When to plant Garlic in Ouled Rahmoun

Constantine, Algeria

Garlic (Allium sativum) is grown for its compound bulb — the head that splits into the cloves you cook with.

Garlic in Ouled Rahmoun, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	15 Sep 2026 – 5 Oct 2026 open now	21 Jan 2027 – 2 Mar 2027
Expected harvest	4.5–4.7 t/ha	about 11.9 t/ha
Harvest	From 13 Jan 2027 to 3 May 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	120–210 days after planting
Work it takes	123–248 days per hectare, by hand
Rain meets its needs	95%

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 5 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 5 Oct 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Ouled Rahmoun

Rain and temperature	76%
The soil	96%
The lie of the land	60%

For garlic in Ouled Rahmoun, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 60%. 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 Ouled Rahmoun

When the rains are expected	October 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 490 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 490 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.5 °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	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 18 September 2026

Temperature holds back about 45% of yield here.

What garlic needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sandy loam or loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 6.5 and 7.5
Spacing	30 cm between rows, 10 cm between plants
Feed it most with	sulphur, nitrogen and potassium

What it takes to grow garlic in Ouled Rahmoun

Nitrogen (N)	About 46 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 18 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 46 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	123–248 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a garlic 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

Pest/disease risk — manageable

Grow Garlic with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Ouled Rahmoun 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

Garlic in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will garlic grow well in Ouled Rahmoun?

Ouled Rahmoun rates as favourable for garlic.

When should I plant garlic in Ouled Rahmoun?

Typically 15 Sep 2026 to 5 Oct 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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