okoroemeka:
if you have borehole be ready to do rugged movement,get a flexible hose and connect to the bore hole, anytime light comes irrigate,I will show u on WhatsApp videos on how to prepare a ridge with holes for hose irrigation

Oga 3 gbosa for you! Gbosa Gbosa Gboss. Thanks

my2chains:


please where in lagos do you stay?
We can get to be partners on this.
Do drop me your contact

I left Lagos for this project. I'm inside inside village right now

karlboss:


I left Lagos for this project. I'm inside inside village right now

but which state is that?

okoroemeka:
send me a message on WhatsApp,any information or idea that will work and help my dear farmers I will gladly share,why will i choose to horde ideas like our analyst that has a miracle cure for DM but refuse to share to fellow farmers,for me I don't even have the luxury of choice,

Boss please share with me your WhatsApp number

my2chains:


but which state is that?

Imo state

letout:

Boss please share with me your WhatsApp number

WhatsApp 08119942049

okoroemeka:
WhatsApp 08119942049

Thank you

Hello Okoroemeka, you are doing a great job here. Keep it up.

I will like to know if you have had issues with leafhoppers and whiteflies before. And how did you control them. So far in my pepper farm, I have used imidacloprid, dimetheoat, methomyl to reduce leafhoppers numbers (no whiteflies yet) but i am still worried about the few leafhoppers I see because they can transmit virus to plants. So please recommend better pesticides I can use. Thanks.

excess4luv:


Abeg make una help my ministry, lizards are also attacking my small sack nursery experiment I'm doing at home

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Are u sure it is lizards. The lizards in my pepper farm are not causing any problem. Post pics of the damage lets see.

FarmTech:
Hello Okoroemeka, you are doing a great job here. Keep it up.

I will like to know if you have had issues with leafhoppers and whiteflies before. And how did you control them. So far in my pepper farm, I have used imidacloprid, dimetheoat, methomyl to reduce leafhoppers numbers (no whiteflies yet) but i am still worried about the few leafhoppers I see because they can transmit virus to plants. So please recommend better pesticides I can use. Thanks.

my brother I think whiteflies are the most stubborn insects to eradicate,I have seen a whole farm wiped out by excessive chemicals sprayed for whiteflies,if you have used dimethon I guessed you have used magicforce and action 40 ,if the fly still persists look for an acephate based insecticide like acetaforce and use,but if the flies are not there yet I think a weekly spray of action 40 will be a good preventive measure,some areas are prone to heavy whitefly infestation.

okoroemeka:
my brother I think whiteflies are the most stubborn insects to eradicate,I have seen a whole farm wiped out by excessive chemicals sprayed for whiteflies,if you have used dimethon I guessed you have used magicforce and action 40 ,if the fly still persists look for an acephate based insecticide like acetaforce and use,but if the flies are not there yet I think a weekly spray of action 40 will be a good preventive measure,some areas are prone to heavy whitefly infestation.

in my pepper pilot I planted okro as a companion crop. What I discovered was that immediately the okro started coming out the pest divert from the pepper to the okro. So I think a good way to handle pest in pepper farm is to plant okro as a trap crop

okoroemeka:
send me a message on WhatsApp,any information or idea that will work and help my dear farmers I will gladly share,why will i choose to horde ideas like our analyst that has a miracle cure for DM but refuse to share to fellow farmers,for me I don't even have the luxury of choice,

Thank you sir

okoroemeka:
my brother I think whiteflies are the most stubborn insects to eradicate,I have seen a whole farm wiped out by excessive chemicals sprayed for whiteflies,if you have used dimethon I guessed you have used magicforce and action 40 ,if the fly still persists look for an acephate based insecticide like acetaforce and use,but if the flies are not there yet I think a weekly spray of action 40 will be a good preventive measure,some areas are prone to heavy whitefly infestation.

Action40 deals with whiteflies using the normal 150ml 75ml per 16 litre spray concentration. But the application must have to be repeated in 2/3 weeks interval to keep them at bay.

okoroemeka:
my brother I think whiteflies are the most stubborn insects to eradicate,I have seen a whole farm wiped out by excessive chemicals sprayed for whiteflies,if you have used dimethon I guessed you have used magicforce and action 40 ,if the fly still persists look for an acephate based insecticide like acetaforce and use,but if the flies are not there yet I think a weekly spray of action 40 will be a good preventive measure,some areas are prone to heavy whitefly infestation.

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Thanks. What is the active ingredient of action40?

Olaleyeabdullah:
in my pepper pilot I planted okro as a companion crop. What I discovered was that immediately the okro started coming out the pest divert from the pepper to the okro. So I think a good way to handle pest in pepper farm is to plant okro as a trap crop

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Planting trap crops around the border work for tomatoes in one research paper i came across. Another possible trap crop is cucumber, they love it more than okra. I will also try this in addition to pesticides.

