When to plant Guava in Marrakech Safi

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Guava

Morocco

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

Guava in Marrakech Safi, rain-fed and with irrigation
Fit Favourable
When to plant (establish) 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
Expected harvest about 28.8 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 1 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

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

What decides this in Marrakech Safi

Rain and temperature 88%
The soil 96%
The lie of the land 96%

For guava in Marrakech Safi, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 88%. 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 Marrakech Safi

Rain in a typical yearAbout 239 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districtsFrom about 228 mm in the driest of 8 districts to about 463 mm in the wettest
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 239 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers3 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
54% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 134 growing days · about 290 mm · October to March
33% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 89 growing days · about 240 mm
6% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 108 growing days · about 470 mm

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 8 areas within it

Temperature holds back about 20% of yield here.

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 Marrakech Safi

Planting materialAbout 300 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 58 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 13 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 79 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

Soil pH below the crop's optimum

Grow Guava with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Marrakech Safi 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 Marrakech Safi?

Marrakech Safi rates as favourable for guava.

When should I plant guava in Marrakech Safi?

Typically 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Marrakech Safi, 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 Marrakech Safi

Keep going

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