Growing African Nightshade in Nairobi

Soil suitability analysis based on Nairobi's nutrient profile

Nairobi County is well suited to African Nightshade, scoring 90/100 on ShambaIQ's soil-match model. Local soils average pH 6.85 — neutral and inside the 5.5–7.5 band African Nightshade prefers, so no lime is usually required. The main gap is nitrogen — measured at N 1.1 g/kg, P 22.1 mg/kg, K 236 mg/kg against this crop's high/medium/medium demand — so the fertilizer plan below prioritises closing that deficit. The county's predominantly clay loam soils suit African Nightshade, which favours loam. At current prices (about KES 50/kg) and a typical 3,500 kg/acre yield, a well-managed African Nightshade crop here can gross roughly KES 175,000 per acre.