78%
sure
sure
SAFE TO PLANT
Strawberry - Sow outside
Sow this week
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
78% local confidence
Field readings
Night17.9 C lows
Soil3 C minimum
Rain90.7 mm over snapshot
Wind28.8 C daytime highs
Best window
May 14, 2026 -> next 7 days
Avoid
Hard frost -> cold rain
Night
17.9 C
Rainfall may be high enough to create wet-soil risk.
Heat
28.8 C
Watch the warmest afternoons after planting.
Rain
90.7 mm
Average air temperature is comfortably above the crop base temperature.
Crop fit
3 C minimum
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
Forecast strip
Planting window
May 14, 2026
From
May 14, 2026
First possible planting day
30
days min
Minimum season needed for strawberry to yield
Up to
next 7 days
Last strong planting day
Estimated first yield
13 Jun 2026
Based on planting 14 May 2026 plus 30 minimum days for strawberry.
Do this next
- 1Sow strawberry while this local window is open.
- 2Water gently after sowing and keep the seed bed evenly moist.
- 3Recheck Ngaoundéré if the forecast changes before seedlings emerge.
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