere in the world (including seeds) and bringing it home to propagate. Afterall we copy clothing styles, make up, hairstyles, building plans, interior decoration, etc.

So why not seeds and plants?

This is only my opinion oh. I'm not trying to change your mind. We are all free to have our opinions. Have a great day!

fabianiweka:
nigerians with there mumu now tell me you bought tomato seed for 0.50 dollars it was ship to you. haba hundred seed when tomato grow at the back of my house without any care and they ve good seed and healthy
will you still planet tomato now dat is #200 per basket.
make Nigeria proud by cultivating Nigeria tomato.

Kizyte,
I salute what you're doing. I stumbled on this thread because i also planted tomatoes 2 months back and was looking for inspiration. I dont have much of a backyard so i planted them in large plastic flowerpots and they are doing very well. Also flowering and fruiting right now.

My only challenge is that when transplanting, i put 2-3 plants in one pot because they were so small at the time and i didn't think they'd grow so large. And now i have large tomato bushes rather than spread out plants like yours (had i known to put one plant per pot). But its all good. I only hope they're not fighting for nutrients in the pot... Time will tell!

I also didn't fumigate because id like to grow mine fully organic and pesticide/chemical free and see where it takes me. If they suffer too much from pests, then i may consider fumigation in my next batch.

I'd like to ask though:
1- Your tomatoes are gorgeous and doing so well! Are they determinate or indeterminate? Determinate tomatoes are one season tomatoes, and tend to die off after producing the first set of fruits. Indeterminate varieties keep fruiting after the first set of fruits.
2- How tall are they right now?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Kizyte:
9th August: Level 4/5 stakes in progress

Tomatoes already producing

Nnystc:
Kizyte,
I salute what you're doing. I stumbled on this thread because i also planted tomatoes 2 months back and was looking for inspiration. I dont have much of a backyard so i planted them in large plastic flowerpots and they are doing very well. Also flowering and fruiting right now.

My only challenge is that when transplanting, i put 2-3 plants in one pot because they were so small at the time and i didn't think they'd grow so large. And now i have large tomato bushes rather than spread out plants like yours (had i known to put one plant per pot). But its all good. I only hope they're not fighting for nutrients in the pot... Time will tell!

I also didn't fumigate because id like to grow mine fully organic and pesticide/chemical free and see where it takes me. If they suffer too much from pests, then i may consider fumigation in my next batch.

I'd like to ask though:
1- Your tomatoes are gorgeous and doing so well! Are they determinate or indeterminate? Determinate tomatoes are one season tomatoes, and tend to die off after producing the first set of fruits. Indeterminate varieties keep fruiting after the first set of fruits.
2- How tall are they right now?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Thanks for your comment!
Seller did not specify whether seed is determinate or indeterminate, see screenshot below. But I'll make water available to plant during dry season and see what happens next.

Tomatoes are about 3ft5 (not measured) and still growing.

Thanks for feedback.

Mine are about 2ft tall and like rose bushes. I staked them in the pot too. I bought mostly indeterminate and semi determinate varieties for mine. I also think your idea of providing water and sunlight sources during dry season is genius and will prolong the life of the plant.

Yours are too gorgeous, do everything to ensure that they don't become "one-season wonders"!

I'm following your thread. Please continue to inspire us with progress pictures.

Also if you like to eat them, you can consider planting green beans next for fried rice and salads. I have those too.and took only about 45 days from seed in the ground to produce plentiful and succulent green beans which i use in my kitchen to cook everything from jollof rice to fried rice to spaghetti and even yam dishes.

Kizyte:
Thanks for your comment!
Seller did not specify whether seed is determinate or indeterminate, see screenshot below. But I'll make water available to plant during dry season and see what happens next.

Tomatoes are about 3ft5 (not measured) and still growing.

Nnystc:
Thanks for feedback.

Mine are about 2ft tall and like rose bushes. I staked them in the pot too. I bought mostly indeterminate and semi determinate varieties for mine. I also think your idea of providing water and sunlight sources during dry season is genius and will prolong the life of the plant.

Yours are too gorgeous, do everything to ensure that they don't become "one-season wonders"!

I'm following your thread. Please continue to inspire us with progress pictures.

Also if you like to eat them, you can consider planting green beans next for fried rice and salads. I have those too.and took only about 45 days from seed in the ground to produce plentiful and succulent green beans which i use in my kitchen to cook everything from jollof rice to fried rice to spaghetti and even yam dishes.

Good a.m, could you please help with step by step guide on how to plant green beans or any other as we have here?