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When to plant Roselle in Batha Ouest
BATHA, Tchad
Roselle — you may know it as bissap, zobo, karkade or sorrel — is a tall, warm-season hibiscus grown for the fleshy red cups (the calyces) that swell at the base of each flower once the petals drop.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 28 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 1.1 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 25 Feb 2027 to 5 May 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 120–180 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 85–175 days per hectare, by hand |
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 28 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Batha Ouest yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 6 Nov 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Batha Ouest
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For roselle in Batha Ouest, 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 2027 season in Batha Ouest
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | July 2027 to September 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 390 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 390 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 20% of this area. |
| 80% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 150 mm |
|---|---|
| 20% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 99 growing days · about 430 mm · June to October |
last updated 17 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 25% of yield here.
What roselle needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.5 |
| Spacing | 80 cm between rows, 60 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
What it takes to grow roselle in Batha Ouest
| Nitrogen (N) | About 44 kg per hectare |
|---|---|
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 16 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 61 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 | 85–175 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a roselle 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 Roselle with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Batha Ouest 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.
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 roselle grow well in Batha Ouest?
Batha Ouest rates as favourable for roselle.
When should I plant roselle in Batha Ouest?
Typically 28 Oct 2026 to 6 Nov 2026, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Batha Ouest, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
