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When to plant Guava in Madi Okollo
Northern, Uganda
Known here as pera · mapera
Guava is a tough, evergreen little tree that fruits almost anywhere — it shrugs off heat, drought, and poor, sour or salty soil.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 26 Mar 2027 – 7 Sep 2027 opens in 25 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 20.5 t/ha | about 35.0 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 25 Jul 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's outlook for Madi Okollo leans wet. Plant at the early end of the window, and make sure water can drain off the field — a wet year does more damage through waterlogging than through the rain itself.
Planting after 7 Sep 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Madi Okollo
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For guava in Madi Okollo, 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 2026 season in Madi Okollo
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | March 2026 to December 2026 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 975 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning wet — October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself. |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.2 °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 one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 71% of this area. |
| 71% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 940 mm · March to December |
|---|---|
| 28% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 274 growing days · about 990 mm · March to December |
last updated 17 September 2026
Limited water 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 Madi Okollo
| Planting material | About 300 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 41 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 9 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 56 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 | 83–173 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
Grow Guava with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Madi Okollo 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.
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 Madi Okollo?
Madi Okollo rates as favourable for guava.
When should I plant guava in Madi Okollo?
Typically 26 Mar 2027 to 7 Sep 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Madi Okollo, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
