OluchiDelly:

How much is the rodeo and kanon seeds bro?
Btw, your kuroiler thread enter FP today, how are we celebrating it?

Richhard:
Hello Mr Jidestroud, I dunno if your neem formula will work for my Soursop tree, there are small ants, that brings out whitish stuff, that kills the fruit as they are developing, any help from others will be appreciated, what can I use to kill this?

jidestroud:
2020 Planting Activities Begins Today


Okay, it was a tough decision for me to make up my mind on which tomato variety to grow. After much deliberation and going through the available(s) over and over again, I opted for;

TOMATOES

1. Kanon F1

Maturity: 70 - 75
Determinate
Average weight: 120 - 150g

TYLCV - IR
TMV - HR
CMV - HR
F - 0 - HR
F - 1 - HR
V - HR

2. Rodeo 62 F1

Maturity: 70 - 75
Determinate
Average weight: 180 - 220g

TYLCV - IR
TMV - HR
CMV - HR
F - 0 - HR
N - HR
V - HR

PEPPER

1.Avenir F1

Maturity: 55
Average weight: 20g

TMV(o)- HR
N - IR


2. Big Sun

Maturity: 50 - 55
Average weight: 15g

TMV(0)- HR


That's all for now.

(Got cabbages on my mind)

jidestroud:


Any commercial pesticides should work just fine. I hope it's not a case of your fruits turning black and falling off. That's anthracnose fungus I suppose. If that's the case, you can also include any copper based fungicides.

Nevertheless, Neem oil will work in both cases.

MoreTech:


Mr. jidestroud, thank always for your quick response to most people gere i must say we all appreciate you and may God continue to enrich your knowledge.

i Will like to ask abt Neem oil , pls soe do you add any other thing to the Neem oil before applying it to the plant pe just the Neem. oil? because some are saying adding other organic material such As dry pepper etc pls i dont understand.

jidestroud:


Any commercial pesticides should work just fine. I hope it's not a case of your fruits turning black and falling off. That's anthracnose fungus I suppose. If that's the case, you can also include any copper based fungicides.

Nevertheless, Neem oil will work in both cases.

frisky2good:
https://www.nairaland.com/3706782/how-get-four-ugu-plants
Remember to thank the OP for sharing the secret.

jidestroud:


Ameeeen!!!

Note at all. The Neem oil is powerful enough (Note, note Neem extract from the leaves oooo). All you need to add is liquid soap for the oil to stay. Well in my case, I discovered that Super grow does the work perfectly for me. So that's my only addition.


Good morning sir and how is the family?

pls i Will like to know where i can get the Neem oil that is original and not diluted one or do you sell or if it is something i can extract on my own.

thanks. and God bless you abudantly.

jidestroud:
MoreTech

Same contact I gave you sells. I buy from her sometimes. You can also get it at Alaba Rago market (The mallams selling perfumes), I don't think I have the contacts their again.

MoreTech:



Thanks very much

jidestroud:
Day 29: (My Garden at a glance)

Finally, it's the 29th day into my experimental garden. More veges keep finding their ways into my heart (Cucumber and cabbage).

Review so far on planted vegetables
1. Fluted pumpkin (calabar / ph type)
2. Lagos spinach (soko)
3. Tomato (Rio grande)
4. Sweet corn
5. Cucumber (Murano as given)
6. Efo green (tete)
7. Cabbage (F1 Victory)

*additions for intercropping are:
1. Basil
2. Lemon-grass

*Ewedu plant (Weed that grew on it's own)

My tomato has simply stolen my heart. So healthy and strong. Now to a high of 7'inches. Should be going into the soil in another week or so. I just pray the Basil makes it in time, because I have to intercrop the two together to safeguard my tomato from pest.

Boombaby:


Pls where can I get tomatoes seeds, pepper seeds for home gardening in pots. I live in Lagos. Thanks.

ideepaul:
This method of horizontal and vertical trellises works best for me when cultivating bushy types like Padma and co
Our 1800 cucumber/ 80 vertical watermelon trials is going smoothly

jidestroud:


Hope you got the neem oil?

jidestroud:

Walahi, the matter taya me ooooo!!! It's a win win for agro section. Got the seeds for N1,700 each 5grams.

jidestroud:


Well said.

I wouldn't mind you letting me in on our watermelon trials ooo
As for cucumbers, I am done with that. Never again...

Boombaby:


Pls where can I get tomatoes seeds, pepper seeds for home gardening in pots. I live in Lagos. Thanks.

jidestroud:
Growing starts tomorrow. . .
Finally!!!!!!!!!

jidestroud:
Land preparation in anticipation for my tomatoes.

One of the few things I give utmost attention to, is the soil I intend planting on (not to particular about seeds any longer hare ).

What bothers me now is; how rich is my soil in organic matter? Because, soil organic matter increases soil fertility, improves soil structure, retains and stores nutrients and water and gives a favourable media to plants my tomatoes over a long period.

Moreover, mineral fertilizers are only as effective as the soil applied on. So I simply load my soils with more than enough compost manure. Fertilizers does not help in the least way, and over time, the soil becomes bad. For a pro organic farmer like me, organic methods are the best way to improve soils. Compost, animal manures, mulches etc all contribute to the building up of soil organic matter which is what poor soils need most to improve before talking of adding fertilizers.

Next priority is disease management.

jidestroud:
Bn so preoccupied with setting up different aspects of my projects; from the goats to tomatoes, poultry activities and recently my rabbits (more on the rabbits later). I can barely keep up with the pace at which things are moving so fast .

I also got the hybrid maize seeds given by the Lagos State Government to 650 farmers as palliatives for the ongoing planting season.

The hybrid maize variety is supposedly resistant to Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR)–Y (Yellow) diseases.

Note
Na buy I buy am ooooo... Palliatives keel dem dia. 5kg precisely was purchased to be used for an acre.