Vanilla

       Vanilla                            

Recommended varieties:

• Bourbon vanilla

Seed rate:

• 1 111 plants/ha

Planting time:

• Can be planted all year round

Spacing:

•  Between Rows: 3 m

• Plants within Rows: 3 m

•  Cutting: 1.5 m long sprout in 15–20

days after planting

Fertilizer:                   

•  Require heavy mulching: 20–30 cm

around base. (Coconut husk, dry

leaves & rotten decaying timber can

be safely used as mulch)

•  Poor Soils: Apply 20–30 g of

Nitrogen &Phosphorus, 60–100 g

Potash per Vine per year beside the

organic mulch

•  Soil analysis should be done before

fertilizer application

Weed management:

•  Hand weeding or use of brush

cutter at least four times a year

Disease management:

•  Remove & destroy infected plants.

•  Use healthy and disease free

planting materials

•  Wash hands after handling infected

plants

•  Wait for a month for the virus to

die, then replant the area

Insect management:

•  Slugs & Snails: Control by hand

picking and use Snail bait

•  Keep area clean

Harvest

•  Harvest at 3 years

Yield:

•  300–600 kg cured beans

Food value:

•  Food flavor