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When to plant Pumpkin in Mizrana
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Pumpkin and butternut are warm-season trailing vines of the squash family — Cucurbita moschata, the tough, heat- and disease-hardy squash bred for hot, humid Africa.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Moderate | |
| When to plant | 16 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027 opens in 24 weeks | same |
| Expected harvest | about 7.0 t/ha | about 23.9 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 14 Jun 2027 to 27 Jul 2027, depending on the planting date | |
| Ready to harvest | 90–120 days after planting | |
| Work it takes | 68–138 days per hectare, by hand | |
| Rain meets its needs | 48% | |
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 16 Mar 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Mizrana 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 29 Mar 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Mizrana
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For pumpkin in Mizrana, 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 2026/27 season in Mizrana
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to June 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,121 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, November and December 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. |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.2 °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, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 27% of this area. |
| 27% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 275 growing days · about 1,050 mm · September to June |
|---|---|
| 27% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 277 growing days · about 1,030 mm · September to June |
| 27% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 249 growing days · about 890 mm · September to May |
| 18% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 250 growing days · about 990 mm · September to May |
last updated 18 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 55% of yield here.
What pumpkin needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 7.0 |
| Rain it needs | About 600–1,600 mm across the season |
| Spacing | 180 cm between rows, 150 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen and potassium |
What it takes to grow pumpkin in Mizrana
| Planting material | About 2,500 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 18 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 8 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 28 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 | 68–138 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a pumpkin 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 Pumpkin with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Mizrana 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.
Pumpkin 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 pumpkin grow well in Mizrana?
Mizrana rates as moderate for pumpkin.
When should I plant pumpkin in Mizrana?
Typically 16 Mar 2027 to 29 Mar 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Mizrana, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
