Onions Drip Irrigation Kit – 1 ACRE

Description

You want to grow the best onions and save water, correct? Makimara Limited supplies and installs onion drip kits that will upgrade you from a novice farmer to an expert farmer.

Onions require about 30 inches of water per season to grow a good crop. This is why a drip irrigation system is a must for all commercial onion farmers in Kenya.

The trick is to provide around 0.4 inches of water per day to your onions to get the best results. This can only be achieved by using a drip irrigation system on your farm. Drip irrigation applies small amounts of water to the plants’ roots, thus ensuring your onions get the right amount of water.

It is always important to maintain good soil moisture on your onion plants, especially when the bulb starts to form. Good moisture will increase your yields and give you a great harvest once the onion season ends.

Irrigating your onions using drip irrigation will also help you avoid water-borne diseases that arise from excessive water. Onions do not like a lot of water, especially in the bulb area. Drip irrigation is the best way to ensure your onions get the best type of irrigation to increase yield, avoid diseases, and save water.

How to prepare your farm for onion drip irrigation?

1. Prepare Beds: Make 1-meter wide beds that are 1 foot high (30 cm). This will help with drainage and keep your crops healthy from water-related diseases.
2. How to install the onion A Drip Irrigation System: Your 1 meter wide bed can accommodate 3 lines of drip lines. Each drip line will be 20 cm from the next. Make a 30 cm wide path walk-way between beds that will be used during harvesting and crop management. The spacing between plants will be 15 cm. This design works best for optimum French bean population and production. Repeat the process throughout your farm.

The current cost of 1 Acre onion drip irrigation system plus labour is Ksh 155,000.