When to plant Pumpkin in Prefecture de M diq Fnideq

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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 de M diq Fnideq, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	11 Sep 2026 – 1 Oct 2026 open now	21 Jan 2026 – 18 Sep 2026
Expected harvest	22.7–23.3 t/ha	about 20.3 t/ha
Harvest	From 10 Dec 2026 to 29 Jan 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 11 Sep 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Prefecture de M diq Fnideq is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 1 Oct 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Prefecture de M diq Fnideq

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

For pumpkin in Prefecture de M diq Fnideq, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 88%. 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 2026/27 season in Prefecture de M diq Fnideq

When the rains are expected	September 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 670 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 670 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 one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers	2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 93% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
93%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 218 growing days · about 650 mm · September to April
7%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 215 growing days · about 670 mm · September to April

last updated 17 September 2026

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% 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 Prefecture de M diq Fnideq

Planting material	About 2,500 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 58 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 28 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 93 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 — manageableNo terrain data for this spot

Grow Pumpkin with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Prefecture de M diq Fnideq 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 de M diq Fnideq?

Prefecture de M diq Fnideq rates as favourable for pumpkin.

When should I plant pumpkin in Prefecture de M diq Fnideq?

Typically 11 Sep 2026 to 1 Oct 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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