Growing African Nightshade in Kakamega

Soil suitability analysis based on Kakamega's nutrient profile

Kakamega County is a solid choice for African Nightshade, with a soil-match score of 67/100. Local soils average pH 5.63 — slightly acidic to near-neutral and inside the 5.5–7.5 band African Nightshade prefers, so no lime is usually required. The main gap is nitrogen and potassium — measured at N 1.01 g/kg, P 14 mg/kg, K 147 mg/kg against this crop's high/medium/medium demand — so the fertilizer plan below prioritises closing those deficits. The county's predominantly clay loam soils suit African Nightshade, which favours loam. On ShambaIQ's soil-match model, African Nightshade is the #37 soil match of the 106 crops we assess for Kakamega County. African Nightshade's full potential is about 5,000 kg/acre (~KES 250,000/acre at KES 50/kg), but at Kakamega's 67/100 suitability a realistic target here is closer to 4,188 kg/acre (~KES 209,400/acre) unless the constraints above are addressed.