okoroemeka:
Necessity is the mother of inventions,the quest for high yield and productivity in cucumber farming is driving us to uncharted territory,we noticed an interesting development in our test farm,the monalisa had poor germination, but it later started coming up to 50-60% germination and surprisingly we went to the farm this morning and all the monalisa has small female modes coming up from the branches of the first true leaf,this is a gynoecious behavior,but we noticed unlike a true gynoecious, it didn't set a female flower at every leaf branch,from what we are seeing it tend to jump one or two leafs then set female flower on the next, which is a good thing because some true gynos set so much fruits that the plant simply crash under the strain,we can even spot two small fruits already in some monalisa crops already,the next stage results I am predicting is at 27-28 days the monalisa will come out with female flowers ready for pollination, while the 999 will still be coming out with only male flowers and its interesting to note that 999 don't come out immediately with female flowers,it will push the males first like a true mono and after 5-10 days female flowers will start opening,I am betting my pot of soup that monalisa will mature first.

okoroemeka:
well you can plant without manure,it will germinate and if the soil is good,it will boost it for at least 2 weeks before you can apply fertilizer,but I will not advice putting fertilizer before planting ,we have tried that and all the seeds did not germinate,NOTE you can only try the no manure before planting on a fertile soil,if it's our type of soil,hmm!!

okoroemeka:
Pls how can I be annoyed when we are on a mission to maximize cucumber yield production,every suggestion,tips, information, analysis and experienced insight is welcomed,last dry season we didn't get our target of ₦500k from one plot but we came close,very close to the target,,but now we are preparing for the challenge in time,so by the time cucumbers hit ₦6-7,000k a bag,dec-feb, we will be ready to tap the Bonanza and also what we will need to break that barrier is 80-85 bags,it's also refreshing to see things from other farmers point of view,we learn every day,if you are tried of learning then you will be stagnant

kerzhim:

Hello boss, how can i get cu999 seeds here in Lagos. A contact will be appreciated.

Juliana7:
oga cu999 is not a dark green cucumber, cucumbers that sell in lagos are dark green cucumber. So, look for cultivars that produces dark green

okoroemeka:
The effect of the 1 kg per hole pig manure is showing in incredible growth,I really think manure must first be used as basal application before planting veggies especially curcubits,the benefits are much,even if it's just that once,npk can take over later,I can no longer bet anything on the outcome of this test, it will be very close,cu 999 won on germination rate, monalisa won on early fruiting,now cu 999 has more vigourous growth,more lateral shots and incredible vine length,but no fruits yet,I am definitely not betting my fresh pot of egusi soup on the outcome of this crazy match.

johnnyblaze424:



will you be pruning?

okoroemeka:
hmm, pruning?no my brother we have tried that before and it spread disease around the farm like wildfire,or less u will be sterilizing after cutting one plant and also the crop will try all ways possible to defeat you, because it's programmed to produce lateral shots,I can't forget the first time we pruned cucumbers,the more you prune,the more lateral shots are coming out daily,it's a case of Medusa's head,lf you cut off one two will come,or less you will have workers that will be going around cutting off side shots like in green house.

okoroemeka:
well you can plant without manure,it will germinate and if the soil is good,it will boost it for at least 2 weeks before you can apply fertilizer,but I will not advice putting fertilizer before planting ,we have tried that and all the seeds did not germinate,NOTE you can only try the no manure before planting on a fertile soil,if it's our type of soil,hmm!!

anelka78:
@okoroemeka it's hard to get poultry manure in my area, please is it ok to use only fertilizer because manure is available in my area

agbajesaid:
After manual weeding a Week ago, I did cover spray today.
Hoping to make Millions on this farm oooo. It's 10 Acres.
@Okoroemeka, thanks for everytime mentorship. Can you help get a suitable buyer?

okoroemeka:
if you staked 2 acres,I am sure it will give more yield than no staking on 10 acres,don't even be surprised to see 1 acre that is well managed surpass that 10 acres that is not staked in yield, cucumbers that are left to crawl on the ground yields 30-40% less and the remaining fruits u will battle ground insects,rodents/animals,5-7% will not be seen to be harvested,we have planted 700 sack bag with cucumbers on half plot+ and it gave 50 bags,we have planted 5-6 plot of un staked cucumbers it gave 40 bags

tpben:
We have not heard you on your green beans sir okoroemeka

agbajesaid:
i know sir. working on Staking parts, only that it will take a longer time.

DeLaRue:
My Tokyo2 f1 cucumber started off crazily with each plant having between 6 and 10 little cucumbers on it! It was unbelievable.

Then suddenly the leaves started turning yellow this affected the development & size of the fruits. But new, lush leaves are still coming out from the top half of the plants. Anyone knows the likely cause & suggested solution?

We have been spraying mancozeb + imidacloprid + Lara force gold every week since week 2.

Here's a picture taken today of a yellow leaf [img][/img]

Prime225:
hello Mr okoroemeka considering the way you staked your cucumber how do you manage weed under the staked area

DeLaRue:
My Tokyo2 f1 cucumber started off crazily with each plant having between 6 and 10 little cucumbers on it! It was unbelievable.

Then suddenly the leaves started turning yellow this affected the development & size of the fruits. But new, lush leaves are still coming out from the top half of the plants. Anyone knows the likely cause & suggested solution?

We have been spraying mancozeb + imidacloprid + Lara force gold every week since week 2.

Here's a picture taken today of a yellow leaf [img][/img]

okoroemeka:
Tokyo is for dry season farming,I have received more than 5 calls today about down mildrew problem on Tokyo cukes,if your area is prone to DW attack ,pls get green go or if you must plant Tokyo,go and get original fungicide like ridomil gold and Cabrio duo standby before even thinking of planting.

okoroemeka:
Tokyo is for dry season farming,I have received more than 5 calls today about downy mildrew problem on Tokyo cukes,if your area is prone to DW attack ,pls get green go or if you must plant Tokyo,go and get original fungicide like ridomil gold and Cabrio duo standby before even thinking of planting.

Cocoboms:
Would you believe thst technisem catalogue says that Tokyo f1 has high resistance to Downy mildew. Smh @ that seed company. I even realised that Kenzo 2 f1 has better resistance to some of these diseases. My opinion though