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When to plant Sweet potato in Garbahaarey
Gedo, Somalia
Sweet potato is a trailing vine you grow from vine cuttings (slips), not from seed and not by planting the root.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 8 Oct 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 opens in 1 week |
| Expected harvest | about 23.3 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 6 Jan 2027 to 10 Jul 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 90–150 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 70–148 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 17 Nov 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's outlook for Garbahaarey leans wet. Plant at the early end of the window, and make sure water can drain off the field — a wet year does more damage through waterlogging than through the rain itself.
Planting after 10 Feb 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Garbahaarey
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For sweet potato in Garbahaarey, 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 Garbahaarey
| Rain in a typical year | About 314 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Leaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field. |
| 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 | 3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 82% of this area. |
| 82% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 86 growing days · about 340 mm |
|---|---|
| 15% | 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 390 mm · October to December |
| 3% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 109 growing days · about 410 mm · October to November |
last updated 1 October 2026
Temperature holds back about 35% of yield here.
What sweet potato needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy, sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.0 and 6.5 |
| Rain it needs | About 750–1,000 mm across the season |
| Spacing | 100 cm between rows, 30 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and nitrogen |
What it takes to grow sweet potato in Garbahaarey
| Planting material | About 33,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 93 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 35 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 186 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 | 70–148 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a sweet potato 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 Sweet potato with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Garbahaarey 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 sweet potato grow well in Garbahaarey?
Garbahaarey rates as favourable for sweet potato.
When should I plant sweet potato in Garbahaarey?
Typically 8 Oct 2026 to 10 Feb 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Garbahaarey, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
