You are welcome sir

Nezzjnr:

Thanks boss

I just saw it

I'm deeply grateful bro

May God bless you

Thanks so much sir. I'm grateful.

lanre2009:
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We are currently facing the August Rainfall break and a lot of farmers are also reporting this.

This lack of rain in SW Nigeria has posed a big challenge signaling the importance of irrigation.

joyoftheearth:
This lack of rain in SW Nigeria has posed a big challenge signaling the importance of irrigation.

Wow

How are your plantains faring

Not severe right now but hopefully it rains soon.

Nezzjnr:

Wow

How are your plantains faring

joyoftheearth:
Not severe right now but hopefully it rains soon.

I really hope it does

So sorry about that

You can use manure for the main time

Rain has started and the plantains are picking up.

Nezzjnr:

I really hope it does

So sorry about that

You can use manure for the main time

joyoftheearth:
Rain has started and the plantains are picking up.

Wow

That's lovely

I was thinking you were going to acquire drip tapes and dig a borehole

Cost is a big impediment to irrigating sizable acres of land. I will look into that down the road.

Nezzjnr:

Wow

That's lovely

I was thinking you were going to acquire drip tapes and dig a borehole

joyoftheearth:
Cost is a big impediment to irrigating sizable acres of land. I will look into that down the road.

It's better to look at the Irrigation part cos one can't predict rainfall again

But I do see some Plantain Farms without irrigation

How they pull that out is a mystery to me

A lot of plantain farms in Nigeria are done without irrigation. I will say most farming in Nigeria is without irrigation. You can tell from recent maize and rainfall issue.

Nezzjnr:

It's better to look at the Irrigation part cos one can't predict rainfall again

But I do see some Plantain Farms without irrigation

How they pull that out is a mystery to me

joyoftheearth:
A lot of plantain farms in Nigeria are done without irrigation. I will say most farming in Nigeria is without irrigation. You can tell from recent maize and rainfall issue.

I see

No wonder most of them plant during the raining season and use manure to support it

Due to the prolonged lack of rainfall, some of the plantain died and are currently being replaced.

joyoftheearth:
Due to the prolonged lack of rainfall, some of the plantain died and are currently being replaced.

Wow

So sorry to hear about that

One has to plan for irrigation when going into this

We wont be able to do irrigation at the moment but its something that will be looked at soon.

Nezzjnr:

Wow

So sorry to hear about that

One has to plan for irrigation when going into this

Emempaul:


from 6months till fruiting begins
and yes u rotate between urea and 20:10:10every 2weeks

hello, i got 30 -32 match box per one kilogram of npk.
i want to know if it's the same with your measurement.

Applying 8 match box of npk per month, will it have adverse effect on the plantain?

brtrip:


hello, i got 30 -32 match box per one kilogram of npk.
i want to know if it's the same with your measurement.

Applying 8 match box of npk per month, will it have adverse effect on the plantain?

no it won't so long as it's not too close to the stem of the Plantain then you're good to go

Emempaul:


no it won't so long as it's not too close to the stem of the Plantain then you're good to go

thanks for your prompt reply

So far, the plantain farm is doing good especially with the rain falling. I will keep the thread posted.

Nice one boss

Plantain status update.

How do you intend taking care of these weeds

joyoftheearth:
Plantain status update.

This weed has been taken care of. This pic was taken at the beginning of the month.

Nezzjnr:
How do you intend taking care of these weeds

joyoftheearth:
This weed has been taken care of. This pic was taken at the beginning of the month.

You used Paraquat ryt

Happy New Year everyone. Our plantain farm is still going well but we only have about 40% of the interplanted maize reach maturity due to intermittent rain. The hope is to build on last year knowlegde for the upcoming plantain season. Our contracted workers will arrive at the farm next week and we will probably commence clearing the following week.

joyoftheearth:
Happy New Year everyone. Our plantain farm is still going well but we only have about 40% of the interplanted maize reach maturity due to intermittent rain. The hope is to build on last year knowlegde for the upcoming plantain season. Our contracted workers will arrive at the farm next week and we will probably commence clearing the following week.

Happy new year boss

It's a pleasure seeing your updates again

You're going into another plantain season

Yes oo. We are going into another season. Hoping for the best.

Nezzjnr:

Happy new year boss

It's a pleasure seeing your updates again

You're going into another plantain season

joyoftheearth:
Yes oo. We are going into another season. Hoping for the best.

Wow

Hope your harvest last season was top notch and how did you achieve that with just rainfall alone

We will start harvesting last season plantain around Mar - Apr. These workers are for the expansion.

Nezzjnr:

Wow

Hope your harvest last season was top notch and how did you achieve that with just rainfall alone