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What grows in Ben Freha

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Map showing the boundary of Ben Freha

The 2026/27 season in Ben Freha

When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to March 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 322 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 322 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 92% of this area.
92% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 152 growing days · about 320 mm · October to March
8% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 147 growing days · about 320 mm · October to March

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Ben Freha

92% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter — 11 crops

8% semi-arid, mild winter — 11 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 Ben Freha 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 Ben Freha

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
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Carrot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • 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
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 63 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Wheat — Crop stopped being 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 Ben Freha?

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

When should I plant Beetroot in Ben Freha?

In Ben Freha the window for Beetroot runs 17 Oct 2026 to 6 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ben Freha?

Divisi does. It reads Ben Freha'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 Ben Freha, 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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