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When to plant Carrot in Djelfa
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The carrot is a cool-season root crop grown for its sweet, crunchy taproot — the long root you pull from the ground.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 10 Feb 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 opens in 19 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 50.0 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 11 May 2027 to 17 Dec 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 90–130 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 108–216 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 22 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Djelfa is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 9 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Djelfa
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For carrot in Djelfa, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 88%. 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 Djelfa
| When the rains are expected | October 2026 to March 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 308 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 113 mm in the driest of 36 districts to about 308 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 308 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, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 3 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 90% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 220 mm |
|---|---|
| 5% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 110 growing days · about 300 mm |
| 3% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 144 growing days · about 320 mm · October to March |
last updated 19 September 2026 · from all 36 areas within it
Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.
What carrot needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.8 |
| Spacing | 20 cm between rows, 4 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium, phosphorus and boron |
What it takes to grow carrot in Djelfa
| Planting material | About 750,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 90 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 45 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 240 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 | 108–216 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a carrot 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 Carrot with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Djelfa 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.
Carrot 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 carrot grow well in Djelfa?
Djelfa rates as favourable for carrot.
When should I plant carrot in Djelfa?
Typically 10 Feb 2027 to 9 Aug 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Djelfa, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
