okoroemeka:
you don't need to buy all at once and keep, when starting a project we have a scale of preference,we get the ones that is needed that particular time like wormforce,then we plant,for 4500 plants you need 2300 holes at 2 gram per hole you have 4.6 kg and it's sold for #1700 per kg pack,you will use roughly 3 bags of rope,for the others just buy 1 pack or tin of everything after using you buy another.for fertilizer just get one bag.

Thanks a lot.will start purchasing some of the items ASAP

Please does anyone know the varieties of cucumber that sells well in Lagos and the price range for dry season? I want to run the feasibility study.

Mrkellz:
Please does anyone know the varieties of cucumber that sells well in Lagos and the price range for dry season? I want to run the feasibility study.

if you read wiz2019 posts you will see that he planted 2 varieties for the mile 12 market ,jorad and cu 999,and the jorad got better prices than the cu 999,just go and plant Murano 2f1 and save yourself unnecessary headaches.

gthorpe123:
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A post like this, I think, should get a bit more attention. It's a well of information and potentially a solution to many challenges we have as crop farmers in this country.

The NatSoil potentially fills the gaps where poultry and other animal manure are limited, while matching or even out performing the animal manure in their areas of strength. If you study the quoted post carefully, you will probably see my point.

Apart from the nutritional promises of the NatSoil, for me, the chitin it contains gives it a huge edge. We need to study the benefits of chitin and discuss it a bit more to educate ourselves.

A lot of us think that the best way to combat diseases is by generous application of fungicides. Unfortunately, this is the narrative pushed the most in this country. The first advise I see people give farmers on Nairaland and elsewhere in this country when farmers have issues with plant diseases is 'bombard with this or that fungicides'.

Interestingly, crops have natural ability to build immunity to many diseases they face. Our heavy dependence on synthetic inputs limits the plant's ability to build this immunity.

Chitin is one of those substances that trigger a false disease attack on crops early in the crop's lifecycle and forces the crop to secrete 'chemicals' or hormones that fortify the crop's immune response. By the time the actual diseases now start to attack the crop, the crop will be ready to combat it by itself with little or no need for fungicide application. Please study this more.

It's a blessing that we have easy access to a product that has chitin. We don't have to bother about importation costs. (There are other sources of chitin locally, the problem is with extraction)

Natsoil is awesome for other reasons if only we can all interprete the weight behind many of the listed features.

Apologies @okoroemeka for jumping on your thread


Cheers!

TangoAlpha:



A post like this, I think, should get a bit more attention. It's a well of information and potentially a solution to many challenges we have as crop farmers in this country.

The NatSoil potentially fills the gaps where poultry and other animal manure are limited, while matching or even out performing the animal manure in their areas of strength. If you study the quoted post carefully, you will probably see my point.

Apart from the nutritional promises of the NatSoil, for me, the chitin it contains gives it a huge edge. We need to study the benefits of chitin and discuss it a bit more to educate ourselves.

A lot of us think that the best way to combat diseases is by generous application of fungicides. Unfortunately, this is the narrative pushed the most in this country. The first advise I see people give farmers on Nairaland and elsewhere in this country when farmers have issues with plant diseases is 'bombard with this or that fungicides'.

Interestingly, crops have natural ability to build immunity to many diseases they face. Our heavy dependence on synthetic inputs limits the plant's ability to build this immunity.

Chitin is one of those substances that trigger a false disease attack on crops early in the crop's lifecycle and forces the crop to secrete 'chemicals' or hormones that fortify the crop's immune response. By the time the actual diseases now start to attack the crop, the crop will be ready to combat it by itself with little or no need for fungicide application. Please study this more.

It's a blessing that we have easy access to a product that has chitin. We don't have to bother about importation costs. (There are other sources of chitin locally, the problem is with extraction)

Natsoil is awesome for other reasons if only we can all interprete the weight behind many of the listed features.

Apologies @okoroemeka for jumping on your thread


Cheers!

Thank you Sir. You hit the nail on the head. We look forward to doing more business with you.

Regards

TangoAlpha:



A post like this, I think, should get a bit more attention. It's a well of information and potentially a solution to many challenges we have as crop farmers in this country.

