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When to plant Passion fruit in Kupe-Manenguba
South-West, Cameroon
Known here as fruit de la passion · grenadille
Passion fruit is a fast-growing climbing vine that must have a strong frame of posts and wires — a trellis — to climb on; it never does well sprawled on the ground.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 17 Feb 2027 – 13 Sep 2027 opens in 20 weeks | 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 |
| Expected harvest | about 15.4 t/ha | same |
| Bearing cycle | 60–90 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle. | |
| Work it takes | 105–222 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 5 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Kupe-Manenguba is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 13 Sep 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Kupe-Manenguba
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For passion fruit in Kupe-Manenguba, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 45%. 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 2026 season in Kupe-Manenguba
| When the rains are expected | February 2026 to December 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 2,717 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 2,717 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +0.7 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 96% of this area. |
| 96% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 326 growing days · about 2,680 mm · February to December |
|---|---|
| 4% | 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 2,160 mm · February to December |
last updated 17 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 25% of yield here.
What passion fruit needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 150 cm between rows, 300 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
What it takes to grow passion fruit in Kupe-Manenguba
| Planting material | About 2,300 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 38 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 8 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 62 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 | 105–222 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a passion fruit 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 Passion fruit with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Kupe-Manenguba 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.
Passion fruit 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 passion fruit grow well in Kupe-Manenguba?
Kupe-Manenguba rates as favourable for passion fruit.
When should I plant passion fruit in Kupe-Manenguba?
Typically 17 Feb 2027 to 13 Sep 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Kupe-Manenguba, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
