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What grows in Guelta Zerga

Setif, Algeria

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Map showing the boundary of Guelta Zerga

The 2026/27 season in Guelta Zerga

When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 515 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 515 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 47% of this area.
47% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 208 growing days · about 510 mm · October to April
29% enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 196 growing days · about 570 mm · September to May
18% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 213 growing days · about 550 mm · September to May
6% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 177 growing days · about 520 mm · September to December

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Guelta Zerga

47% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 8 crops

29% sub-humid, cool — 8 crops

18% sub-humid, mild winter — 10 crops

6% semi-arid, cool — 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 Guelta Zerga 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 Guelta Zerga

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.

  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • Mandarin Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Teff Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sunflower Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 64 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 18 September 2026 Wheat — Planting window moved, now opens 5 Jan 2027
  • 18 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Limiting factor changed
  • 18 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Planting window moved, now opens 15 Sep 2026

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 Guelta Zerga?

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

When should I plant Beetroot in Guelta Zerga?

In Guelta Zerga the window for Beetroot runs 15 Sep 2026 to 7 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Guelta Zerga?

Divisi does. It reads Guelta Zerga'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 Guelta Zerga, 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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