The NatSoil potentially fills the gaps where poultry and other animal manure are limited, while matching or even out performing the animal manure in their areas of strength. If you study the quoted post carefully, you will probably see my point.

Apart from the nutritional promises of the NatSoil, for me, the chitin it contains gives it a huge edge. We need to study the benefits of chitin and discuss it a bit more to educate ourselves.

A lot of us think that the best way to combat diseases is by generous application of fungicides. Unfortunately, this is the narrative pushed the most in this country. The first advise I see people give farmers on Nairaland and elsewhere in this country when farmers have issues with plant diseases is 'bombard with this or that fungicides'.

Interestingly, crops have natural ability to build immunity to many diseases they face. Our heavy dependence on synthetic inputs limits the plant's ability to build this immunity.

Chitin is one of those substances that trigger a false disease attack on crops early in the crop's lifecycle and forces the crop to secrete 'chemicals' or hormones that fortify the crop's immune response. By the time the actual diseases now start to attack the crop, the crop will be ready to combat it by itself with little or no need for fungicide application. Please study this more.

It's a blessing that we have easy access to a product that has chitin. We don't have to bother about importation costs. (There are other sources of chitin locally, the problem is with extraction)

Natsoil is awesome for other reasons if only we can all interprete the weight behind many of the listed features.

Apologies @okoroemeka for jumping on your thread


Cheers!

you don't need to apologise this is the people's and farmers thread,any information that is beneficial is very welcome, even the obvious wacky ideas can sometimes work.

Mrkellz:
Thanks for the info so far.im so motivated.
I'm planting some once it starts raining again.
Pls for about 4500plants, how many of these do I need ?
1-haifa bonus
2-bags of npk 151515
3-bags of rope
4-imiforce
5-wormforce
6-saaf
7-sachets of systematic fungicide
8-packs of contact fungicide

Pls what's the price of worm force and saaf?
Can't find them in my locality.
And also do I need to put those holes by the side when planting on the flat?

I can sell to you SAAF @ reduced cost. 50% discount

Mrkellz:
Thanks for the info so far.im so motivated.
I'm planting some once it starts raining again.
Pls for about 4500plants, how many of these do I need ?
1-haifa bonus
2-bags of npk 151515
3-bags of rope
4-imiforce
5-wormforce
6-saaf
7-sachets of systematic fungicide
8-packs of contact fungicide

Pls what's the price of worm force and saaf?
Can't find them in my locality.
And also do I need to put those holes by the side when planting on the flat?

I can sell to you SAAF at reduced price ok if interested

Pls is there anyone in Lagos/Ogun that has excess cucumber seed or some remaining from recent planting? I would love to give this a shot.

okoroemeka:
you don't need to apologise this is the people's and farmers thread,any information that is beneficial is very welcome, even the obvious wacky ideas can sometimes work.

Ask the guy how much is logistics to your location
It will amaze you!

Konafas:


Ask the guy how much is logistics to your location
It will amaze you!

Sir I’m sorry that we gave an expensive quote for logistics to your location. We are working to partner with Vendors as far as Ijebu Ode (we are in Epe and transport here is expensive) to get he best price for logistics.

Ceromtrue:


I can sell to you SAAF at reduced price ok if interested

How much is it?

okoroemeka:
if you read wiz2019 posts you will see that he planted 2 varieties for the mile 12 market ,jorad and cu 999,and the jorad got better prices than the cu 999,just go and plant Murano 2f1 and save yourself unnecessary headaches.

Thanks...

okoroemeka:
if you read wiz2019 posts you will see that he planted 2 varieties for the mile 12 market ,jorad and cu 999,and the jorad got better prices than the cu 999,just go and plant Murano 2f1 and save yourself unnecessary headaches.

pls can u help me with a contact or direction as to where i can get phostrogen nd mancozeb in lagos, pls its urgent

Godben:

pls can u help me with a contact or direction as to where i can get phostrogen nd mancozeb in lagos, pls its urgent

we can waybill it to you if you need it, phostrogen is #5k for 5 ltr gallon,mancozeb price depends on brand you want, WhatsApp 08119942049 for more info.

okoroemeka:
we can waybill it to you if you need it, phostrogen is #5k for 5 ltr gallon,mancozeb price depends on brand you want, WhatsApp 08119942049 for more info.

ok thanks

Mrkellz:


How much is it?

