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What grows in Ouled Sabor

Setif, Algeria

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Map showing the boundary of Ouled Sabor

The 2026 season in Ouled Sabor

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to December 2026
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 short crop, and only if timed to it, cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 31% of this area.
31% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 171 growing days · about 520 mm · September to December
25% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 194 growing days · about 460 mm · October to April
19% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 174 growing days · about 410 mm · October to April
12% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 175 growing days · about 410 mm · October to April

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Ouled Sabor

31% semi-arid, cool — 5 crops

25% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 6 crops

19% semi-arid, mild winter — 6 crops

12% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter — 6 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 Ouled Sabor 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 Ouled Sabor

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.

  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Onion Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • Irish potato 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
  • Mandarin Unsuitable
  • Mango Unsuitable
  • Moringa Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable
  • Passion fruit 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
  • 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; 67 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Ouled Sabor, 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 Ouled Sabor?

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

When should I plant Beetroot in Ouled Sabor?

In Ouled Sabor the window for Beetroot runs 9 Sep 2026 to 21 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ouled Sabor?

Divisi does. It reads Ouled Sabor'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 Ouled Sabor, 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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