Sowing should be done between mid- December and mid - January during the wet season. A seed rate of 63kg for the rain fed Faya 14-M-69 and other local cultivars, and 75 kg for all irrigated varieties is required for one hectare
Kufetsa kuchitike mkatikati mwa December kufika mkati mwa January munyengo ya mvula. Mbewu ya Faya 14-M-69 ndi mitundu ina yamakolo ichuluke makilogalamu 63 pa hectare nthawi ya mvula ndi makilogalamu 75 pa hectare pa mitundu ina yonse yolimidwa ndi mthilira