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I sold 9k flat this morning...

Good day Farmerakinloye6, I want to start cucumber farming I have already done the land preparation and added manure (cow dunk) I'd like to ask what variety is better to grow in ABK

EricBraven:
Good day Farmerakinloye6, I want to start cucumber farming I have already done the land preparation and added manure (cow dunk) I'd like to ask what variety is better to grow in ABK

Cattle dung is not very appropriate for vegetables. It's lower in plant nutritive requirements and introduces a lot of weeds to the farm through the undigested seeds of weeds they consume. Fold up your sleeves because the weeding will be heavy.

Modified:
The best way to use cow dung is after proper composting with nutrient-rich materials (leguminous leaves, feathers, etc.) The heat from composting may cook some of the weed seeds.

EricBraven:
Good day Farmerakinloye6, I want to start cucumber farming I have already done the land preparation and added manure (cow dunk) I'd like to ask what variety is better to grow in ABK

I always plant greengo f1. I sold 10k flat today.

REUBEN010:


Cattle dung is not very appropriate for vegetables. It's lower in plant nutritive value and introduces a lot of weeds to the farm through the undigested seeds of weeds they consume. Fold up your sleeves because weeding will be heavy.

Wow. Never heard this. Thanks

REUBEN010:


Cattle dung is not very appropriate for vegetables. It's lower in plant nutritive value and introduces a lot of weeds to the farm through the undigested seeds of weeds they consume. Fold up your sleeves because the weeding will be heavy.

Modified:
The best way to use cow dung is after proper composting with nutrient-rich materials (leguminous leaves, feathers, etc.) The heat from composting may cook some of the weed seeds.

Even at that... You have to use a larger quantity of it compared to poultry manure.

Nezzjnr:

Even at that... You have to use a larger quantity of it compared to poultry manure.

True.
Why stress myself with cattle dung when I can use poultry manure easily.

Please, Mr. FarmTech, please help me with your pruning practice for the cu999.
1. At what stage do you prune
2. What parts do you prune off?
3. How often do you prune?
4. I heard cu999 sets it's first fruits on these side branches. I've also had same experience with another monocious variety though. Do you still go ahead to prune of these branches.
5. Is it ok not to prune at all?

FarmTech:

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Pls where do you buy potasium nitrate and how much?

Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech
@Aquadude

mcyemite:
Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech
@Aquadude

0 bags to 150 bags.

mcyemite:
Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech
@Aquadude

I think 40 bags should be average.. you can see less or above, depend on weather and skills.

I picked few from my new cukes Plus the old and I sold 10k flat this morning...

Farmerakinloye6:
I think 40 bags should be average.. you can see less or above, depend on weather and skills.

How many cukes do you put per bag

mcyemite:
Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech
@Aquadude

25 - 40 bags on average.

Farmerakinloye6:
I picked few from my new cukes Plus the old and I sold 10k flat this morning...

. Like how many sachet of greengo seeds would plant 3 plot of land?

Chidiebubeoji:
Please, Mr. FarmTech, please help me with your pruning practice for the cu999.
1. At what stage do you prune
2. What parts do you prune off?
3. How often do you prune?
4. I heard cu999 sets it's first fruits on these side branches. I've also had same experience with another monocious variety though. Do you still go ahead to prune of these branches.
5. Is it ok not to prune at all?

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I prune when the plant start crawling by removing the suckers. I start from the second node to the 5-6th nodes. I allow the first node to grow into a vine so that each plant will have 2 vines. I dont allow any fruit or flower on the nodes I prune.. i dont normally prune leaves unless when fungal infection is much. Dont prune more than 2-3 leaves per plant in a week since it can have bad effect like curved fruits.

From the 7th node upward I allow the sucker to grow 2-3 nodes before I cut off the tip. With this method u must fertilize very well.

mcyemite:
Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech

1005 plants and I got about 51 bags. Minus the ones monkeys ate and may be, stolen ones too. Our bagging style here is 1 and half bag.
@Aquadude

mcyemite:
Good morning to all senior farmers in the house,pls I would like to ask ,what's the average number of bags one can expect from a sachet of greengo seed i.e between 940-1000 stands

@Farmerakinloye6
@oluchidelly
@Nezzjnr
@REUBEN010
@Farmtech
@Aquadude

1005 plants and I got about 51 bags. Minus the ones monkeys ate and may be, stolen ones too. Our bagging style here is 1 and half bag.

