When to plant Groundnut in Taxlent

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Groundnut

Batna, Algeria

Groundnut (peanut) is a low, leafy legume that does something no other crop in your field does: it flowers above the ground, but then each fertilised flower sends a little stalk — a peg — down into the soil, and the nut grows and fills underground.

Groundnut in Taxlent, rain-fed and with irrigation
Fit Moderate
When to plant 11 Apr 2027 – 1 May 2027 opens in 27 weeks
Expected harvest about 0.9 t/ha
Harvest From 10 Jul 2027 to 28 Sep 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest 90–150 days after planting
Work it takes 71–126 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 Taxlent is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 1 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Taxlent

Rain and temperature 45%
The soil 96%
The lie of the land 45%

For groundnut in Taxlent, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 45%. This one is fixed. It is why the planting window above is where it is — hitting those dates is the whole of your control here.

The 2026 season in Taxlent

Rain in a typical yearAbout 330 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 330 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 79% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
79% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 113 growing days · about 400 mm
21% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 131 growing days · about 310 mm · October to March

last updated 18 September 2026

Temperature holds back about 65% of yield here.

What groundnut needs to grow here

Soil it likes well-drained sandy loam or sandy soil
Soil sourness (pH) Happiest between pH 5.9 and 7.0
Spacing 45 cm between rows, 9 cm between plants
Feed it most with phosphorus, potassium and calcium

What it takes to grow groundnut in Taxlent

Planting materialAbout 247,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 50 kg per hectare — the crop fixes most of this itself; inoculated seed matters more than a bag
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 9 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 27 kg per hectare
In the shopsA basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. Skip the nitrogen top dressing; inoculated seed does that job.
Hand work71–126 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a groundnut 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

Frost riskPest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's range

Grow Groundnut with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Taxlent 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

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 groundnut grow well in Taxlent?

Taxlent rates as moderate for groundnut.

When should I plant groundnut in Taxlent?

Typically 11 Apr 2027 to 1 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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

Also worth considering in Taxlent

Keep going

Timing is one question. What the crop needs at every stage, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.