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When to plant Coconut in Tano South Municipal
Ahafo, Ghana
The coconut is the coast's tree of life — a tall palm you plant once and pick from for 60 to 80 years.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 8 Feb 2027 – 28 Feb 2027 opens in 19 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 1.7 t/ha | about 3.0 t/ha |
| Bearing cycle | 330–365 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle. | |
| Work it takes | 80–177 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 18 Feb 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Tano South Municipal 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 28 Feb 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Tano South Municipal
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For coconut in Tano South Municipal, 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 season in Tano South Municipal
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | February 2026 to November 2026 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,184 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — September and October 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 +0.9 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 95% of this area. |
| 95% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 1,190 mm · February to November |
|---|---|
| 5% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 278 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to November |
last updated 30 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 20% of yield here.
What coconut needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | sand or sandy loam |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.0 |
| Spacing | 800 cm between rows, 800 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and magnesium |
What it takes to grow coconut in Tano South Municipal
| Planting material | About 150 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 34 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 10 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 60 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 | 80–177 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a coconut 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 Coconut with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Tano South Municipal 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.
Coconut 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 coconut grow well in Tano South Municipal?
Tano South Municipal rates as favourable for coconut.
When should I plant coconut in Tano South Municipal?
Typically 8 Feb 2027 to 28 Feb 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Tano South Municipal, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
