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When to plant African eggplant in Comores
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.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 1 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027 opens in 5 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 17.1 t/ha | about 23.9 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 30 Jan 2027 to 19 Jul 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 15 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Comores is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 16 Mar 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Comores
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For african eggplant in Comores, 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 2025/26 season in Comores
| When the rains are expected | September 2025 to August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,686 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 1,560 mm in the driest of 17 districts to about 2,242 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 1,686 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| 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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 68% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,110 mm · September to September |
|---|---|
| 20% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 348 growing days · about 1,830 mm · September to September |
| 4% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 342 growing days · about 1,850 mm · September to September |
| 3% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 293 growing days · about 1,530 mm · September to July |
last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 17 areas within it
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 Comores
| Planting material | About 12,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 51 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 14 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 77 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 Comores 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.
African eggplant in nearby districts
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 Comores?
Comores rates as favourable for african eggplant.
When should I plant african eggplant in Comores?
Typically 1 Nov 2026 to 16 Mar 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Comores, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
