When to plant Carrot in Ngala

Borno, Nigeria

Known here as karas

The carrot is a cool-season root crop grown for its sweet, crunchy taproot — the long root you pull from the ground.

Carrot in Ngala, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	22 Jun 2027 – 2 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks	28 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Expected harvest	about 24.0 t/ha	about 50.0 t/ha
Harvest	From 20 Sep 2027 to 9 Nov 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	76%

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 2 Jul 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 2 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Ngala

Rain and temperature	96%
The soil	76%
The lie of the land	96%

For carrot in Ngala, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 2027 season in Ngala

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 362 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 362 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 16 September 2026

Limited water holds back about 25% 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 Ngala

Planting material	About 750,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 43 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 22 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 115 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

Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum

Grow Carrot with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Ngala 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

Carrot in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will carrot grow well in Ngala?

Ngala rates as favourable for carrot.

When should I plant carrot in Ngala?

Typically 22 Jun 2027 to 2 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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