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When to plant Cucumber in El Marsa
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Cucumber is a fast, thirsty climbing vine grown for its crisp young fruit — picked small and often, before the seeds inside go hard.
| Fit | Moderate |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 11 Apr 2027 – 29 Aug 2027 opens in 27 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 14.7 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 26 May 2027 to 7 Nov 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 45–70 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 120–247 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 1 May 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for El Marsa is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 29 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in El Marsa
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 30% |
For cucumber in El Marsa, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 30%. 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 El Marsa
| When the rains are expected | October 2026 to April 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 427 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 427 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 57% of this area. |
| 57% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 194 growing days · about 440 mm · October to April |
|---|---|
| 29% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 174 growing days · about 390 mm · October to April |
| 7% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 173 growing days · about 380 mm · October to April |
| 7% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 188 growing days · about 420 mm · October to April |
last updated 18 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 65% of yield here.
What cucumber needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.8 |
| Rain it needs | About 1,000–1,200 mm across the season |
| Spacing | 150 cm between rows, 40 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen and potassium |
What it takes to grow cucumber in El Marsa
| Nitrogen (N) | About 26 kg per hectare |
|---|---|
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 15 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 44 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 | 120–247 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a cucumber 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 Cucumber with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes El Marsa 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.
Cucumber 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 cucumber grow well in El Marsa?
El Marsa rates as moderate for cucumber.
When should I plant cucumber in El Marsa?
Typically 11 Apr 2027 to 29 Aug 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across El Marsa, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
