Three months unto sowing, my maize plants have attained silking period-flowering- ahead of my neighbor’s. Maize should therefore, be sown at the beginning of the rains as I did. In low-medium altitude areas with rainy seasons of 3-5 months, I have found dry planting a few days before the onset of the rains may be an advantage.
Furtherance, early planting gives the crop an early start, before disease or other pests build up their populations by vigorously growing than late planted ones, therefore, be able to resist pests better.