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Fruit

Melon

📍 Djibouti

Click a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.

1 2 3 4 5
Sow Harvest
Sow
Nov – Dec
Harvest
Feb – Mar
Growing period
90 days
Seeding rate
1.5 kg/ha
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Harvest — this part of the plant

Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .

Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .

Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.

Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .

Local note

Based on similar agro-ecological conditions in another country — confirm with local extension.
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Where Melon grows in Djibouti

plains

Interior Plains and plateaus low altitude

Zone II: Continental Plains, hot and dry, sandy loam soils, major constraints: T ° higher, so one main season for gardening (September to May), often salty waters, so limited cultures

plains

coastal plains

Zone I: coastal plains, hot and humid climate, sandy loam soils, major constraints: T ° higher, so one main season, often salty waters, so limited cultures

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Djibouti crop calendar or the Melon guide for other countries.