Growing Cape Gooseberry in Uasin Gishu

Soil suitability analysis based on Uasin Gishu's nutrient profile

Uasin Gishu County is well suited to Cape Gooseberry, scoring 91/100 on ShambaIQ's soil-match model. Local soils average pH 6.39 — slightly acidic to near-neutral and inside the 6–7.5 band Cape Gooseberry prefers, so no lime is usually required. Nitrogen (1.56 g/kg), phosphorus (25.3 mg/kg) and potassium (227 mg/kg) all meet Cape Gooseberry's requirements, so a maintenance fertilizer programme is enough. The county's predominantly clay loam soils suit Cape Gooseberry, which favours loam. At current prices (about KES 120/kg) and a typical 5,000 kg/acre yield, a well-managed Cape Gooseberry crop here can gross roughly KES 600,000 per acre.