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What grows in El Hamma

Khenchela, Algeria

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Map showing the boundary of El Hamma

The 2026/27 season in El Hamma

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to March 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 328 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 328 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 48% of this area.
48% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 153 growing days · about 340 mm · October to March
38% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 144 growing days · about 320 mm
10% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 141 growing days · about 460 mm
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 154 growing days · about 380 mm · October to April

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in El Hamma

48% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, one season — 5 crops

5% semi-arid, cool, one season — 5 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 Hamma 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 Hamma

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.

  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Wheat Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • Onion Moderate — Water
  • Irish potato Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Carrot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Common bean Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon Unsuitable
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • 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
  • Pumpkin Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable
  • Sunflower Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 68 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 Hamma, 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 Hamma?

Beetroot, Garlic, Lettuce, Swiss chard, Kale all rate well in El Hamma — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in El Hamma?

In El Hamma the window for Beetroot runs 10 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in El Hamma?

Divisi does. It reads El Hamma'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 Hamma, 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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