When to plant Spider plant in Damban

Bauchi, Nigeria

Spider plant (Cleome gynandra) — known as chinsaga, dek, mgagani, tsisaka, munyevhe and 'African cabbage' — is a tough, fast leafy vegetable of the drylands.

Spider plant in Damban, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	21 Jun 2027 – 31 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks	8 Oct 2026 – 21 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 9.3 t/ha	about 13.9 t/ha
Harvest	From 20 Aug 2027 to 29 Oct 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	60–90 days after planting
Work it takes	80–157 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 1 Jul 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 31 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Damban

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

For spider plant in Damban, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.

The 2027 season in Damban

Rainy seasons	One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expected	June 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 600 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 600 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.5 °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	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 16 September 2026

The soil holds back about 10% of yield here.

What spider plant needs to grow here

Soil it likes	well-drained sandy loam, loam or clay loam soil
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.8
Spacing	30 cm between rows, 12 cm between plants
Feed it most with	nitrogen and phosphorus

What it takes to grow spider plant in Damban

Nitrogen (N)	About 46 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 9 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 56 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	80–157 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a spider plant 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.

Grow Spider plant with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Damban 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

Spider plant in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will spider plant grow well in Damban?

Damban rates as favourable for spider plant.

When should I plant spider plant in Damban?

Typically 21 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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