When to plant Sunflower in Galabat Ash-Shargiah

Gedaref, Sudan

Sunflower is a tall, upright plant — about 1–2 m, higher than your head — that carries one big flower head on top.

Sunflower in Galabat Ash-Shargiah, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	27 May 2027 – 6 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 1.7 t/ha	about 2.4 t/ha
Harvest	From 25 Aug 2027 to 13 Nov 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	90–130 days after planting
Work it takes	74–155 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 6 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 6 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Galabat Ash-Shargiah

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

For sunflower in Galabat Ash-Shargiah, 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 Galabat Ash-Shargiah

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 623 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 623 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.2 °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 30 September 2026

Temperature holds back about 25% of yield here.

What sunflower 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 7.5
Rain it needs	About 400–750 mm across the season
Spacing	60 cm between rows, 25 cm between plants
Feed it most with	boron, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

What it takes to grow sunflower in Galabat Ash-Shargiah

Planting material	About 50,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 76 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 34 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 136 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	74–155 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a sunflower 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 — manageable

Grow Sunflower with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Galabat Ash-Shargiah 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

Sunflower in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will sunflower grow well in Galabat Ash-Shargiah?

Galabat Ash-Shargiah rates as favourable for sunflower.

When should I plant sunflower in Galabat Ash-Shargiah?

Typically 27 May 2027 to 6 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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