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When to plant Wheat in Nossa Senhora da Lapa
Ribeira Brava, Cabo Verde
Wheat is a cool-season cereal — a grass grown for its grain, and in many ways a cousin of maize that loves the cold instead of the heat.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 17 Nov 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 opens in 7 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 5.9 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 25 Feb 2027 to 20 Jun 2027, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 100–150 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 46–106 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 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Nossa Senhora da Lapa yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 21 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Nossa Senhora da Lapa
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 60% |
For wheat in Nossa Senhora da Lapa, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 60%. 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 2027 season in Nossa Senhora da Lapa
| When the rains are expected | August 2027 to October 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 277 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 277 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, 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 25% of this area. |
| 50% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 230 mm · August to October |
|---|---|
| 25% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 280 mm · August to October |
| 25% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 82 growing days · about 310 mm · August to October |
last updated 16 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 20% of yield here.
What wheat 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 7.0 |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur |
What it takes to grow wheat in Nossa Senhora da Lapa
| Planting material | About 2,500,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 159 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 47 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 254 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 | 46–106 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a wheat 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 Wheat with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Nossa Senhora da Lapa 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 wheat grow well in Nossa Senhora da Lapa?
Nossa Senhora da Lapa rates as favourable for wheat.
When should I plant wheat in Nossa Senhora da Lapa?
Typically 17 Nov 2026 to 21 Jan 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Nossa Senhora da Lapa, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
