When to plant Common bean in Settat Province

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The common bean is the number-one grain legume that people in East and Southern Africa eat straight from the pot — as dry beans (a pulse) or as fresh green/snap pods.

Common bean in Settat Province, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Moderate
When to plant	27 Dec 2026 – 16 Jan 2027 opens in 12 weeks	10 Feb 2026 – 8 Oct 2026
Expected harvest	0.8–1.0 t/ha	about 3.0 t/ha
Harvest	From 12 Mar 2027 to 16 May 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	75–120 days after planting
Work it takes	81–185 days per hectare, by hand
Rain meets its needs	43%

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 6 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 16 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Settat Province

Rain and temperature	88%
The soil	96%
The lie of the land	76%

For common bean in Settat Province, 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 2026/27 season in Settat Province

When the rains are expected	October 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 352 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 352 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.4 °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	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 17 September 2026

Limited water holds back about 55% of yield here.

What common bean needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sandy loam, loam, silt loam or clay loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 5.5 and 6.5
Spacing	50 cm between rows, 10 cm between plants
Feed it most with	phosphorus

What it takes to grow common bean in Settat Province

Planting material	About 175,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 30 kg per hectare — the crop fixes most of this itself; inoculated seed matters more than a bag
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 10 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 15 kg per hectare
In the shops	A basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. Skip the nitrogen top dressing; inoculated seed does that job.
Hand work	81–185 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a common bean 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

Frost riskNot enough water in seasonSoil pH below the crop's optimum

Grow Common bean with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Settat Province 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

Common bean in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will common bean grow well in Settat Province?

Settat Province rates as moderate for common bean.

When should I plant common bean in Settat Province?

Typically 27 Dec 2026 to 16 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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