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When to plant Lemon in Madinani
Kabadougou, Côte d'Ivoire
Known here as citron
The lemon (Citrus limon) is a citrus tree, not a yearly crop — you plant it once and it can crop for decades, flowering and fruiting almost all year round.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 3 Apr 2027 – 21 Aug 2027 opens in 26 weeks | 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Expected harvest | about 14.3 t/ha | same |
| Work it takes | 102–218 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 3 May 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Madinani yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 21 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Madinani
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For lemon in Madinani, 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 Madinani
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | April 2027 to November 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,149 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 1,149 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| 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 93% of this area. |
| 93% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 233 growing days · about 1,220 mm · April to November |
|---|---|
| 7% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 239 growing days · about 1,220 mm · April to November |
last updated 30 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 40% of yield here.
What lemon needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained loam or sandy loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 650 cm between rows, 650 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, zinc and boron |
What it takes to grow lemon in Madinani
| Planting material | About 240 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 29 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 6 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 36 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 | 102–218 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a lemon 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 Lemon with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Madinani 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.
Lemon 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 lemon grow well in Madinani?
Madinani rates as favourable for lemon.
When should I plant lemon in Madinani?
Typically 3 Apr 2027 to 21 Aug 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Madinani, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
