Vegetable Farming in Zambia: Cucumber Crop 2022: Update 2: Direct Sown, Grown, and Now Trellising.

We return to the cucumber crop to share the next ten weeks in its life.
This video picks up the story just after land preps were completed and describes how we chose to direct sow the seeds instead of first nursing and then transplanting.
Later, we had issues of poor germination and crop establishment and ended up having to inter-transplant plants into 2 out of the 3 beds originally planted.
After testing our soil, we had to apply lime helped the situation after we realised how acidic the field was.
Much of the video is focused on why and how we set up a trellising system for our cucumber, and it ends with the crop in a healthy vegetative stage with the first signs of flowers just starting to be seen.

[@JrNsummy-xk8xe]

Mr Mondo, Thanks for the Lesson. Keepon teaching us.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks.

[@simontyrrell8866]

I love your posts, please keep posting. Thank you very much, your farm is fascinating.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks Simon. You are much appreciated.

[@limphokabi9903]

This is so amazing Mondo farms......Thanx a lot and GOD Bless......as new farmers we are so inspired and Africa shall never be the same

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks. Appreciated. Glad to be a part of the future.

[@pontshopono]

I'm a new farmer and have learned a lot from your vedio especially since it's southern africa with the same weathers Thank you so much

[@mondofarms4343]

Great to hear. That is why we put our time and effort into shooting and editing our videos

[@bostonmutambo-kp7fh]

I like growing vegetables am a farmer from Kalulushi

[@mondofarms4343]

Great. Good to have you with us. All the best.

[@elijahgwebo8228]

This is nice I was very much waiting for the video on trallising

[@mondofarms4343]

Most welcome

[@chalaangelsooka1944]

This is inspiring...thank you Mondo farms

[@mondofarms4343]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@weluzaniziwa3084]

Very informative content. Thank you so much

[@mondofarms4343]

Glad it was helpful!

[@edgarnxabukaimlambo5843]

this guy is awesome. keep it up man

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks, will do!

[@bwezanibanda5193]

I enjoyed that video. Very informative for us who love to work the soil. Thanks Chisha. Now I'm following you from Gaborone

[@mondofarms4343]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@levisilungwe5441]

Good job

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks

[@accidentalfarmer7750]

I am very sure you have been in the news or presenting business before now. I like how you deliver your points with added drama😊

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks. Yes, I have some experience in media for over 30 years. Which helps me in this project.

[@sandisiwetsotetsi3617]

Halla when ur in SA...you owe Thandi a meeting 🤩

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi there. It's great to hear from you.

[@cedrickgumtang9089]

How can you manage weeds sir your farm is so clean

[@chibesakundamakalu9082]

I love your post I am learning a lot How is the market for the cucumbers and how do they fare in the rainy season?

[@mondofarms4343]

Good questions. They will be covered in the next update of the Cucumber 2022 Story.

[@chumbumulwazi8890]

Your farming program is very impressive. I would like to find out. What causes poor onion germination? Im sure i followed the nursery bed making to par.

[@mondofarms4343]

Ho there. So many reasons and factors. I'm sure you will consult your agronomist and get some answers. All the best.

[@rayjil7435]

I have a suggestion for economizing: with only four men weeding, let one start at alternating ends, not on the same row so that two men cross somewhere at the middle and ends at the opposite end of the field. Again, let each person have a thin pole to brace on as he bends to support his back while using the other hand to pluck or dig the weed out.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks 😊

[@ronizify]

Good day Sir , quick question how large is your cucumber block D,E,F in terms of acreage ? Very informative as usual your channel is very much appreciated....🇿🇦🇿🇲🇿🇼 Lesson for today is resilience, Mondo farms thank you for inspiring the future

[@mondofarms4343]

The block sizes are 20m x 26m each Which is 0.3 acres for the 3 blocks

[@edgarmlambo5818]

what variety of cucumbers did u use there, l tried your method and its doing very well the only challenge is that l did it during this rainy season at an open space so some of the cucumbers are rotting bt am always fighting maybe its blight

[@mondofarms4343]

Great to hear that we helped. Yes, cucumbers grown in the open field during the rain season are a real challenge. Even ours suffered a terrible fate from a disease. I will share it in a video soon to conclude the Cucumber Story

[@roberttann4565]

Idol next time used Earth Auger to make the job easy and faster

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks 😊

[@felixjason4425]

Thanks for the video..... Jus want to know,what length of the fruit are you getting in the open field?

[@mondofarms4343]

We just did our first harvest of the cucumber this week and got some excellent fruits.Pretty much the size of Ashley expected I will share it on the next update.

[@felixjason4425]

Thank you for the feedback much appreciated,will be waiting for the second update,👍

[@grace_n_truth]

I see that you do not use plastic mulch. In your opinion it's not necessary because it won't increase the yield for cucumbers right?

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi there. To be honest plastic mulch just isn't a thing in this part of the world. I have only ever seen it on videos of crops from the West. Maybe in future, it will become available here and its usage will spread.

[@hyuttt557]

What can u advice. Between salary job of 300 us dollars per month, and farming 2 acres of any crop . ?

[@mondofarms4343]

That's a deep topic and there are a lot of KZbin videos about it for you to find and watch. But the basic thing is that farmingbis very risky, especially if you are just starting. They say you should never quit your job until you gave replaced the income. So most people find a way to do both first, and then transition over when they are now earning more from farming then the job. But that usually takes a while. Good luck.

[@kampambachomba2567]

Good afternoon. Do you have any pine seedling for sell and how much is it per seedling?

[@mondofarms4343]

No, sorry. We use all we have around our own properties. But there are plenty of people selling tree seedlings. In fact, this year, ZAFFICO has advertised that they have for sale.

[@princedube4889]

Hi Sir how may i contact you iam an aspiring Cucumber farmer.

[@mondofarms4343]

Our contacts are readily available on our Facebook page and on our website. We have a lot of people contacting us each week.

[@sandisiwetsotetsi3617]

Speaking English🤪

[@mondofarms4343]

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