The best month to plant plantain in Nigeria is between May – August, this is the rainy season months in Nigeria. If you plant plantain in the dry season months without irrigation, you stand the risk of losing your plantain plants to drought.
Plantain can be planted anytime in Nigeria if you have irrigation facility in place. The best month to plant plantain for irrigation farmers in Nigeria can be anytime. For those who have drip irrigation, plantain can be planted all year round.
Plantain needs a lot of water to grow well; hence it is advised that you plant this crop in the months you are assured of the availability of water.
The months to grow plantain in Nigeria
The following months are the best months to plant plantain in Nigeria:
June
June is the sixth month of the year and also a very wet month. The high occurrence of rainfall in June enables plantain plants to grow well. The maturity time of plantain when planted in June will fall in the lean time which will enable the farmer to sell at a high price.
July
July is the seventh month of the year and also a very wet month. The month of July receives a lot of rains. The month of July is one of the best months to plant plantain in Nigeria. The maturity time of plantain when planted in July will fall in the lean time which will enable the farmer to sell at a high price.
August
August is the eighth month of the year and also a very wet month in the northern part of Nigeria. In the southern part of Nigeria, there is usually a break in rainfall in the month of August, you may need to use irrigation to plant plantain.
September
September is also one of the best months to plant plantain in Nigeria, especially for irrigation farmers. Planting in September will ensure that the plantain matures at the time when plantains are usually scarce in Nigeria. This will make the farmer sells when the prices of plantain are at premium rates in Nigeria. This can significantly increase the profitability of the farmer.
October
October can also be the best month to plant plantain in Nigeria if you have irrigation facility in place. The month of October is a dry season month so you need irrigation to effectively plant plantain.
The best month to plant plantain in Nigeria is between May – August.
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