Normally it goes for #1500 but I will sell for #1000 and if you buy up to 5 I will give you 1 extra.

okoroemeka:
if you read wiz2019 posts you will see that he planted 2 varieties for the mile 12 market ,jorad and cu 999,and the jorad got better prices than the cu 999,just go and plant Murano 2f1 and save yourself unnecessary headaches.

I've finally seen his post.A bit surprised though. There's one dey call baby cucumber in my city. Do you know the name of the variety?

Mrkellz:


I've finally seen his post.A bit surprised though. There's one dey call baby cucumber in my city. Do you know the name of the variety?

pics will make it easier to identify the variety

hello guys, please for how many weeks will a cucumber plant produce fruit?

gbengaoa:
hello guys, please for how many weeks will a cucumber plant produce fruit?

Good evening bro!
Please I will advise you to go through the thread from the beginning. If you are interested in cucumber, you have a whole lots to learn. So, going through the thread will help you to get answer to your question and many other questions about cucumber.

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

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Some cities self! Even Lagos is that traditional. One thing i like about the middlebelt states is that everything sells in the market. They hardly discriminate as long as your goods are edible.

okoroemeka:
pics will make it easier to identify the variety

Ok.I'll try to get the pic soon

please how can I resolve this problem on my field, it's observed after the 3rd harvest, the leaves are dying from the base but starts with a spotted gold-like coloration, and then the leaves fall off

I've been using imiforce and z-force every 5-7days before this problem was observed.

Advice please.

gbengaoa:
please how can I resolve this problem on my field, it's observed after the 3rd harvest, the leaves are dying from the base but starts with a spotted gold-like coloration, and then the leaves fall off

I've been using imiforce and z-force every 5-7days before this problem was observed.

Advice please.

There are at least three things wrong.

1) Malnourishment. I cannot tell a lot from looking at one leaf. There may be multiple nutrients deficient in the crops. But I can clearly see signs of Potassium deficiency. And your crop is in fruiting/harvest stage; when potassium requirements are at the peak. Apply generous quantities of potassium. Please go for Potassium Sulfate as much as possible. Avoid Potassium Nitrate. Nitrate will cause more harm than good....especially at this stage.

2) There are signs of insect attack. Probably beetles. You should be able to tell which insects are the culprit by observation. Insect traps might have been able to help you ID the insects; but I doubt if you have enough time to get that now. You need to find an appropriate insecticide to support the imiforce. Extensive beetle infestation can introduce bacteria infection (I think)

3) I suspect you Downy mildew. 'Suspect' because the signs from the picture you shared are not so pronounced. You may need to get additional fungicides to support the z-force. I doubt if you still have much room to reverse the DM. I think at best, you will be able to prevent it from getting worse until you get additional harvests from this set of production.

Crops are most susceptible to infection during fruiting. See them as 'pregnant'.

All the best

May God bless Okoroemeka for opening this thread and also for sharing very important information. I spent almost one day to read this thread from page one to the last page.You guys are just good. I have a strong PASSION for agriculture right from my primary school days. I am considering location .I want to ask you guys to suggest to me.Between Akwa ibom and ilorin which state is better to establish a farm.Considering availability of land and market.I have interest in piggery, poultry and vegetable farming. May the good lord bless all of us.

BECALMBECALM:
May God bless Okoroemeka for opening this thread and also for sharing very important information. I spent almost one day to read this thread from page one to the last page.You guys are just good. I have a strong PASSION for agriculture right from my primary school days. I am considering location .I want to ask you guys to suggest to me.Between Akwa ibom and ilorin which state is better to establish a farm.Considering availability of land and market.I have interest in piggery, poultry and vegetable farming. May the good lord bless all of us.

from personal experience I think akwa ibom will best suit the type of integrated farm you are thinking about because of crazy high price of produce there,and I believe piggery and veggies will give you the best results,that's what we are doing currently now we are using manure from our piggery and cattle farm to plant veggies, vertical integration=zero waste.

