Cassava is the most common plant to plant as a farmer and even it germination is less stressful but the secret is that when planting proper investigation need to be done to know the type of Cassava stem varieties. Cassava stems are of different varieties and such varieties makes it complex for their growth. Every cassava stem varieties have the kind of soil and environment they do very well after planting. Most cassava stems in the North usually differ from the one we plant in South. The cassava stem in North will do very well after planting in the same North but may not do well in the South due to weather change and it's environment.
any planting season I enter and about to plant cassava using its stem what I usually consider is the type of cassava stem varieties to plant so they can do very well the time I'll harvest them. Many people usually complain that they planted cassava stem take good care of its to the level the cassava will grow to look healthy but during harvesting its produce will not do well not knowing that the cause is usually the type of variety they planted.
To get a good cassava stem variety look to the local government as they help to bring in different cassava stem varieties. Most of the time I get my cassava stem varieties from my local government because they bring most of them directly from the North and outside the country. I trust my local government of bringing good cassava stem varieties because before they get any of them they first understand the type of soil we have and also the level of weather conditions to match the cassava stem varieties if planted.
Another thing I consider why planting my cassava stem so I'll have big produce for harvesting is the type of soil. Cassava need food natural manure to grow healthy. It's the reason before a start cultivating where to plant cassava I made sure I pour animal dumps or weeded plants I'll then turn them into the soil during cultivation before I can plant on them. As time goes for the planted cassava stem to germinate and grow those poured items will decay inside the soil and then produce nutrients for the soil which will be of help to cassava stem growth.
Some cassava farmland need consistent weeding because if not weeded all the time the unwanted weeds may affect the chances of planted cassava stem growth. Most cassava varieties doesn't need anything like weeds to share any nutrients from the soil so a farmer must clear his farm land regularly.