What you need to know on growing chili pepper in Kenya & where to buy
I NEED THE BEST CAYENNE CHILI SEEDS
Where can I get long cayenne chili seeds? Also how can I grow them?
Susan Chege
A good product sells itself(within reason). If you produce chilies which exceeds your buyers’ expectations while fulfilling their needs and wants, then you won’t have problems marketing them. The only way to have the right chili product is to plant the right chili seeds.
You can obtain them from Royal Seed Company. They have three different varieties, that is Daiya 619 F1, Demon F1 and Bandai F1.
All these have different characteristics, thus the choice will depend on target market preference. Hot chilli does well in loamy soils, which are well-drained with a pH of 5.5-6.8.
They require a rainfall of 600-1,250mm, which should be well-distributed, although in the dry areas irrigation maybe carried out. Though they can grow in a wide range of altitudes, they would require a temperature range of 25-30OC for optimum productivity.
In areas where night temperature goes below 15oC, fruit setting is favoured though flowering is delayed.
Hot chili farming in Kenya is planted from seeds which are first grown on a seedbed then transplanted to the field. Transplanting should take place late in the evening or during a cool cloudy day to avoid stressing the young crop.
Fertiliser regime would be 130kg/ha of N, 80kg/ha of P and 110 kg/ha of K. You should also watch out for pests such as root-knot nematodes, aphids, white flies, cut worms, thrips, spider mites, fruit flies, broad mite or yellow tea mite and leaf miners among others.
Diseases such as bacterial wilt, bacterial soft rot, bacterial spot, anthracnose, phytophthora blight, fusarium wilt and powdery mildew, among others should be monitored.
Harvesting takes place in 3-6 weeks after flowering depending on the market requirements on the level of maturity.
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Indeed and i am interested to do chilli farming in Busia (K) coz i am sure it can do well coz we have lots of wild chillies doing well.
For a good business, kindly advice the best variety to buy from royal seeds
How can I start chilli farming, I have an acre of land in muranga, ki-riaini,
Would like to venture into Chilli farming in Taveta kindly advice me.
I would like to firm chili in Naivasha kindly advice me.
We need dry bird eye chilli. Kindly contact me on my whatsapp +91 7074315575 or email on dadimaaherbal@yahoo.com.
Thanks