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Arrowroots Farming Kenya - field fact sheet
| Topic | Our practice |
|---|---|
| Crop | Dasheen nduma (Colocasia esculenta) |
| Planting material | Suckers / seedlings |
| Price | Ksh 10 each |
| Minimum order | 500 pieces |
| Spacing | 50 cm × 40 cm |
| Plants / acre | About 20,000 |
| Hole depth | 20–30 cm |
| Manure | 500 g goat/cow per hole; top-up at 2 weeks |
| Avoid | Chicken and pig manure for bulking |
| Water | At least 6 months; ~30% yield loss if weak |
| Maturity | 6–8 months; last 2 months critical |
| Contact | 0725431452 |
Planting steps (printable)
- Source clean Dasheen suckers (minimum 500 if ordering from us).
- Weed-free field; clean irrigation water.
- Dig 20–30 cm holes; 500 g decomposed goat/cow manure each.
- One sucker per hole, touching bottom; light soil cover.
- Mulch with grass.
- Goat/cow manure again after 2 weeks.
- Irrigate for 6+ months.
- Harvest only when fully mature (6–8 months).