When to plant Kale in Gomoa Central

Central, Ghana

Rape, covo and kale are the everyday leafy greens of the African plot — the relish in the pot most nights.

Kale in Gomoa Central, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	7 Apr 2027 – 17 May 2027 opens in 27 weeks	1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027
Expected harvest	about 22.3 t/ha	about 38.4 t/ha
Harvest	From 5 Aug 2027 to 13 Nov 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	120–180 days after planting
Work it takes	100–222 days per hectare, by hand
Rain meets its needs	95%

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 17 Apr 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Gomoa Central 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 17 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Gomoa Central

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

For kale in Gomoa Central, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 2027 season in Gomoa Central

Rainy seasons	One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expected	February 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 1,074 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry — February, September, October and November 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.
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	3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 62% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
62%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 285 growing days · about 1,040 mm · February to December
23%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 302 growing days · about 1,130 mm · February to December
15%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 990 mm · February to December

last updated 30 September 2026

Temperature holds back about 35% of yield here.

What kale needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sandy loam, loam or clay loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 5.5 and 6.8
Spacing	45 cm between rows, 45 cm between plants
Feed it most with	nitrogen, potassium, calcium, sulphur, boron and molybdenum

What it takes to grow kale in Gomoa Central

Planting material	About 60,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 100 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 22 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 134 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	100–222 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a kale 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

Pest/disease risk — manageableLate-maturing — drought risk

Grow Kale with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Gomoa Central 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

Kale in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will kale grow well in Gomoa Central?

Gomoa Central rates as favourable for kale.

When should I plant kale in Gomoa Central?

Typically 7 Apr 2027 to 17 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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