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HOW TO PLANT CASHEW NUTS

 Site selection

• Avoid hilly areas as • Avoid swampy water • Avoid clay /heavy /rocky
cashew nut is prone to logging areas. soils as these don’t favor
wind. Although it has a cashew nuts, for root
deep tap root, it has penetration.
shallow lateral roots.
 Site selection int.

1.TEMPERATURE.
Requires temperatures
between 24˚C to 28˚C and
can withstands up to 40
˚C. 3. LIGHT
2. ALTITUDE
Cashew loves a lot of
Below 18˚C leads to Cashew does best from
sunlight so as to give
delayed growth, flowering 0-1,000 m above sea
more yields
and flower shedding. level
Cool dry conditions favor Trees require to be
Higher altitudes may
Powderly mildews widely spaced, and
development . lead to delayed fruiting
canopy pruned so as to
and therefore poor yields
optimize much light.
Where possible
irrigation allows all year
round yields
 intercropping

If you intend to intercrop, its advisable to plant leguminous leafy crops.

•Crops with heavy roots and that can create a shade over the seedlings will close out
sunlight penetration and are not advised.
•The circumference of 2meters from the seedling should be preserved while
intercropping.
 GARDEN
PREPARATION
Dig/plough the area where the garden is to be established and uproot all tree stamps
that could harbor diseases. In addition level every depression and pits that could
create water pools which would not favor cashew nuts.

Sufficiently, plough and soften the planting area which could have been compacted
e.g. by long grazing a period, or of lying furrow for long period,
 Pit making and
spacing.
The recommended spacing is 10mtrs by 10mtrs. However a farmer can choose to space
12mtrs by 12mtrs or 7mtrs by 7mtrs.
The closer the spacing the more the need for intensive pruning in future as canopy
expands.
The pit should be 2mtrs by 2mtrs by 2mtrs.
2mtrs 2mtrs
Pit 10mtrs Pit Pit
2mtrs

10mtrs Intercropping
space

2mtrs 2mtrs

Pit Pit 2mtrs

circumference
 Digging the pit.

The farmer is advised to have stakes to put at each 10mtr measurement point. The
stakes will be used to mark the centre of the pit at every 10mtr point.

Before the digging of the pit commences, the top soil around the pit should be
collected or scooped and set aside at this stage and the farmer should have
composite/organic manure in order to have the best results. However this may not be
desired if the soil is fertile.

pit
2mtrs

2mtrs
 Ratio of soil and
manure
The mixing ratio of soil and manure should be 1:2 which is filled in the pit and let to
settle in the pit for a few days. Any visible sinking of soil

The farmer should inspect whether there is depression that could have been happened
during the week of settlement.
 Handling the
seedling.

A notification of a minimum of 3days should be given as to when the seedling should

be collected in order to prepare the nursery operator to arrange and isolate the seedling
on order.
 Crop maintenance.

Once planting is successfully done, the farmer is advised to make regular watering
of the plant by testing regularly for water stress and /or the dehydration of the plant.

The farmer should not allow weed to overwhelm the plant within the
circumference of 2mtrs.

The farmer should regularly checkout for all the diseases, pests, animals like goats,
cows, chicken etc plus rats, lizards that can attack the plant.

N.B: for further information please contact these numbers above .