CropStraightforward
Bambara groundnut
Voandzeia subterranea (L)T.
Temperature
19°C to 30°C
Rainfall
675mm to 1575mm per season
Conditions
What it needs
Soil
Light, sandy, well-drained soil. It produces on land too poor for groundnut, which is much of why it is still grown.
Water
Drought-hardy once established, and it fixes its own nitrogen. Rain at pod fill decides the crop.
What you will need
Tick what you already have; Grow carries the rest into the cost working.
Grow holds no supplier listings and no local prices, so it cannot tell you where to buy these or what they cost near you. Ask at your nearest agrodealer or extension office, then put those figures into the planner.
Through the season
Stages
- 01
Land preparation
10 days- Plough
- Make ridges
- 02
Planting
3 days- Sow with the rains
- 03
Establishment
25 days- First weeding
- Thin where crowded
- 04
Flowering and pegging
30 days- Earth up
- Do not disturb the pegs
- 05
Pod fill
40 days- Keep weeds down
- 06
Harvest and drying
14 days- Lift the whole plant
- Dry pods fully before storing
Watch for
Common problems
Leaf spot
- What you will see
- Dark spots on leaves that spread until the plant defoliates.
- What to do
- Rotate, use clean seed, and remove residue after harvest.
Aphids
- What you will see
- Curled growing tips with clusters of small insects underneath.
- What to do
- Ladybirds usually clear light infestations. Ask an extension officer before spraying anything on a flowering crop.
Follow the label for doses, and ask an extension officer or vet before using a chemical you have not used before.