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When to plant Garlic in Ain Khadra
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Garlic (Allium sativum) is grown for its compound bulb — the head that splits into the cloves you cook with.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 27 Dec 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 opens in 12 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 13.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 26 Apr 2027 to 19 Aug 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-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 21 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Ain Khadra is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 21 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Ain Khadra
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For garlic in Ain Khadra, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.
The season in Ain Khadra
| Rain in a typical year | About 192 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 192 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 | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 18 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 20% 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 Ain Khadra
| Nitrogen (N) | About 134 kg per hectare |
|---|---|
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 54 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 134 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
Grow Garlic with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Ain Khadra 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.
Garlic 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 garlic grow well in Ain Khadra?
Ain Khadra rates as favourable for garlic.
When should I plant garlic in Ain Khadra?
Typically 27 Dec 2026 to 21 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Ain Khadra, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.