I applied one teaspoon of npk on each bag and water very well every other day. This was after i had applied organic manure a month before. And they're doing wonderfully after 4weeks
@@ChidavAgriculturalHub thanks Dave. I think what people who are interested in farming yams in sacks must put in mind is regular watering! I never took that seriously when I started 3yrs ago as I didn't usually water the yam in sacks anytime it rained. But now, I know better since last year and tubers were bigger. This year I have decided to plant 2 yam seeds in a bag since I mostly used rice and flower bags.
What do you do to drain out exceess water from the sacks? I'm from Benue State of Nigeria and this novel was of planting yams, our main food crop, certainly interests me
Awesome work. But is it true that yams grown with inorganic fertilizer do not make good seeds for planting? That they get rotten within a short time. How true is that sir?
Urea not as necessary as your phosphate fertilizer and potassium giving fertilizers. They are tuber crops. I would advise you use an NPK 15 15 15. Once vines are well developed, you can apply
I think you can still apply inorganic fertilizer since the organic fertilizer digest gradually into the soil for longer periods. The case is different on the other one which is more faster but very technical! Hope this helps you.
Yes, you can. The inorganic fertilizers are readily available to the plant over a short period. So, you can apply inorganic fertilizers for quick action on your field.
Thanks again for the update my brother. But is it true NPK fertilizer is good for yam other than super gro fertilizer that can be sprayed on the leaves and veins? Someone said the NPK 20,10,10 or 15,15,15 can make yams to turn coloured and lose its taste instead of white. How true is this? I'm presently using super gro fertilizer.So I'm confused if I should start applying the one you just emphasized on. Thank you.
Can I apply 20 10 10 during the early stages of growth (1-2 months after sprouting)? I think this will assist with built up of vegetative tissue, intense root ramification and profuse leaf formation. Then switch to 15 15 15 from the third month post-sprouting. Thank you.
Using the Yam miniset technique, do I have to allow the yam sprout first before transplanting to the bag or just have it planted directly to the bag without it been sprouted? And how many yam seed can I actually plant per bag?
It's an NPK fertilizers of ratio 15:15:15. It's a compound fertilizer having all the primary nutrients of equal ratio. You'll be able to get this from any agrochemical company
There're lots of advantages sir. Let me state just a few 1. Efficient use of available space. 2. Not restricted by concrete floors 3. Easy to manage 4. Lesser weed issues 5. Easy to harvest 6. Efficient use of nutrients 7. Non issue of soil erosion Etc.
If, doing that would be profitable at the end of the day, of course you can. But, you can still grow your with other soils, you just have to make sure the soils are well managed
@@ChidavAgriculturalHub Thanking you for this, am a poultry farmer, good more than enough manure, i shall explore this asap. Regards, and keep your highly informative videos going.
There're lots of advantages. Let me state just a few 1. Efficient use of available space. 2. Not restricted by concrete floors 3. Easy to manage 4. Lesser weed issues 5. Easy to harvest 6. Efficient use of nutrients 7. Non issue of soil erosion Etc.
The reason being, urea, which has the 20, is responsible for growth and development of leaves, and the purpose is for the tubers to develop well, so as to get the best out of the tubers
@@ChidavAgriculturalHub Could that be the reason I explained above regarding 20,10,10 not good for yams because it makes them turned coloured? I'm just being inquisitive!
