Find the ecological requirements for growing avocados
Although avocado is relatively resistant to drought,c. This is enough for crop development with a two-month drier season for pre-flowering. Most avocados need irrigating. Your plants require about 25 mm of water per week. It would help if your plants also had an optimum temperature of about 20-24 degrees Celsius for sufficient growth.
Moreover, you require well-drained soils to avoid root rot. The best soils are alluvial, sandy or loam soils with pH ranging from 5-7. The Cameroonian climate of the southern part of the country is characterized as humid and equatorial with temperatures ranging from 20-25°C (depending on altitude) and the wettest regions receiving more than 400 mm of rainfall per month suitable habitat for avocado trees.
Avocado Yield Per Acre
Usually, the average return in Cameroon is 87,000 fruits per acre. Your three to four-year-old avocado tree yields 300-400 kilograms fruits per acre while a tree older than five years gives you 800- 1000kilogram fruits (80,000-100,000 fruits per acre).
Land Preparation for growing avocado
In case of newly cleared land in Cameroon, you are advised to plant an annual crop a year before growing avocados. It will help achieve proper tillage of the cleared land. You also will need bio fertilizer like that of Agro-Food FM .
Planting holes usually measure about 60cm by 60cm by 60cm. The general spacing for pure stands of avocados is 9m by 9m.
Nursery preparation for avocado
Once you have decided to plant the avocado, you will require a cool temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius at night and a day range of about 25 to 30 degrees Celsius. This is effective for young avocado plants since it causes delayed plant crowding, sturdier plants, and lower night heating costs. Some nurseries prefer a higher temperature for more rapid seedling development.
You can germinate avocado seeds in sawdust or sand, with careful attention to optimum moisture maintenance or simply follow our 10 steps guide to produce a high quality substrate (CLICK HERE)
It would be best if you planted the seeds in plastic liners or seed bags about 2.5 by 10 cm with perforated bases for drainage.
Transplanting avocado seedlings
If you see seedlings that show healthy development of both shoot and root, you can transplant it into a suitable soil mixture. Remove from the plastic liner with soil still intact and place it in the center of the already dug hole then cover firmly with a combination of topsoil and farmyard manure.
Transplanting is more successful when you carry out during the long rains either early morning or evening. You have to place the plant in the same depth as it was in the nursery. You will also need to water it immediately after planting.
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