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When to plant Cucumber in Jijel
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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.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 6 Sep 2027 – 15 Sep 2027 opens in 49 weeks | 1 May 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 12.3 t/ha | about 14.7 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 21 Oct 2027 to 24 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 meets its needs | 74% | |
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 Sep 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Jijel 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 15 Sep 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Jijel
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For cucumber in Jijel, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 45%. 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 Jijel
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,035 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 830 mm in the driest of 28 districts to about 1,242 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, November and December 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 +1.0 °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 one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 65% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 251 growing days · about 980 mm · September to May |
|---|---|
| 14% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 251 growing days · about 980 mm · September to May |
| 13% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 279 growing days · about 1,190 mm · September to June |
| 5% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 280 growing days · about 1,200 mm · September to June |
last updated 19 September 2026 · from all 28 areas within it
Sloping ground holds back about 35% 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 Jijel
| Nitrogen (N) | About 22 kg per hectare |
|---|---|
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 12 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 37 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 Jijel 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 Jijel?
Jijel rates as favourable for cucumber.
When should I plant cucumber in Jijel?
Typically 6 Sep 2027 to 15 Sep 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Jijel, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
