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When to plant Garlic in Kartala
Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Comores
Garlic (Allium sativum) is grown for its compound bulb — the head that splits into the cloves you cook with.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 8 Oct 2026 – 6 Apr 2027 opens in 1 week | 30 Jun 2026 – 11 Apr 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 9.5 t/ha | about 17.1 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 5 Feb 2027 to 2 Nov 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 12 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Kartala is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 6 Apr 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Kartala
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 76% |
For garlic in Kartala, 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 season in Kartala
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,816 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 1,816 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +0.7 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | This area is smaller than the climate grid can resolve, so it reads as one kind of ground. |
| 67% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 340 growing days · about 1,830 mm · September to September |
|---|---|
| 33% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 337 growing days · about 1,820 mm · September to September |
last updated 17 September 2026
Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% 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 Kartala
| Nitrogen (N) | About 95 kg per hectare |
|---|---|
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 38 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 95 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 Kartala 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 Kartala?
Kartala rates as favourable for garlic.
When should I plant garlic in Kartala?
Typically 8 Oct 2026 to 6 Apr 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Kartala, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
