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What grows in El Marsa

Alger, Algeria

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Map showing the boundary of El Marsa

The 2026/27 season in El Marsa

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 583 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this coversThis area is smaller than the climate grid can resolve, so it reads as one kind of ground.
50% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 225 growing days · about 580 mm · September to May
50% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 224 growing days · about 590 mm · September to May

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in El Marsa

50% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 26 crops

50% sub-humid, mild winter — 26 crops

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

What grows in El Marsa with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in El Marsa

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Avocado Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Mango Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Groundnut Moderate
  • Sorghum Moderate
  • Soybean Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 48 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across El Marsa, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. Your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates — the Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in El Marsa?

Niger seed, Wheat, Beetroot, Cabbage, Common bean all rate well in El Marsa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Niger seed in El Marsa?

In El Marsa the window for Niger seed runs 13 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in El Marsa?

Divisi does. It reads El Marsa's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across El Marsa, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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