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When to plant Beetroot in Moungoundou-Nord
Niari, Congo
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) is a cool-season root vegetable grown for its round, deep-red, sweet root — and its young leaves double as greens, cooked like spinach.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 29 Aug 2027 – 15 Sep 2027 opens in 47 weeks | 1 May 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 19.0 t/ha | about 25.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 23 Oct 2027 to 14 Dec 2027, depending on the planting date | |
| Ready to harvest | 55–90 days after planting | |
| Work it takes | 86–171 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 29 Aug 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Moungoundou-Nord yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 15 Sep 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Moungoundou-Nord
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For beetroot in Moungoundou-Nord, 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 Moungoundou-Nord
| When the rains are expected | August 2026 to July 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,894 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, September, October, 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 +0.9 °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 | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 16 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 35% of yield here.
What beetroot needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 7.5 |
| Spacing | 35 cm between rows, 8 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and boron |
What it takes to grow beetroot in Moungoundou-Nord
| Planting material | About 300,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 57 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 19 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 95 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 | 86–171 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a beetroot 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 Beetroot with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Moungoundou-Nord 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.
Beetroot 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 beetroot grow well in Moungoundou-Nord?
Moungoundou-Nord rates as favourable for beetroot.
When should I plant beetroot in Moungoundou-Nord?
Typically 29 Aug 2027 to 15 Sep 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Moungoundou-Nord, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
