Page 110 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 11

5. Pigeon Peas – dicotyledonous, Rotation or Relay legume crop.

Spacing Rows 75cm
In Furrow 120cm
Furrow depth Organic 12cm Inorganic 8cm
Fertilisation per meter 350ml Organic 8ml Inorganic NPK
Seed rate per hectare 50kg
Planting depth 3cm
Seeds per hole 3

Thin to 1 or 2
Top dress none
Yield 1.5 tonnes per hectare

6. Cowpeas/Beans – dicotyledonous, Rotation or Relay legume crop
Spacing Rows 75cm
In Furrows 10cm If you are going to use cowpeas as
Furrow depth Organic 8cm Inorganic 5cm a relay crop then you can broadcast
Fertilisation per meter 350ml Organic 5ml Inorganic NPK at maize die back and do your last

Planting Depth 2cm weeding to allow for good seed to soil
Seed rate per hectare 60kg contact.
Top-dress None
Yield 1.5 tonnes per hectare

7. Groundnuts – dicotyledonous, rotation legume crop

Spacing Rows Split to 37.5cm
Furrows 8cm
Furrow depth Organic 8cm Inorganic 6cm
Fertilisation per meter 350ml Organic 5ml Inorganic NPK
Seed rate per hectare 80kg
Planting depth 3cm
Top-dress None

Yield 2 tonnes per hectare

8. Winter Wheat – monocotyledonous, relay or double crop

Spacing Rows 15cm
In Furrows Dribble in furrow
Furrow depth Organic 1.5cm If you are going to plant wheat as a
Fertilisation per meter 350ml Organic relay crop then you can broadcast at
maize die back and thereafter do your
Seed rate Kg per hectare 100 kg in rows or 120 kg broadcast last weeding to allow for good seed to
Planting depth 1.5cm soil contact
Top-dress broadcast 100kg AN (Ammonium Nitrate)

Yield 2 tonnes per hectare