Divisi
When to plant Lemon in Kapoeta East
Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
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) | 9 Mar 2027 – 24 Aug 2027 opens in 23 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 13.2 t/ha | about 16.8 t/ha |
| 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 2 Apr 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Kapoeta East yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 24 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Kapoeta East
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For lemon in Kapoeta East, 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 2026 season in Kapoeta East
| 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 880 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 880 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 48% of this area. |
| 48% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 217 growing days · about 710 mm · March to December |
|---|---|
| 24% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 285 growing days · about 1,060 mm · March to December |
| 14% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 122 growing days · about 610 mm · May to November |
| 12% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 540 mm |
last updated 16 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 Kapoeta East
| Planting material | About 240 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 26 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 5 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 33 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 Kapoeta East 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 Kapoeta East?
Kapoeta East rates as favourable for lemon.
When should I plant lemon in Kapoeta East?
Typically 9 Mar 2027 to 24 Aug 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Kapoeta East, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
