Best Crops This Season
🌾
Palay / Rice
★ Ideal🌽
Mais / Corn
★ Ideal🍠
Kamote / Sweet Potato
🥬
Pechay / Bok Choy
🫘
Sitaw / String Bean
★ Ideal🥒
Ampalaya / Bittergourd
Planting Tips
- 1 Test soil pH before planting — ideal range is 6.0–7.0 for most crops.
- 2 Use PhilRice-certified seeds for 15–20% better yield versus commercial varieties.
- 3 Apply organic compost or vermicast (2–3 t/ha) to improve soil structure and water retention.
- 4 Practice crop rotation every season to prevent nutrient depletion and pest buildup.
- 5 Use AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying) for rice — saves 30% water without yield loss.
Pest & Disease Alerts
Rice Blast (Tungro) High
Monitor closely in wet season. Apply recommended fungicide at tillering stage. Remove infected plants immediately.
Brown Planthopper High
Use light traps at night. Spray chlorpyrifos or imidacloprid. Avoid over-application of nitrogen.
Aphids (Dalipawen) Medium
Spray neem oil solution (5ml/L) weekly on vegetable crops. Introduce beneficial insects.
Stem Borer Medium
Release Trichogramma biological controls at 5–7 days after transplanting. Collect egg masses.
Market Prices (PHP/kg)
Prices updated weekly. Source: DA-PFVSC.
Palay (Rice)
₱22–28 ↑
Mais (Corn)
₱18–22 →
Kamatis (Tomato)
₱35–55 ↓
Sibuyas (Onion)
₱80–120 ↑
Saging (Banana)
₱20–30 →
Sitaw
₱50–80 ↑
Pechay
₱25–40 →
Kamote
₱22–35 ↓
Planting Calendar
Planting period
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌾 Palay/Rice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 🌽 Mais/Corn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 🧅 Sibuyas/Onion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| 🍅 Kamatis/Tomato | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| 🥬 Gulay/Vegetables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 🍌 Saging/Banana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |