Divisi
When to plant African eggplant in Assaba
These figures also cover Kankoussa, where the engine returns the same answer.
Mauritanie
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 | Moderate | |
| When to plant | 10 Jul 2027 – 19 Jul 2027 opens in 40 weeks | 17 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026 |
| Expected harvest | about 9.3 t/ha | about 32.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 8 Oct 2027 to 21 Nov 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 meets its needs | 64% | |
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 10 Jul 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Assaba yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 19 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Assaba
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For african eggplant in Assaba, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 76%. This one is fixed. It is why the planting window above is where it is — hitting those dates is the whole of your control here.
The 2027 season in Assaba
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | July 2027 to September 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 336 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 109 mm in the driest of 5 districts to about 336 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 336 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +2.0 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 90% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 190 mm · July to September |
|---|---|
| 10% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 85 growing days · about 350 mm · July to September |
last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 5 areas within it
Limited water holds back about 40% 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 Assaba
| Planting material | About 12,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 28 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 7 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 42 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 Assaba 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 Assaba?
Assaba rates as moderate for african eggplant.
When should I plant african eggplant in Assaba?
Typically 10 Jul 2027 to 19 Jul 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Assaba, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
