When to plant Guava in Mohéli (Mwali)

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Guava is a tough, evergreen little tree that fruits almost anywhere — it shrugs off heat, drought, and poor, sour or salty soil.

Guava in Mohéli (Mwali), rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure Rain-fed With irrigation
Fit Favourable
When to plant (establish) 16 Oct 2026 – 14 May 2027 opens in 2 weeks 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest about 23.1 t/ha about 32.3 t/ha
Bearing cycle 90–150 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle.
Work it takes 83–173 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 14 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 14 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Mohéli (Mwali)

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

For guava in Mohéli (Mwali), the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 45%. 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 Mohéli (Mwali)

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to September 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,873 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districtsFrom about 1,873 mm in the driest of 3 districts to about 1,959 mm in the wettest
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,873 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter 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 supportsenough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, 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
61% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 347 growing days · about 1,850 mm · September to September
39% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 321 growing days · about 1,690 mm · October to August

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 3 areas within it

What guava needs to grow here

Soil it likes well-drained sandy loam, loam or clay loam soil
Soil sourness (pH) Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.5
Spacing 550 cm between rows, 550 cm between plants
Feed it most with potassium, zinc and boron

What it takes to grow guava in Mohéli (Mwali)

Planting materialAbout 300 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 46 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 10 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 64 kg per hectare
In the shopsA 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 work83–173 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a guava 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 — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimumSteep slope

Grow Guava with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Mohéli (Mwali) 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

Guava 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 guava grow well in Mohéli (Mwali)?

Mohéli (Mwali) rates as favourable for guava.

When should I plant guava in Mohéli (Mwali)?

Typically 16 Oct 2026 to 14 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Mohéli (Mwali), 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 Mohéli (Mwali)

Keep going

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