Thank you Mr Okroemeka. That is exactly what I was thinking.But I am considering availability of cheap farm land in Akwa ibom.I do not know if one can easily get cheap farmland to buy in Akwa ibom.For ilorin land is not an issue.Again thanks for answering my question (Chukwu gozie gi nwanne mmadu).

TangoAlpha:


There are at least three things wrong.

1) Malnourishment. I cannot tell a lot from looking at one leaf. There may be multiple nutrients deficient in the crops. But I can clearly see signs of Potassium deficiency. And your crop is in fruiting/harvest stage; when potassium requirements are at the peak. Apply generous quantities of potassium. Please go for Potassium Sulfate as much as possible. Avoid Potassium Nitrate. Nitrate will cause more harm than good....especially at this stage.

2) There are signs of insect attack. Probably beetles. You should be able to tell which insects are the culprit by observation. Insect traps might have been able to help you ID the insects; but I doubt if you have enough time to get that now. You need to find an appropriate insecticide to support the imiforce. Extensive beetle infestation can introduce bacteria infection (I think)

3) I suspect you Downy mildew. 'Suspect' because the signs from the picture you shared are not so pronounced. You may need to get additional fungicides to support the z-force. I doubt if you still have much room to reverse the DM. I think at best, you will be able to prevent it from getting worse until you get additional harvests from this set of production.

Crops are most susceptible to infection during fruiting. See them as 'pregnant'.

All the best

Thank you so much. I actually used NPK 20:10:10 at 3WAP, I've lost the entire field though they all died, I will be following the recommendation on the new field now.

gbengaoa:


Thank you so much. I actually used NPK 20:10:10 at 3WAP, I've lost the entire field though they all died, I will be following the recommendation on the new field now.

After leaves browning and drying off,did the plant wilt or did any of the plant wilt?
Since this is rainy season apply systemic fungicides also

Wizs2019:


So my people total harvest numbers from this cucumber planting season:

Jorad section: 146 bags
Cu999 section : 324 bags
Total harvest: 470 bags

We didn't quite make the 500 bags but I am so grateful to God. More than 100% return on total investment in approximately 8 weeks. However there is plenty of room for improvements. Another area of my farm is currently been prepared, it is slightly smaller at about 4 plots than the one used to get the quoted harvest, but the target this time is 500 bags.

Wish me luck!

PS. Bros Emeka, have you planted yet? You definitely need to install drip irrigation on your farm because with this system in place you can definitely get your target of 50 bags over an half plot area (and with fertigation it should be relatively easy). I am working on putting some useful material (cucumber planting instructions, best practices and the recipe I am currently using and still developing) together for the public audience in this thread. Watch this space!

Hello my people, Hope you're all enjoying the weekend. As I promised, please see my general cucumber instructions and the recipe of Fertilisers that I use for fertigation during the planting season. I tried to make the document concise. Please review, comment, critic, and discuss as you like.

Here is a list of some of the chemical products I use:

NEMATICIDE
Velum Prime

INSECTICIDE
Magic Force
Lamda
Caterpillar Force

FUNGICIDE
Cabrio Duo
Ridomil Gold

MISC
Super Grow

Please remember you are required to follow the label of any agricultural chemical by Law.

I am putting together a best practice document which I share soon.

Have a lovely weekend!

Wizs2019:


Hello my people, Hope you're all enjoying the weekend. As I promised, please see my general cucumber instructions and the recipe of Fertilisers that I use for fertigation during the planting season. I tried to make the document concise. Please review, comment, critic, and discuss as you like.

Here is a list of some of the chemical products I use:

NEMATICIDE
Velum Prime

INSECTICIDE
Magic Force
Lamda
Caterpillar Force

FUNGICIDE
Cabrio Duo
Ridomil Gold

MISC
Super Grow

Please remember you are required to follow the label of any agricultural chemical by Law.

I am putting together a best practice document which I share soon.

Have a lovely weekend!

this type of information sharing is what this thread is all about,if I use wiz2019 formula to succeed will I come tomorrow and take my produce to mile 12 from imo state to sell or will I take his customers in ogun or oyo state,there are some analysts that find it difficult to share information with other farmers for reasons best known to them,all I see in them is hubris and pride at it's peak.