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Re: ***THE FARMERS CHED***

Postby viedcht » February 10th, 2021, 12:35 pm

This one is a red, got the fruit in peppercorns Southpark. Had the pink too
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viedcht wrote:BTW anybody thinking of having a dragonfruit tree at home, heads up; just buy it already sprouted. Took me 3months plus to get this bugger to that height (1.1inch)IMG_20210208_085520.jpeg

I want a red, but so far I only finding the pink & the white

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Re: ***THE FARMERS CHED***

Postby pugboy » February 10th, 2021, 3:03 pm

there is a local mushroom shortage, apparently the big producer lost all his grow stock and beds due to contamination

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Postby NR8 » February 12th, 2021, 1:55 am

viedcht wrote:Has anyone successfully grown lavender? My lady found lavender seeds at the hardware , but it doesn't seem to have a success rate in tropics.

Bought seedlings last year that grew into nice big plants then they suddenly wilted and died. I have not had success with germination.

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Postby viedcht » February 12th, 2021, 3:31 pm

Thanks for the info, so far I haven't seen any activity in two weeks since I planted seeds

NR8 wrote:Bought seedlings last year that grew into nice big plants then they suddenly wilted and died. I have not had success with germination.

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Postby Chimera » February 12th, 2021, 4:06 pm

my sapodilla trees bearing alot but not getting very big

any suggestions?
sugarexpress in he mc probably?


also my pommerac trees eh bear at all almost 2 years since someone butchered them (trimmed the branches and top very aggressively)

the trees are very very bushy now but no fruit at all

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Re: ***THE FARMERS CHED***

Postby apole69 » February 12th, 2021, 8:36 pm

NR8 wrote:
viedcht wrote:Has anyone successfully grown lavender? My lady found lavender seeds at the hardware , but it doesn't seem to have a success rate in tropics.

Bought seedlings last year that grew into nice big plants then they suddenly wilted and died. I have not had success with germination.

Lavender plants are offered for sale at the Ministry of Agriculture, Farm road, Curepe.

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Re: ***THE FARMERS CHED***

Postby viedcht » February 12th, 2021, 9:25 pm

Thanks will check out as I get chance
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NR8 wrote:
viedcht wrote:Has anyone successfully grown lavender? My lady found lavender seeds at the hardware , but it doesn't seem to have a success rate in tropics.

Bought seedlings last year that grew into nice big plants then they suddenly wilted and died. I have not had success with germination.

Lavender plants are offered for sale at the Ministry of Agriculture, Farm road, Curepe.

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Postby 88sins » February 13th, 2021, 9:48 am

Phone Surgeon wrote:my sapodilla trees bearing alot but not getting very big

any suggestions?
sugarexpress in he mc probably?


also my pommerac trees eh bear at all almost 2 years since someone butchered them (trimmed the branches and top very aggressively)

the trees are very very bushy now but no fruit at all

the sapodilla getting enough water? when most fruit trees not getting sufficient water especially in the dry season, they would bear but the fruit will be smaller than usual.
As to the pomerac, i eh know what to tell you nah, I got a avocado tree home with a similar not bearing problem. I never cut it, but it did bear once, maybe about 20 fruits in all, but that was 3 years back. Never bear since.

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Postby Chimera » February 13th, 2021, 7:48 pm

Yea the sapodilla getting enuff water. I bought sugar express and fruit max yesterday.

Also mixed a 55 gallon potion of a bunch of chemicals....and gave it a healthy watering

Xtra power, blaukorn, nitro plus, foli zyme

So will see the scene

Gonna hit each pomeranian tree the same 55 gallon dosage and see if they change their unfruitful lives

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Postby axe » February 13th, 2021, 8:03 pm

Dragon fruit cuttings can take 3 years to fruit...cuttings can take about a year

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Postby Ripe Chenette » February 18th, 2021, 9:14 am

how do you all deal with bachac. I never see them come near my garden before but now they come and mashing up my plants. They not targeting my lime, passion fruit tomatoes or pimento but they wreaking havoc on my ochroes they could recover but the kill my sweet peppers and five finger and looking to to do they same to my lemon sapling. Any advice?

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Postby 88sins » February 18th, 2021, 10:49 am

Ripe Chenette wrote:how do you all deal with bachac. I never see them come near my garden before but now they come and mashing up my plants. They not targeting my lime, passion fruit tomatoes or pimento but they wreaking havoc on my ochroes they could recover but the kill my sweet peppers and five finger and looking to to do they same to my lemon sapling. Any advice?

get some bachac bait and some fipronil (regent), mix fipronil according to instructions, follow the trail to the nest, and pour bachac bait around the nest and as much fipronil into and around the nest as you can to saturate the ground.

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Postby Chimera » February 18th, 2021, 11:15 am

i like to douse their nests with gas and throw a match lol

otherwise it have endless effective bachac bait

i regularly spray with red alpha and fastac so havent seen bachacs in years

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Postby macd » February 18th, 2021, 3:55 pm

Good day guys what are some short term cash crops

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Postby 88sins » February 18th, 2021, 10:01 pm

Tomato, peppers, ochro, watermelon, pumpkin, baigan, corn, it have plenty crops you can plant that come in between 6-12 weeks. What you plant will depend on two main things. The type and quality of the soil you planting in, and the availability of water. Water more important than soil.
Profitability levels of the chosen crop would vary depending on how much span you have to plant too.