FarmTech:


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Thanks. What is the active ingredient of action40?

dimethoate- an organophosphate family

EMMAACHILE:

Action40 deals with whiteflies using the normal 150ml per 16 litre spray concentration. But the application must have to be repeated in 2/3 weeks interval to keep them at bay.

Boss are you sure or typo? Thou, I ve not read the direction on the label b4. But 150ml no be small thing o, that vol can go for 4 or more loads of knapsack sprayer if it's other pesticides. I think is not as pungent as ddvp, cypemethrin and the rest anyway.

OluchiDelly:


Boss are you sure or typo? Thou, I ve not read the direction on the label b4. But 150ml no be small thing o, that vol can go for 4 or more loads of knapsack sprayer if it's other pesticides. I think is not as pungent as ddvp, cypemethrin and the rest anyway.

Error please. Ignore that dosage.
150ml was used twice with a 16 litre sprayer.
That's what I used on a bitter leaf farm. It worked well. The dosage was 75ml per 16 litre but I used it twice.

OluchiDelly:


Boss are you sure or typo? Thou, I ve not read the direction on the label b4. But 150ml no be small thing o, that vol can go for 4 or more loads of knapsack sprayer if it's other pesticides. I think is not as pungent as ddvp, cypemethrin and the rest anyway.

the pungency levels of action 40 is on another level,it has a sewer,rotten eggs and hydrogen sulphide combination smell,I strongly suspect that the smell alone chases lizard and rats away,very terrible smell.

Thanks everyone. I'll give it a try.

okoroemeka:
I am having problems uploading the pics ,we will plant tomorrow and hopefully we will have some pics,we are on a budget of 40.000 naira to manage 1500 crops for 45 days.we have spent so far #8000 seed,#1000 manure nearby poultry farm,#3500 bag of rope for staking,2 Haifa npk#3800,2 saaf fungicide#2000,10 satchets ridomilgold#3800 and 3 imiforce #3000.this is the material to see the project through.note we will not use inorganic fertilizer because anytime we use it losses of 5-10 percent occurs,a nearby poultry farm flushes it wastes away so we go organic with weekly sprays of Haifa bonus foilar fertilizer for micro nutrients the remains balance will be reserved for fuel for pumping water,but so far eedc is giving us light.can we work with this budget even to me it looks impossible but my late father use to tell me nothing venture nothing hard!

Am interested, please help me out on where to get a good seed.

babades:
sir, can yu pls analyse the cost of setting up cucumber farm on half a plot. Am jus a beginner. I will forever appreciate if yu can do this for me. Am tired of doing nothing. This is my mail contactdes21@gmail.com

Am interested too, ngoziilonze30@gmail.com

okoroemeka:
my brother I think whiteflies are the most stubborn insects to eradicate,I have seen a whole farm wiped out by excessive chemicals sprayed for whiteflies,if you have used dimethon I guessed you have used magicforce and action 40 ,if the fly still persists look for an acephate based insecticide like acetaforce and use,but if the flies are not there yet I think a weekly spray of action 40 will be a good preventive measure,some areas are prone to heavy whitefly infestation.

Good morning sir! Please sir, how much can a farmer get per harvest of one plot of land?

okoroemeka:
the pungency levels of action 40 is on another level, it has a sewer,rotten eggs and hydrogen sulphide combination smell,I strongly suspect that the smell alone chases lizard and rats away,very terrible smell.

Typical organophosphate. I used to avoid them, even with my face mask gadgets, I'm not comfortable using them.

hello @okoroemeka. I commend you for all your efforts and most importantly for sharing them with us. Please can we you help update us on the okra farm and also provide answers to the following questions.
1. How many baskets have you harvested and at how many days
2. With the harvest rate you've achieved how many baskets would you say one can harvest every 3,4 or 5 days
3. what is the production comparison between the various varieties that you planted.

Any other information that you can provide. God bless your hussles

Organophosphates like Action 40 are old-school insecticides and are typically more harmful to humans.

Actara, which is readily available is a better & safer option for dealing with whiteflies.

okoroemeka:
we have not done tomatoes before but I don't think it can yield as long as a good pepper variety,I stand to be corrected but I don't think tomatoes can push money better than pepper, even tomatoes management is on another level,it's disease control is strictly prevention,if disease enter tomato farm it will not be funny and most of the time it cannot be reversed.but peppers on the other hand is flexible and more stubborn against disease and a good fungicide application will clear most problems,there's a reason why a basket of tomatoes is #30,000k during the wettest period of the year,it's because of the difficulty in planting and managing it, commercial tomatoes farming is for the expert veggies farmers,it's not easy to grow and manage like pepper,there's an old thread on tomato farming by madam Jethro,if u read that her tomato adventure,you will agree with me that tomatoes are best left for the seriously committed farmers.

