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When to plant Chilli in Wompou
These figures also cover Touil, where the engine returns the same answer.
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Hot pepper — chilli, mhiripiri, pilipili kali, barkono, ata eiye — is the small, fiery Capsicum grown for the burn in its fruit.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 8 Oct 2026 – 28 Oct 2026 opens in 1 week |
| Expected harvest | about 14.2 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 7 Mar 2027 to 26 May 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 150–210 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 110–232 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 28 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Wompou yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 28 Oct 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Wompou
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For chilli in Wompou, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 Wompou
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | July 2027 to September 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 322 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 322 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter 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 supports | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 92% of this area. |
| 92% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 91 growing days · about 370 mm · July to October |
|---|---|
| 8% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 94 growing days · about 380 mm · June to October |
last updated 17 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 40% of yield here.
What chilli needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 75 cm between rows, 45 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and calcium |
What it takes to grow chilli in Wompou
| Planting material | About 42,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 50 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 12 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 71 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 | 110–232 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a chilli 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 Chilli with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Wompou 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.
Chilli 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 chilli grow well in Wompou?
Wompou rates as favourable for chilli.
When should I plant chilli in Wompou?
Typically 8 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Wompou, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
