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When to plant African eggplant in Boussif Ouled Akseur
Jijel, Algeria
African eggplant (garden egg, bitter tomato, ngogwe, nakati) is a tough, home-grown cousin of tomato and eggplant, grown two ways at once — for its round fruit, which is often pleasantly bitter, and for its soft, tasty leaves.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 21 May 2027 – 30 May 2027 opens in 33 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 19.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 19 Aug 2027 to 2 Oct 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 90–125 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 108–233 days per hectare, by hand |
Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.
If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 21 May 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Boussif Ouled Akseur leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.
Planting after 30 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Boussif Ouled Akseur
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For african eggplant in Boussif Ouled Akseur, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 45%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.
The 2026/27 season in Boussif Ouled Akseur
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,124 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early. |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.0 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can. |
| What that supports | enough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 50% of this area. |
| 50% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 254 growing days · about 1,080 mm · September to May |
|---|---|
| 43% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 279 growing days · about 1,190 mm · September to June |
| 7% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 277 growing days · about 1,100 mm · September to June |
last updated 18 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 35% of yield here.
What african eggplant needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.8 |
| Spacing | 90 cm between rows, 90 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen and potassium |
What it takes to grow african eggplant in Boussif Ouled Akseur
| Planting material | About 12,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 58 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 16 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 87 kg per hectare |
| In the shops | A basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established. |
| Hand work | 108–233 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a african eggplant crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.
What to watch for
Grow African eggplant with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Boussif Ouled Akseur as a whole — your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates. The Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.
This calendar moves
Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.
Frequently asked questions
Will african eggplant grow well in Boussif Ouled Akseur?
Boussif Ouled Akseur rates as favourable for african eggplant.
When should I plant african eggplant in Boussif Ouled Akseur?
Typically 21 May 2027 to 30 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Boussif Ouled Akseur, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
