Growing Butternut Squash in Bungoma

Soil suitability analysis based on Bungoma's nutrient profile

Bungoma County is a solid choice for Butternut Squash, with a soil-match score of 72/100. Local soils average pH 5.56 — slightly acidic to near-neutral and inside the 5.5–7.5 band Butternut Squash prefers, so no lime is usually required. The main gap is potassium — measured at N 1.12 g/kg, P 15.7 mg/kg, K 161 mg/kg against this crop's medium/medium/high demand — so the fertilizer plan below prioritises closing that deficit. Butternut Squash prefers sandy loam soils, while Bungoma is largely clay loam, so drainage and organic-matter management matter more here. On ShambaIQ's soil-match model, Butternut Squash is the #47 soil match of the 106 crops we assess for Bungoma County. At current prices (about KES 40/kg) and a typical 10,000 kg/acre yield, a well-managed Butternut Squash crop here can gross roughly KES 400,000 per acre.