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When to plant African eggplant in CHARI BAGUIRMI
These figures also cover Baguirmi, where the engine returns the same answer.
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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 | 10 Jul 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 opens in 40 weeks | 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 |
| Expected harvest | about 20.3 t/ha | about 32.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 8 Oct 2027 to 22 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 | 88% | |
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 CHARI BAGUIRMI yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 20 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in CHARI BAGUIRMI
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For african eggplant in CHARI BAGUIRMI, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.
The 2027 season in CHARI BAGUIRMI
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | June 2027 to October 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 434 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 407 mm in the driest of 3 districts to about 707 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 434 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 3 areas within it
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 CHARI BAGUIRMI
| Planting material | About 12,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 61 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 16 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 91 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 CHARI BAGUIRMI 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 CHARI BAGUIRMI?
CHARI BAGUIRMI rates as favourable for african eggplant.
When should I plant african eggplant in CHARI BAGUIRMI?
Typically 10 Jul 2027 to 20 Jul 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across CHARI BAGUIRMI, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
