Onion
📍 DjiboutiClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
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 .
Where Onion grows in Djibouti
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
Mountain areas and valleys
Zone III: valleys and plateaus (600-1700 m), soil sandy clay loam, Patchy climate favorable to the gardening season and against of different fruit species but stresses area (limited, terraces), unavailability of seeds quality, poor water control (some sites have perennial springs -Tadjourah)
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
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