Cucumber Farming

Cucumber farming is one venture that the profitability could actually surprise anyone who dares to go into it with the right knowledge and skills.

While thousands of young men and women are busy seeking for employment and white collar jobs those who have seen the income opportunity in cucumber farming are not concerned about any of that because their ventures are adequately taking good care of them financially.

Cucumber farming in Nigeria is one of those opportunities that are begging to be explored.

Cucumber is a vegetable that is widely consumed all over the world due to its health benefits which both the educated and non-educated individuals testify to.

Before you start cucumber farming in Nigeria, you need to gather all of the necessary information in order to setup your farm at the right location, right time and the right cost.

The right information should be obtained about the following areas to be farm cucumber profitably;

• Marketable variety / Specie

• Variety with better yield

• Site selection

• Soil testing

• Land preparation

• Inter row and intra row spacing

• Planting depth

• Pesticide and herbicide application

• Water and irrigation practice (You can do cucumber all year round in Greenhouse)

• Fertilizer application

• Staking

• Harvesting Practices

• Marketing (Strategic marketing guides)