When to plant Lime in Gomoa West

Central, Ghana

The lime is a small, thorny, evergreen citrus tree — the most heat-loving and least cold-hardy of the whole citrus family.

Lime in Gomoa West, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant (establish)	19 Feb 2027 – 17 Sep 2027 opens in 20 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 18.0 t/ha	about 25.0 t/ha
Work it takes	96–203 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.

This season's rainfall outlook for Gomoa West leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.

Planting after 17 Sep 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Gomoa West

Rain and temperature	96%
The soil	96%
The lie of the land	76%

For lime in Gomoa West, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 76%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.

The 2027 season in Gomoa West

When the rains are expected	February 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 1,210 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry — February, September, October and November look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
What that supports	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, 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 70% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
70%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 318 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to December
17%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 294 growing days · about 1,070 mm · February to December
10%	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 1,030 mm · February to December
3%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 317 growing days · about 1,200 mm · February to December

last updated 30 September 2026

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.

What lime 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	550 cm between rows, 550 cm between plants
Feed it most with	nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, zinc and boron

What it takes to grow lime in Gomoa West

Planting material	About 340 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 36 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 7 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 45 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	96–203 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a lime 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

Pest/disease risk — manageable

Grow Lime with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Gomoa West 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

Lime in nearby districts

How to grow Lime, step by step Land preparation to harvest — every task, in order

Frequently asked questions

Will lime grow well in Gomoa West?

Gomoa West rates as favourable for lime.

When should I plant lime in Gomoa West?

Typically 19 Feb 2027 to 17 Sep 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Gomoa West, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.