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When to plant Mango in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE
GHANZI, Botswana
Mango is a big, long-living evergreen tree that, once planted, can feed your family and earn money for decades.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant (establish) | 11 Apr 2026 – 22 Mar 2027 open now |
| Expected harvest | about 23.2 t/ha |
| Work it takes | 62–147 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 22 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 22 Mar 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For mango in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.
The season in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE
| Rain in a typical year | About 337 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 337 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 17 September 2026
The soil holds back about 10% of yield here.
What mango needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.5 |
| Spacing | 900 cm between rows, 900 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, potassium, zinc and boron |
What it takes to grow mango in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE
| Planting material | About 135 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 46 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 12 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 81 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 | 62–147 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a mango 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 Mango with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE 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.
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 mango grow well in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE?
CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE rates as favourable for mango.
When should I plant mango in CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE?
Typically 11 Apr 2026 to 22 Mar 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across CENTRAL KGALAGADI GAME RESERVE, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.