Frequently asked questions by our customers concerning chamomile
- What are the climatic conditions that favors chamomile
- Chamomile being a flower it can grow in any climate condition like any other flower.
- How to plant chamomile?
First you plant the chamomile seeds in a nursery bed and cover it using a nylon bag [gunia] for one month whereby you water the seedlings using the nylon bag as the sieve to prevent the seeds being eroded by the water .Then transplant your seedlings to the shamba.
- How long does it take to mature?
- It takes two months to mature one in nursery and the other in the shamba then you start to harvest.
- For how long do you harvest?
- For harvesting it takes two and a half months while harvesting every week.
- Is chamomile affected by pest and diseases? How to control pest and diseases on chamomile?
- Chamomile being a flower it is not heavily affected by any disease or pest.
- Chamomile is occasionally affected by aphids and caterpillars.
- Control is either by use of repellent or bio control.
- How to go about marketing?
- We buy chamomile from farmers who specifically bought the chamomile seeds from our office at a thousand shillings while they are dry.
- Do we offer contract to our farmers?
- We offer chamomile farming contract to ensure market and farming guidance.
- How one can get access to the seeds if from afar place?
- We do send as a parcel through public transport means (matatus) to the destination.
- How many grams do one need in a certain area?
- One acre=80grams
- Half acre=40grams
- Quarter acre=20 gram
- Quantity of the production per area?
- One acre= 300 kgs
- Half acre=150 kgs
- Quarter=75 kgs