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Postby pugboy » February 18th, 2021, 10:07 pm

question, when do farmers normally pick tomatoes ?
green or ripe on vine ?

seeing a lot of tomato on sale no but small sized ones.

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Postby Ripe Chenette » February 19th, 2021, 5:44 am

88sins wrote:
Ripe Chenette wrote:how do you all deal with bachac. I never see them come near my garden before but now they come and mashing up my plants. They not targeting my lime, passion fruit tomatoes or pimento but they wreaking havoc on my ochroes they could recover but the kill my sweet peppers and five finger and looking to to do they same to my lemon sapling. Any advice?

get some bachac bait and some fipronil (regent), mix fipronil according to instructions, follow the trail to the nest, and pour bachac bait around the nest and as much fipronil into and around the nest as you can to saturate the ground.


Phone Surgeon wrote:i like to douse their nests with gas and throw a match lol

otherwise it have endless effective bachac bait

i regularly spray with red alpha and fastac so havent seen bachacs in years

Thanks , hope the nest not in a neighbour yard

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Re: ***THE FARMERS CHED***

Postby 88sins » February 19th, 2021, 6:26 am

If it is in the neighbor's yard, just talk to your neighbor and ask him for permission to enter his property briefly to deal with it. You eh asking to go and live by him.

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Postby shake d livin wake d dead » February 19th, 2021, 6:34 am

pugboy wrote:question, when do farmers normally pick tomatoes ?
green or ripe on vine ?

seeing a lot of tomato on sale no but small sized ones.


Most, well the ones I know pick when its half ripe

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Postby Chimera » February 19th, 2021, 7:22 am

Plenty of them does pick green and spray it with ethrin. Chemically turns red overnight

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Postby pugboy » February 19th, 2021, 7:45 am

whoa

Phone Surgeon wrote:Plenty of them does pick green and spray it with ethrin. Chemically turns red overnight

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Postby adnj » February 19th, 2021, 9:39 am

pugboy wrote:whoa

Phone Surgeon wrote:Plenty of them does pick green and spray it with ethrin. Chemically turns red overnight
I'm not sure if what you wrote is correct. Ethrine/Ethrine Plus is an insectide.

Ethylene/ethene is used for fruit ripening. You can cause fruit to ripen by spraying antifreeze on it or store it in a room filled with acetylene.

I just put fruit in a closed box with a few bananas... same thing.

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Postby 88sins » February 19th, 2021, 11:23 am

So I guess I just old af, cuz I like my fruit and vegetables ripe off the tree/plant.

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Postby Chimera » February 19th, 2021, 5:08 pm

You're correct. Its ethylene

I think most imported tomatoes and alot of local tomatoes are subject to this practice. Ripe tomatoes don't last long in storage.
But a sun ripened tomato is a whole different kind of amazing taste.
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Postby adnj » February 19th, 2021, 5:42 pm

Phone Surgeon wrote:You're correct. Its ethylene

I think most imported tomatoes and alot of local tomatoes are subject to this practice. Ripe tomatoes don't last long in storage.
But a sun ripened tomato is a whole different kind of amazing taste.


No disagreement here. The growers may be spraying with an insecticide prior to shipping right along with using ethylene.

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Postby bluefete » February 19th, 2021, 6:06 pm

Phone Surgeon wrote:You're correct. Its ethylene. I think most imported tomatoes and alot of local tomatoes are subject to this practice. Ripe tomatoes don't last long in storage. But a sun ripened tomato is a whole different kind of amazing taste.


x10,000.

I grew tomatoes for the first time this year. WASA water, rain and sun only. Picked the first set mainly green and let them ripe.

2nd set, let it ripen on vine.

Taste of both (1st and 2nd) were out of this world.

Then the caterpillars came ...

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Postby besflickredo » February 19th, 2021, 8:45 pm

Who does soil testing for agriculture purposes other than the ministry,someone mention to me about uwi can anyone confirm

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Postby pugboy » February 19th, 2021, 8:50 pm

so will there ever be local farmers who specialize in properly ripened tomatoes as well as other varieties other than what the seed sellers tout as the latest and greatest producing pest resistant variety each year ?
granted it’s not easy to put out the capital and risk loss due to pests etc

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Postby GRIM » February 19th, 2021, 10:19 pm

pugboy wrote:so will there ever be local farmers who specialize in properly ripened tomatoes as well as other varieties other than what the seed sellers tout as the latest and greatest producing pest resistant variety each year ?


majority of buyers dont care if tomatoes are picked green then chemically ripened or picked ripe. they cant tell the difference.
once its firm, looks nice and the price right they buy it.
farmers plant what they know sells, gives best yield and is bacteria/fungus resistant.
common varieties like hybrid 61, dianne, delhi. all of these are similar in shape

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Postby Chimera » February 20th, 2021, 10:19 am

pugboy wrote:so will there ever be local farmers who specialize in properly ripened tomatoes as well as other varieties other than what the seed sellers tout as the latest and greatest producing pest resistant variety each year ?
granted it’s not easy to put out the capital and risk loss due to pests etc


that makes absolutely no sense on a large scale.


only place you might find that is by looking for some organic farmer in santa cruz green market or plant your own

tomatoes is a incredibly difficult and expensive crop to bring to harvest.

just trying to transport "properly" ripened tomatoes cant realistically be done. you hadda pack it on a single layer of foam?

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