34 Crops You Can Plant In Kathiani, Machakos, Including Maize Varieties

Juma

2 years ago

There are four kinds of cereal that do so well in Kathiani, Machakos County. The secret lies in knowing the type of variety you should plant. Given that the area is generally dry, planting is excellent during the short rainy seasons. You need to know how to read the seasons if you are new in the area.

The four kinds of cereals are:

Maize
Sorghum
Finger Millet
Wheat

For maize, consider the following varieties. Note that these are the varieties that have been proven and approved to do well in the area:

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

For Sorghum, consider and stick to the following varieties:

Kamani (KM 32-1)
KARIA-SH2
KIBUYU
KS -Sorg2
RUT53
Seredo
Seren
Kat/PRO I
Sila
Legio
Hybrid Mtama-1(KSBH-01
KS-SWEET SORGH 4

For finger millet, consider; KAK-WIMBI 1, KAK-WIMBI 2, KAK-WIMBI 3, P224, MARIDADI, EUFM-502 while for wheat, consider; Eldo Baraka, Kenya Deer, Kenya Chozi, KS Mwamba, KS Simba.

For fruits, consider Quavas (White fleshed, Red/pink-fleshed, Strawberry fleshed), Mango (Van Dyke, Tommy Atkins, Apple, Haden, Sensation, Kent, Sabine, Sabre, Keit, Maya, Boribo), Sweet Oranges (Washington’s navel), and Pomegranate (Kandhari, Ganesh, Bhagwa, Miridula, Jyothi, Jalore seedless, Phule Arakta, Phule Bhagwa Super, Bhagwa Sindoor).

If you are interested in planting Miraa, then Kathiani is the place you should head to and the varieties to consider are; Makata, Matangoma, Nyeusi, Shurba, Giza, Kangeta, Alele, Lombolio, Mbogua, Ngoba, Kathelwa, Gathanga.

You can also try your hand at Cotton using DP 486, IRMA L457 variety or Sisal planting Banda, H1300, H11648.