Maize

Planting

Planting of maize

PLANTING

Plant 20 kg to 25 kg per ha, with 80 cmx30 cm spacing and two seeds per hole. You can also plant one seed per hole with 70 cm x 30 cm spacing.

  • Planting time

Planting time depends on the area:

For farming season A in low altitudes: planting maize takes place in the first half of September, or first half of October. In farming season B, maize planting is done in February.

In marshlands: for season A, planting takes place in October and February in Season B but some farmers may continue to plant up to March. In marshlands, maize planting is done in June when the marshlands start to dry up