🌽 Maize

Learn best planting times, spacing, fertilizer use, and pest control.

Maize is a staple cereal crop widely grown across Uganda.

Plant at onset of rains. Spacing: 75cm x 30cm.

Apply NPK at planting\\nTop dress with Urea after 3 weeks: 50 kg/acre at knee height\\nDAP: 50 kg/acre at planting

Watch out for fall armyworm and stem borers.

Harvest when cobs are dry and husks turn brown.\n90–120 days.\n\nExpected Yield per Acre\n1,500–3,000 kg.

Maize is a staple cereal crop widely grown across Uganda.

Plant at onset of rains. Spacing: 75cm x 30cm.

Apply NPK at planting\\nTop dress with Urea after 3 weeks: 50 kg/acre at knee height\\nDAP: 50 kg/acre at planting

Watch out for fall armyworm and stem borers.

Harvest when cobs are dry and husks turn brown.\n90–120 days.\n\nExpected Yield per Acre\n1,500–3,000 kg.