Sowing calendar · Legumes
Chickpea
Cicer arietinum · Grão-de-bico, Garbanzo, Pois chiche, Kichererbse, Cece, grao
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directFeb–Apr
- HarvestMay–Sep
- Germination
- 7–14 days · soil from 10 °C
- Spacing
- 50 cm between rows · 10 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 5 cm
- Harvest after
- 100–130 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- half hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~4 years
Notes
A dry-land crop of the Alentejo: little water once established. Pull the plants when the pods rattle and finish drying them in the shade.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.