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When to plant Carrot in Kubake
Maseru, Lesotho
The carrot is a cool-season root crop grown for its sweet, crunchy taproot — the long root you pull from the ground.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 28 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027 opens in 13 weeks | 9 Aug 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 19.2 t/ha | about 44.7 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 28 Mar 2027 to 27 May 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 meets its needs | 65% | |
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 17 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Kubake leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.
Planting after 17 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Kubake
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 60% |
For carrot in Kubake, 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 Kubake
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | November 2026 to May 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 684 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, 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 +1.8 °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 | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 39% of this area. |
| 39% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 160 growing days · about 670 mm · November to May |
|---|---|
| 35% | enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 237 growing days · about 720 mm · October to May |
| 22% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 216 growing days · about 700 mm · October to May |
| 4% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 165 growing days · about 680 mm · November to May |
last updated 16 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 40% 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 Kubake
| Planting material | About 750,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 35 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 17 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 92 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 Kubake 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.
Where to sell Carrot nearby
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 Kubake?
Kubake rates as favourable for carrot.
When should I plant carrot in Kubake?
Typically 28 Dec 2026 to 17 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Kubake, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
