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When to plant Bambara groundnut in Abtouyour
GUÉRA, Tchad
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is one of Africa's own beans — a tough, low, bushy plant, often grown by the women of the household on the poorest, sandiest land where maize would fail.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 28 Jun 2027 – 7 Jul 2027 opens in 39 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 1.7 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 26 Sep 2027 to 24 Dec 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 90–170 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 77–157 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 28 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Abtouyour yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 7 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Abtouyour
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For bambara groundnut in Abtouyour, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 96%. 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 Abtouyour
| 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 527 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 527 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 17 September 2026
What bambara groundnut needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sand or sandy loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.0 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 40 cm between rows, 15 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | phosphorus and calcium |
What it takes to grow bambara groundnut in Abtouyour
| Planting material | About 125,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 85 kg per hectare — the crop fixes most of this itself; inoculated seed matters more than a bag |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 17 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. Skip the nitrogen top dressing; inoculated seed does that job. |
| Hand work | 77–157 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a bambara groundnut 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 Bambara groundnut with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Abtouyour 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.
Bambara groundnut 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 bambara groundnut grow well in Abtouyour?
Abtouyour rates as favourable for bambara groundnut.
When should I plant bambara groundnut in Abtouyour?
Typically 28 Jun 2027 to 7 Jul 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Abtouyour, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
