When to plant Groundnut in Gorgol

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Groundnut

Mauritanie

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 Gorgol, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure Rain-fed With irrigation
Fit Favourable
When to plant 29 Jun 2027 – 19 Jul 2027 opens in 39 weeks 18 Sep 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest 1.6–1.9 t/ha about 4.0 t/ha
Harvest From 27 Sep 2027 to 16 Dec 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 meets its needs 63%

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 29 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 19 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Gorgol

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

For groundnut in Gorgol, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 96%. 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 2027 season in Gorgol

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJuly 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 311 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districtsFrom about 190 mm in the driest of 5 districts to about 311 mm in the wettest
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 311 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.8 °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 supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
80% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 220 mm · July to September
18% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 84 growing days · about 340 mm · July to September

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 5 areas within it

Limited water holds back about 35% 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 Gorgol

Planting materialAbout 247,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 99 kg per hectare — the crop fixes most of this itself; inoculated seed matters more than a bag
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 18 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 54 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

Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season

Grow Groundnut with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Gorgol 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

Groundnut 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 groundnut grow well in Gorgol?

Gorgol rates as favourable for groundnut.

When should I plant groundnut in Gorgol?

Typically 29 Jun 2027 to 19 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Gorgol, 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 Gorgol

Keep going

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