So every
time I get a call about seed potato inquiry and I share my price; K600 and K800
we’re good until we get to the part where we multiply by the number of bags.
So guys, seed
rate is 40,000 seeds/Ha. You get around 350 - 450 seeds/25kg bag. So you’ll
need around 115 bags (25kg) of seed potato/Ha.
The
reactions are hilarious. Some people think I don’t know what I’m talking about,
others challenge me and others….I let them be.
My primary
business is production so I focus most of my energy on that.
Anyways
friends, potato is not maize. Potato is a high value crop. Cost of production
is high. Seed accounts for around half the total cost of production. But if you
manage it well, the money comes back and a good amount of it. Which bring me to
the next point.
If you
plant your crop with D Compound; you will not get the yield. If you have water
for forcing, you will not get your yield. If you don’t use the correct
fertilizer rate, you will not get your yield. If you spread your 10 bags over
one hectare, friend, you will not get a hectares’ yield. We plant the very same
seed at our home farm and we are not only producing but being productive.
Today’s take home: 1 Ha requires 115 bags (25kg) or 40,000 seeds.
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