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When to plant Beetroot in Kendie
Bandiagara, Mali
Known here as betterave
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.
| Fit | Moderate |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 7 Dec 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 opens in 10 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 11.0 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 31 Jan 2027 to 16 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-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 7 Dec 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Kendie yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 16 Dec 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Kendie
| Rain and temperature | 60% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For beetroot in Kendie, 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 2027 season in Kendie
| 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 364 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 364 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 | 3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 94% of this area. |
| 94% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 86 growing days · about 400 mm · June to September |
|---|---|
| 3% | 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 short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 83 growing days · about 380 mm · June to September |
last updated 30 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 50% 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 Kendie
| Planting material | About 300,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 33 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 11 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 55 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 Kendie 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.
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 Kendie?
Kendie rates as moderate for beetroot.
When should I plant beetroot in Kendie?
Typically 7 Dec 2026 to 16 Dec 2026, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Kendie, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
