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Vegetable

Tomato

📍 Tunisia

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
Jan – Apr
Harvest
Jul – Sep
Growing period
165 days
Seeding rate
0.8 - 1 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 Tomato grows in Tunisia

hill mountain

North East and Cap Bon (semi arid with mild winters)

The North East is a mosaic of hills and plains with fertile soil and significant groundwater resources, allowing to practice intensive and extensive agriculture. The average annual rainfall is between 400 and 600 mm

hill mountain

Sub-humid

This area consists of hills and valleys with in limited groundwater resources, mosaic floors that range from slick rise to vertisols in winter with shallow soils. The majority is represented by good soils, deep on soft limestone. pH sup. 7 and clay contents ranging from 25 to 70%. The average annual rainfall between 600 and 800 mm

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Tunisia crop calendar or the Tomato guide for other countries.