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When to plant Pineapple in Terekeka
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
Pineapple is a tough, low-growing plant — a rosette (a circle of stiff, spiny leaves growing out from one central point) about waist-high, carrying one sweet fruit in its heart.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 25 Mar 2027 – 14 Apr 2027 opens in 25 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 30.5 t/ha | about 52.7 t/ha |
| Bearing cycle | 450–730 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle. | |
| Work it takes | 158–335 days per hectare, by hand | |
| Rain meets its needs | 67% | |
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 25 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Terekeka yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 14 Apr 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Terekeka
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For pineapple in Terekeka, 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 2027 season in Terekeka
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | April 2027 to November 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 776 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 776 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 16 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 30% of yield here.
What pineapple needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sand or sandy loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 4.5 and 5.5 |
| Rain it needs | About 1,000–1,500 mm across the season |
| Feed it most with | potassium, nitrogen and zinc |
What it takes to grow pineapple in Terekeka
| Planting material | About 55,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 107 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 23 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 336 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 | 158–335 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a pineapple 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 Pineapple with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Terekeka 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.
Pineapple 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 pineapple grow well in Terekeka?
Terekeka rates as favourable for pineapple.
When should I plant pineapple in Terekeka?
Typically 25 Mar 2027 to 14 Apr 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Terekeka, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
