45 Crops You Can Plant In Gatundu South And Make Some Money

By Juma / Published May 26, 2023 | 9:57 am

Only three cereals can do well in Gatundu South; Maize, Barley, and Sorghum. Forget about trying out something else. Even among the three, there are specific varieties that you need to buy and plant if you need to have some good harvests.

It is important to note that Gatundu South does not receive that much rain. The area is generally dry, and, therefore, most of the crops have to be drought-resistant, the reason why you should pay attention to varieties that do well in the region.

Barley Varieties:

Cerise Laurel
Ngao
Bahati

Maize Varieties:

DroughtTEGO WE2101
DroughtTEGO WE2104
DroughtTEGO WE2107
DroughtTEGO WE2108
DroughtTEGO WE2110
DroughtTEGO WE3101
DroughtTEGO WE3102
DroughtTEGO WE3104
DroughtTEGO WE3105
DroughtTEGO WE3106
DroughtTEGO WE3205
DroughtTEGO WE3210

Sorghum Varieties:

KIBUYU
KS -Sorg2
RUT53
Hybrid Mtama-1(KSBH-01
KS-SWEET SORGH 4
Kak sweet Sorgh1
IS8595
KS-SWEET SORGH 17
KS-SWEET SORGH 21
EUSS10

At the same time, avocadoes, mangoes, Loquat, Pawpaw, peers and sweet oranges do well in this region. But again, specific varieties only.

Avocado Varieties:

Hass
Fuerte
Pinkerton
Entigger
Puebla
Linda
Reed

Mango Varieties:

Van Dyke
Tommy Atkins
Apple
Haden
Sensation
Kent
Sabine
Sabre
Keit
Maya
Boribo

Pawpaw Varieties:

Solo sunrise
Calina papaya IPB9
Red Lady
Dwarf
Pusa
Honey Dew
Kiru
Mountain
Solo
Sunset
Solo Sunset
Sunrise

Loquat Varieties:

Golden yellow
Improved Golden Yellow
Pale yellow
Large Round
Thames pride
Large Agra
Mammoth
Improved pale Yellow
Matchless
SafedaFireball
Tanaka

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