How To Grow Sunflower In Zimbabwe

Introduction of Sunflower Cultivation- Sunflower is one of oil seed crops grown throughout the world for various purposes. Plant a small crop in your chosen site to assess potential yield and susceptibility to local pests or soil diseases.

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In soil with a high clay content seeds are planted at a depth of 25 mm.

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Cover and water until the seeds sprout in 7 to 10 days. Some facts about Sunflower oil. Most sunflower plants take between 100-120 days to grow and it is important for farmers to observe this period.

On average they grow up to 8 to 12 feet within six months. To plant in rows space the seeds about 15 cm apart in a shallow trench between 25 and 5 cm deep. Each variety has different uses some are commonly used for snacking others for other purposes like as garnish or food ingredient others for oil extraction.

One afternoon in Mupindi Village Gokwe South more than 400 kilometres from Zimbabwes capital Harare a smallholder farmer called Bernard Mupindi is pruning the rough hairy triangular leaves that grow around the stem of a sunflower. For the planting process the importance of a. Micheal Lolang a farmer who grows sunflower and also a village savings loan adviser in Kiryandongo District explains how to grow the crop.

You have to clear the land about a month prior to. You can plant sunflower seeds directly into the soil. Cultivation of Sunflower Crop.

Sunflowers produce best in locations with direct sunlight 6 to 8 hours per day. Introduction of Sunflower Cultivation- Sunflower is one of oil seed crops grown throughout the world for various purposes. Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests.

In sandy soil 5cm deep is better. They want long hot summers to flower well. Calculate the expenses of seed fertilizer nutrients pesticides and labor costs.

However Precision through the Oil Seed Association of Zimbabwe. Fix your sunflower farming budget. The first plowing should be done by the moldboard plow and subsequently two to three plowing could be done by local plow followed by planking.

In the fragile Zimbabwean economy farmers struggle to buy inputs but with sunflower. Sunflowers are one of the fastest growing plants and they produce tall. First fix the land area where you will grow a sunflower.

A timely sunflower harvesting can yield more so harvest them when the moisture content of seeds is 20. Also calculate post-harvesting costs like storage bagging etc. Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests.

How long do sunflowers take to grow. Planting depth and planting techniques Sunflower seeds are planted at relatively shallow depths. Small holder farmer Savirios Chingura inspects his almost ready for harvest sorghum in his field in Gokwe South Zimbabwe Copyright Farai Shawn Matiashe.

Sunflower requires approximately 11 days from planting to emergence 33 days from emergence to head visibility 27 days from head visibility to first anther. Harvesting is done by cutting off the head when it is not completely dry they are. In sandy soils seeds can be planted at a depth of up to 50 mm.

Other crops like maize however cannot go for two weeks without adequate water. Choose the variety of sunflower you want to grow. Sunflowers require a well pulverized and weed free land with adequate moisture supply.

Sunflower production plummeted to a low of 6 900 tonnes in 2012 from a high of 68 300 tonnes in 1991 due to lack of clearly defined competitive markets as most farmers moved to soya beans and cotton seed. It takes about 78 to 95 days in Kharif season 100 to 125 days in Rabi season and 95 to 115 days in the autumn season.

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