Can you kindly share the link to this thread?

nxtEinsten:
hello @okoroemeka. I commend you for all your efforts and most importantly for sharing them with us. Please can we you help update us on the okra farm and also provide answers to the following questions.
1. How many baskets have you harvested and at how many days
2. With the harvest rate you've achieved how many baskets would you say one can harvest every 3,4 or 5 days
3. what is the production comparison between the various varieties that you planted.

Any other information that you can provide. God bless your hussles

I beg sorry for the erratic updates,we are now into full production of pk oil and p kc from our palm kernel factory and so busy that I have forgotten about the small okra farm,it is been harvested by my workers and I can tell you it's very profitable,but we don't have time to weigh and record every harvest

The elusive ₦500,000 from one plot of land challenge project is coming closer,we are getting ready to touch the holy figure of 100bags of cucumber from one plot of land,many E-analysts are mocking us that it is impossible, well we shall see,the land had been cleared and ridged,10tons of manure had been dumped on site,drip irrigation kits with dual emitters of 8ltr/hr has been sourced and ready,we are only waiting for 1st November to plant so we can target the boom Xmas period

okoroemeka:
The elusive ₦500,000 from one plot of land challenge project is coming closer,we are getting ready to touch the holy figure of 100bags of cucumber from one plot of land,many E-analysts are mocking us that it is impossible, well we shall see,the land had been cleared and ridged, 10tons of manure had been dumped on site, drip irrigation kits with dual emitters of 8ltr/hr has been sourced and ready,we are only waiting for 1st November to plant so we can target the boom Xmas period

God bless you for taking to correction. 200 bags can be achieved with these simple corrections. Actually, someone woke me with your comment asking me if the amount of manure you are using will not kill the plants. Of course not. This is the way to go. The only precaution is getting rid of weed with the quantity of manure you are using. If mulch is used, that will be really optimum production.

Now, get the job done and show your followers that chemical is not the solution. You have the capability. You are a leader, lead them to their Canaan land. And seriously, it is possible to make such yield in rainy season. It is even cheaper in the period.

I have promised myself that the day you change, and you want to do it right, I will encourage you. I am not in the same market with you. Go and make 200 bags on 1 plot. It is very possible if you can make around 10 harvests which is very possible. Maybe not this first time, but if you can add crop rotation and mixed cropping system, the sky is the limit. You just see yourself not using chemicals again. And yield will be super high.

The secret I repeat is not using chemicals but doing necessary things. Finally, learn pruning very well. It is an invaluable tool especially for huge cucumber cultivar like Cu999.

Goodluck!

Thank you my dear pistols,you are definitely right and we will need that good luck,the quantity of manure we are using is not for one plot only, it will be for the land size that 1000m drip will cover but we will mark out one plot for our exclusive test,the manure was mixed pig and chicken manure at a ratio of 60/40,this coming dry season is when it is very feasible to sell cucumbers at very high price,and hopefully if the weather cooperates the issue of foliar diseases will reduce and with it the use of Chinese chemicals,the opportunity is now and we are taking it.

okoroemeka:
Thank you my dear pistols,you are definitely right and we will need that good luck,the quantity of manure we are using is not for one plot only, it will be for the land size that 1000m drip will cover but we will mark out one plot for our exclusive test,the manure was mixed pig and chicken manure at a ratio of 60/40,this coming dry season is when it is very feasible to sell cucumbers at very high price,and hopefully if the weather cooperates the issue of foliar diseases will reduce and with it the use of Chinese chemicals,the opportunity is now and we are taking it.

The standard is 10 tons for 1 acre....like a general rule. But when I have access to 100 tons I can bombard it on half plot of land and work it in the soil. Then, put microbes there and cover with mulch. For good 3 months, I do not need to add nutrients. I may just spray. I apply nutrients to the soil only when I start seeing deficiencies. Anyone should try it and return to say he has issues with diseases. Come call me a liar here. At least the first production will be excellently ok. This is what I have tested over time. Why do people think I am moving into poultry? When the ROI is low? I am moving in to be able to produce my kind of manure. I want the poo to be with super high nutrients for my plants. And I am not using wood shaving or any wood toxicity inside the manure. Reduction of inorganic is the way I am going about it. This is the way forward. I have started researching plants which act as pesticides for all the crops I am doing. So that I can scatter them all over my farm. So why should I use pesticides again? We really need to ditch chemicals. It is not good for farmers and also not good for consumers. Someone who is smart has taking another idea in this. It definitely will take time, but it is achievable.

In summary, 10 tons for even 6 plots is ok. And little fertilizer will assist. Then, using drip will so much help out. Keeping weed out of the farm is the main issue. If you can try to just test 4 tons on a plot to repair the land, and add Most Ca + Phosphorus into your soil before seeds. Also can add Mg,....ha! You will see miracle. No need for all those market gimmick chemicals and Haifa bonuses been spread around. Some of them are good, but not all. Then, add fertigation to your system and drop nutrients on daily basis. Return and testify to the goodness of God. But take care so the plants at the far ends of the drip, and those far away from the fertilizer source get nutrients if not using tank to mix fertilizer..