When to plant Cashew in Gomoa West

Central, Ghana

Cashew is a tough evergreen tree that lives and bears nuts for 20 years or more.

Cashew in Gomoa West, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant (establish)	22 Feb 2027 – 16 Jul 2027 opens in 21 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 1.5 t/ha	about 2.0 t/ha
Bearing cycle	60–90 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle.
Work it takes	57–127 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 10 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Gomoa West 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 16 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Gomoa West

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

For cashew in Gomoa West, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 Gomoa West

When the rains are expected	February 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 1,210 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry — February, September, October and November 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.
What that supports	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers	4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 70% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
70%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 318 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to December
17%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 294 growing days · about 1,070 mm · February to December
10%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 285 growing days · about 1,030 mm · February to December
3%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 317 growing days · about 1,200 mm · February to December

last updated 30 September 2026

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.

What cashew needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sand or sandy loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 4.5 and 6.5
Spacing	800 cm between rows, 800 cm between plants
Feed it most with	sulphur, zinc and boron

What it takes to grow cashew in Gomoa West

Planting material	About 156 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 52 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 14 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 33 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	57–127 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a cashew 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 — manageable

Grow Cashew with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Gomoa West 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

Cashew in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will cashew grow well in Gomoa West?

Gomoa West rates as favourable for cashew.

When should I plant cashew in Gomoa West?

Typically 22 Feb 2027 to 16 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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