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What grows in Ain Zerga

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Map showing the boundary of Ain Zerga

The 2026/27 season in Ain Zerga

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 383 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 383 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, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 46% of this area.
46% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 160 growing days · about 390 mm · October to April
31% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 161 growing days · about 400 mm · October to April
15% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 195 growing days · about 440 mm · October to May
5% enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 187 growing days · about 460 mm · October to May

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Ain Zerga

46% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, one season — 9 crops

31% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, winter rain — 9 crops

15% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 8 crops

5% sub-humid, cool — 8 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 Ain 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 Ain 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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Teff Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • Cucumber 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
  • 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
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 65 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 18 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Dec 2026
  • 18 September 2026 Chickpea — Forecast basis changed, now based on the typical season
  • 18 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 6 Jan 2027
  • 18 September 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 27 Dec 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 Ain Zerga?

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

When should I plant Beetroot in Ain Zerga?

In Ain Zerga the window for Beetroot runs 8 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ain Zerga?

Divisi does. It reads Ain 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 Ain 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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