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What grows in Bouhadjar

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Map showing the boundary of Bouhadjar

The 2026/27 season in Bouhadjar

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 852 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 852 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter 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 supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 57% of this area.
57% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 244 growing days · about 850 mm · September to May
43% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 246 growing days · about 920 mm · September to May

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Bouhadjar

57% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 22 crops

43% sub-humid, mild winter — 24 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 Bouhadjar 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 Bouhadjar

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.

  • Lemon Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Avocado Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Enset Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Tea Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Amaranth Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Water
  • Tomato Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro 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 — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable
  • 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
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 50 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Bouhadjar, 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

What changed in Bouhadjar

  • 18 September 2026 Niger Seed — Planting window moved, now opens 7 Sep 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Coffee Arabica — Crop became recommendable

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 Bouhadjar?

Beetroot, Cabbage, Lettuce, Swiss chard, Common bean all rate well in Bouhadjar — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Bouhadjar?

In Bouhadjar the window for Beetroot runs 21 Sep 2026 to 15 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bouhadjar?

Divisi does. It reads Bouhadjar'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 Bouhadjar, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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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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