What grows in Chrea
Blida, Algeria
These figures also cover Djaafra and Tesmart, where the engine returns the same answer.
The 2026/27 season in Chrea
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 779 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 779 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 supports | enough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | 3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 79% of this area. |
| 79% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 242 growing days · about 770 mm · September to May |
|---|---|
| 14% | enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 227 growing days · about 800 mm · September to May |
| 7% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 239 growing days · about 730 mm · September to May |
last updated 15 September 2026
What grows in Chrea
7% sub-humid, mild winter — 3 crops
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BeetrootModeratePlant 8 Sep 2026 – 21 Sep 2026 closed for this season
matched to this season's forecast
7.4–8.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Feb 2027 – 11 Apr 2027 · about 4.2 t/ha
Steep slope -
Swiss chardModeratePlant 8 Sep 2026 – 28 Sep 2026 closed for this season
matched to this season's forecast
7.8–8.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Feb 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 · about 5.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSteep slope -
ChickpeaModeratePlant 26 Jan 2027 – 15 Feb 2027 opens in 17 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
0.6–0.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Feb 2027 – 2 Mar 2027
Frost riskPest/disease risk — manageableSteep slope
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 Divisi would not plant in Chrea
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.
- Mandarin Moderate — Frost & pests
- Sweet orange Moderate — Frost & pests
- Common bean Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Enset Moderate — Frost & pests
- Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Lemon Moderate — Frost & pests
- Lettuce Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Pumpkin Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Kale Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Spider plant Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
- Wheat Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
- Tea Moderate — Frost & pests
- Onion Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Carrot Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Cucumber Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Irish potato Moderate — Slope / terrain
- Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
- African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
- African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
- Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
- Avocado Unsuitable
- Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
- Banana Unsuitable
- Cashew Unsuitable
- Cassava Unsuitable
- Cocoa Unsuitable
- Coconut Unsuitable
- Taro Unsuitable
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable
- Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
- Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
- Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
- Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable
- Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
- Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
- Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
- Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
- Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
- Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
- Lime Unsuitable
- Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
- Mango Unsuitable
- Moringa Unsuitable
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
- Oil palm Unsuitable
- Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
- Papaya Unsuitable
- Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
- Pigeon pea Unsuitable
- Pineapple Unsuitable
- Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
- Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
- Soybean Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sunflower Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
- Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
- Yam Unsuitable — Temperature
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 71 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Chrea, 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 firstThis 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 Chrea?
Beetroot, Swiss chard, Chickpea all rate well in Chrea — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant Beetroot in Chrea?
In Chrea the window for Beetroot runs 8 Sep 2026 to 21 Sep 2026.
Is there a farming app that works in Chrea?
Divisi does. It reads Chrea'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 Chrea, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.