When to plant Beetroot in Province de Sefrou

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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.

Beetroot in Province de Sefrou, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	6 Oct 2026 – 5 Nov 2026 opens in 1 week	same
Expected harvest	24.2–28.6 t/ha	about 37.9 t/ha
Harvest	From 30 Nov 2026 to 3 Feb 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	92%

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 6 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Province de Sefrou is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 5 Nov 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Province de Sefrou

Rain and temperature	96%
The soil	88%
The lie of the land	88%

For beetroot in Province de Sefrou, the soil is the tightest of the three at 88%. 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 2026/27 season in Province de Sefrou

When the rains are expected	October 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 448 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 448 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers	4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 31% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
31%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 198 growing days · about 440 mm · October to April
30%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 166 growing days · about 330 mm · October to April
24%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date no rain-fed season · about 270 mm
14%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 101 growing days · about 260 mm

last updated 17 September 2026

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 Province de Sefrou

Planting material	About 300,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 82 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 27 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 136 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

Soil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (acidifier)Correctable with liming

Grow Beetroot with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Province de Sefrou 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.

Or check your field first

Beetroot in nearby districts

How to grow Beetroot, step by step Land preparation to harvest — every task, in order

Frequently asked questions

Will beetroot grow well in Province de Sefrou?

Province de Sefrou rates as favourable for beetroot.

When should I plant beetroot in Province de Sefrou?

Typically 6 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Province de Sefrou, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.