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When to plant Arabica coffee in Al Hamul
Kafr El-Shikh, Egypt
Arabica is the cool-highland coffee — a small evergreen tree kept pruned to about your own height (1.5–2 m) so you can pick standing on the ground.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant (establish) | 29 Aug 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 open now |
| Expected harvest | about 1.1 t/ha |
| Bearing cycle | 210–270 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle. |
| Work it takes | 140–280 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 29 Aug 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Al Hamul is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 17 Nov 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Al Hamul
| Rain and temperature | 45% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For arabica coffee in Al Hamul, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 45%. This one is fixed. It is why the planting window above is where it is — hitting those dates is the whole of your control here.
The season in Al Hamul
| Rain in a typical year | About 128 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 128 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 7% of this area. |
| 93% | 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 130 mm |
|---|---|
| 7% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 90 growing days · about 180 mm |
last updated 18 September 2026
Frost and pest pressure hold back about 60% of yield here.
What arabica coffee needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam, loam or clay loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.0 and 6.0 |
| Spacing | 200 cm between rows, 200 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium, zinc and boron |
What it takes to grow arabica coffee in Al Hamul
| Planting material | About 2,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 44 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 6 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 58 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 | 140–280 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a arabica coffee 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 Arabica coffee with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Al Hamul 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.
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 arabica coffee grow well in Al Hamul?
Al Hamul rates as favourable for arabica coffee.
When should I plant arabica coffee in Al Hamul?
Typically 29 Aug 2026 to 17 Nov 2026, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Al Hamul, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.