When to plant Moringa in SALAMAT

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Moringa (Moringa oleifera), the drumstick or horseradish tree, is one of the fastest-growing and most drought-hardy trees you can plant — and almost every part of it feeds you.

Moringa in SALAMAT, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant (establish)	27 May 2027 – 6 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 16.2 t/ha	about 35.0 t/ha
Work it takes	73–185 days per hectare, by hand
Rain meets its needs	82%

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 26 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for SALAMAT is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 6 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in SALAMAT

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

For moringa in SALAMAT, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 96%. 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 SALAMAT

Rainy seasons	One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expected	June 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 625 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districts	From about 625 mm in the driest of 3 districts to about 644 mm in the wettest
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 625 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.6 °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	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 3 areas within it

Limited water holds back about 20% of yield here.

What moringa needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sandy loam or loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 6.3 and 7.0
Feed it most with	nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

What it takes to grow moringa in SALAMAT

Nitrogen (N)	About 105 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 32 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 89 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	73–185 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a moringa 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 Moringa with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes SALAMAT 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

Moringa in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will moringa grow well in SALAMAT?

SALAMAT rates as favourable for moringa.

When should I plant moringa in SALAMAT?

Typically 27 May 2027 to 6 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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