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When to plant Beetroot in Semienawi Keih Bahri
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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 | 15 Nov 2026 – 25 Dec 2026 opens in 7 weeks | same |
| Expected harvest | about 19.6 t/ha | about 40.0 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 9 Jan 2027 to 25 Mar 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 meets its needs | 80% | |
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 5 Dec 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Semienawi Keih Bahri is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 25 Dec 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Semienawi Keih Bahri
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 60% |
For beetroot in Semienawi Keih Bahri, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 60%. 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 Semienawi Keih Bahri
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | November 2026 to February 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 472 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 176 mm in the driest of 10 districts to about 656 mm in the wettest |
| Rainy seasons, district by district | Of 10 districts: one rainy season in 3 and two rainy seasons in 1 |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 472 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 one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 5 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 72% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 230 mm |
|---|---|
| 7% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 119 growing days · about 420 mm · November to February |
| 6% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 180 mm |
| 6% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 340 mm · July to September |
| 3% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 197 growing days · about 630 mm · October to March |
last updated 17 September 2026 · from all 10 areas within it
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 Semienawi Keih Bahri
| Planting material | About 300,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 59 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 20 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 98 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 Semienawi Keih Bahri 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 Semienawi Keih Bahri?
Semienawi Keih Bahri rates as favourable for beetroot.
When should I plant beetroot in Semienawi Keih Bahri?
Typically 15 Nov 2026 to 25 Dec 2026, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Semienawi Keih Bahri, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
