OluchiDelly:


@ bashman290,
* where in Ibadan pls?
* is it a tractorable land which doesn't involve much stumping?
* is the 20k meant for single ploughing or it covers both 1st and 2nd ploughing? Thanks.

Pls you pple shld not derail this tread, the OP had it opened for cowpea cultivation. If anybody needs to pass different info from this; open another tread biko.

bashman290:
HOW TO START A PROFITABLE CASSAVA FARM BY BOLBASH AND SON NIGERIA ENTERPRISES
1. Get a piece of land e.g 1hectare if u are new to the business or lack of capital @ #12500
2. Hire tractor @ d rate of #20000 per hectare
3. Buy Paraforce powder and Paraforce herbicide @ #4000
4. Spray it on the cultivated land #4000 laborer
5. Buy IITA improved cassava stem #500/bundle, you will need 75bundles per hectare.
6 plant the cassava stem after 10 days u sprayed the herbicides.
7. Go and relax for good 3 monthh or above for second weeding. If you don't make profit with this procedure never believe me again.
8. Note, you have to choose a suitable land and high yield cassava varieties. For land advice, land lease, tractor hire, cassava stem, maize seed and so on call on 07068886619 or email bolbashandson@gmail.com

Pls you pple shld not derail this tread, the OP had it opened for cowpea cultivation. If anybody needs to pass different info from this; open another tread biko.

8 days after spraying glyphosate

Amazing

Good evening all. Today I have decided to increase the size of my farm by 5 hectares. So am going to be planting 8 hectares

The new 5 hectares

when is the planting season for cowpea?

eddyline:
when is the planting season for cowpea?

It depends on the variety actually. The one am going to use it's the late variety, usually planted late july/ early August

Yildiz:
8 days after spraying glyphosate

great but this land look sandy or am I mistaking, are u planning to use fertilizer

adescopy:
great but this land look sandy or am I mistaking, are u planning to use fertilizer

From my research cowpea prefers Sandy loam soil. Also am going to use single super phosphate

Yildiz:

From my research cowpea prefers Sandy loam soil. Also am going to use single super phosphate

ok. pls carry us along with names and pictures of the seed and chemicals thanks.

adescopy:
ok. pls carry us along with names and pictures of the seed and chemicals thanks.

Will do Sir. I am getting the seed this weekend hopefully

I got this seed but they don't seem viable

Yildiz:
I got this seed but they don't seem viable

Op are you not going for certified seed? if not, I will advice you do because the size of your farm is large. Just my take sha.

Yildiz:
Will do Sir. I am getting the seed this weekend hopefully

can you teach me beans farming? More power to your elbow.

GreatNegro:

can you teach me beans farming? More power to your elbow.

Well that was my initial plan but it is getting so difficult. I visited IITA and ministry of Agric but they don't have the variety I want. Also I realised that IITA buy seeds something from people that planted a particular variety, sort it and sell back to farmers as certified seed. This whole seed this is discouraging. So I decided to get seed from local seed companies

Yildiz:

Well that was my initial plan but it is getting so difficult. I visited IITA and ministry of Agric but they don't have the variety I want. Also I realised that IITA buy seeds something from people that planted a particular variety, sort it and sell back to farmers as certified seed. This whole seed this is discouraging. So I decided to get seed from local seed companies

Ok thanks. Please can beans do well in the raining season?

GreatNegro:

Ok thanks. Please can beans do well in the raining season?

Yes. And doing a raining season beans but a late variety. The early variety is about flowering now. I go for the late variety because of fodder

Yildiz:

Yes. And doing a raining season beans but a late variety. The early variety is about flowering now. I go for the late variety because of fodder

Please don't mind me for asking too much question. I am a newbie and I want to plant beans this september.
How can I get the seed of beans from any reputable local seed company?

GreatNegro:

Please don't mind me for asking too much question. I am a newbie and I want to plant beans this september.
How can I get the seed of beans from any reputable local seed company?

Well am getting mine at chiromawa Kano. I dont know your location. Also I think September is late for rainy season

Following

The 5 hectares after one week of spraying glyphosate

Am going to plant both early and late variety of cowpea. For the 5 hectares it's going to be the early variety while the 3 hectares gets the late variety.
Hopefully this week I will sort the seed issue and same planting by weekend or next week.
I will be on one week leave from office work to concentrate fully on my farm

Seun:
Following.

it covers both first and second weeding

Yildiz:

Well am getting mine at chiromawa Kano. I dont know your location. Also I think September is late for rainy season

Thanks, I am in Enugu state.

Tomorrow we make ridges and plant they spray selective herbicide pendimethalin

GreatNegro:

Thanks, I am in Enugu state.

When does rain stops in Enugu

Ridges have been made

Was did this done manualy or with a machine.

adescopy:
Was did this done manualy or with a machine.

I used these

Yildiz:

I used these

You can see someone already spray the pre emergence herbicide though I mixed it with paraquat

Today I have finished planting 3 hectares and have finished spray herbicides also. We wait

Yildiz:

I used these

how much did they charge you per hectare for this.? Please