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When to plant Tobacco in Tachouda
Setif, Algeria
Tobacco is a tall, broad-leaved plant in the same family as tomato and potato, grown not for food but for its leaves, which are dried and cured, then sold by weight and grade.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 11 Apr 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 opens in 27 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 2.4 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 10 Jul 2027 to 8 Oct 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 90–120 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 120–242 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 10 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Tachouda is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 10 Jun 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Tachouda
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 45% |
For tobacco in Tachouda, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 45%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.
The 2026/27 season in Tachouda
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 641 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 641 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 full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 58% of this area. |
| 58% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 233 growing days · about 630 mm · September to May |
|---|---|
| 42% | enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 193 growing days · about 620 mm · February to May |
last updated 18 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 35% of yield here.
What tobacco needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 120 cm between rows, 55 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen and potassium |
What it takes to grow tobacco in Tachouda
| Planting material | About 16,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 89 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 26 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 144 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 | 120–242 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a tobacco 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 Tobacco with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Tachouda 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 tobacco grow well in Tachouda?
Tachouda rates as favourable for tobacco.
When should I plant tobacco in Tachouda?
Typically 11 Apr 2027 to 10 Jun 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Tachouda, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
