10/10/2026
I went to a farm in Bamougoum.
The man called us, "Come and see my soil test, I want to plant."
I get there, I look at his maize. Yellow, Small, and Struggling.
I asked him, "How much NPK did you apply?"
He said "4 bags."
I said, "Did you test your soil before?"
He said no.
We did the test right there. pH 4.8. Very acidic. At that pH, maize cannot absorb the NPK fertilizer from the soil.. You are just throwing fertilizer away. The fertilizer is there, but the roots are locked and can’t feed because of the very acidic nature of the soil.
I told him, if you had called us before planting, you would have put 300kg of Lime or dolomite first, waited 3 weeks, then planted. Your 4 bags would have worked like 8 bags and more.
He lost 200,000 FCFA just like that.
Friends, please. Don't plant blind.
Test your soil first. It can save you about 200,000 FCFA or more.
We are STONEFARMS. We test and we advise.
Send us a message before you clear that farm.