Very useful info here. I'll try my best. Thank you so much sir.

14 days today

FarmTech:

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I prune when the plant start crawling by removing the suckers. I start from the second node to the 5-6th nodes. I allow the first node to grow into a vine so that each plant will have 2 vines. I dont allow any fruit or flower on the nodes I prune.. i dont normally prune leaves unless when fungal infection is much. Dont prune more than 2-3 leaves per plant in a week since it can have bad effect like curved fruits.

From the 7th node upward I allow the sucker to grow 2-3 nodes before I cut off the tip. With this method u must fertilize very well.

FarmTech:

1005 plants and I got about 51 bags. Minus the ones monkeys ate and may be, stolen ones too. Our bagging style here is 1 and half bag.

Thats good

FarmTech:

1005 plants and I got about 51 bags. Minus the ones monkeys ate and may be, stolen ones too. Our bagging style here is 1 and half bag.

Now that you mentioned monkey , please I would like to know,aside humans what other animals that preys on cucumber i don't have monkey in my area but I have lot of rats.

@ 14 days

Chidiebubeoji:
Very useful info here. I'll try my best. Thank you so much sir.

14 days today

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Wlcm.

mcyemite:


Now that you mentioned monkey , please I would like to know,aside humans what other animals that preys on cucumber i don't have monkey in my area but I have lot of rats.

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Rats can eat the ones on the ground.

Chidiebubeoji:
@ 14 days

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Looking good. I normally use 60cm spacing. What's yours?

FarmTech:

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I prune when the plant start crawling by removing the suckers. I start from the second node to the 5-6th nodes. I allow the first node to grow into a vine so that each plant will have 2 vines. I dont allow any fruit or flower on the nodes I prune.. i dont normally prune leaves unless when fungal infection is much. Dont prune more than 2-3 leaves per plant in a week since it can have bad effect like curved fruits.

From the 7th node upward I allow the sucker to grow 2-3 nodes before I cut off the tip. With this method u must fertilize very well.

Please can you throw more light on your fertilization plan?

FarmTech:

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Looking good. I normally use 60cm spacing. What's yours?

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Thanks😊. Its 30cm sir.

I'm very sorry to bother you with too many questions sir.

So that first branch left, do you it with a different rope from that of the main vine? Or it's left to crawl on the ground??

About the side dressing, what's your distance from the plant? I experienced a few burns at 5cm.
Thanks

REUBEN010:


Please can you throw more light on your fertilization plan?

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Manure in planting holes. After 3 weeks npk. Then everry 2 weeks npk.

Chidiebubeoji:

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Thanks😊. Its 30cm sir.

I'm very sorry to bother you with too many questions sir.

So that first branch left, do you it with a different rope from that of the main vine? Or it's left to crawl on the ground??

About the side dressing, what's your distance from the plant? I experienced a few burns at 5cm.
Thanks

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I use staking nets which ai made myself from those threads used for reparing shoes. My side dressing is more than or equal to 5cm. Are you sure it's burn? What was the symptoms.

FarmTech:

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Manure in planting holes. After 3 weeks npk. Then everry 2 weeks npk.

Okay thanks.
Please which variety do you cultivate - CU999 (African giant) or Greengo?

REUBEN010:


Okay thanks.
Please which variety do you cultivate - CU999 (African giant) or Greengo?

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Cu999

FarmTech:

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I use staking nets which ai made myself from those threads used for reparing shoes. My side dressing is more than or equal to 5cm. Are you sure it's burn? What was the symptoms.

Hmm maybe. A few stands from different part of the farm just droop their leaves and start dying off.
It mostly affected the smaller ones.

I mixed NPK and urea and applied at exactly 5cm I think to all.

But now that the plants are taller, l haven't seen any more new droops.

What do you think?