When to plant Pumpkin in Prefecture of Mohammedia

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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.

Pumpkin in Prefecture of Mohammedia, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	29 Sep 2026 – 29 Oct 2026 open now	21 Jan 2026 – 18 Sep 2026
Expected harvest	14.9–17.1 t/ha	about 33.2 t/ha
Harvest	From 28 Dec 2026 to 26 Feb 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	98%

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 29 Sep 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 29 Oct 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Prefecture of Mohammedia

Rain and temperature	88%
The soil	96%
The lie of the land	76%

For pumpkin in Prefecture of Mohammedia, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 Prefecture of Mohammedia

When the rains are expected	October 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 368 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 368 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +0.9 °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, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers	4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 67% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
67%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 173 growing days · about 370 mm · October to April
13%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 180 growing days · about 380 mm · October to April
13%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 173 growing days · about 370 mm · October to April
7%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 181 growing days · about 390 mm · October to April

last updated 17 September 2026

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 Prefecture of Mohammedia

Planting material	About 2,500 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 42 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 20 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 67 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

Frost riskPest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum

Grow Pumpkin with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Prefecture of Mohammedia 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

Pumpkin in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will pumpkin grow well in Prefecture of Mohammedia?

Prefecture of Mohammedia rates as favourable for pumpkin.

When should I plant pumpkin in Prefecture of Mohammedia?

Typically 29 Sep 2026 to 29 Oct 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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