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What grows in Messelmoun

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Map showing the boundary of Messelmoun

The 2026/27 season in Messelmoun

When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 642 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 642 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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 87% of this area.
87% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 230 growing days · about 640 mm · October to May
13% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 232 growing days · about 700 mm · October to May

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Messelmoun

87% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 7 crops

13% sub-humid, mild winter — 2 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 Messelmoun 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 Messelmoun

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
  • Common bean Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • African nightshade Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Guava Moderate — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lemon Moderate — Water
  • Mango Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Spider plant 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
  • Carrot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cucumber Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Pumpkin Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sunflower Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tobacco Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Water
  • Okra Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Soybean Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea 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
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Tomato Unsuitable
  • 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 Messelmoun, 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 Messelmoun?

Mandarin, Sweet orange, Beetroot, Lettuce, Kale all rate well in Messelmoun — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mandarin in Messelmoun?

In Messelmoun the window for Mandarin runs 19 Sep 2026 to 6 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Messelmoun?

Divisi does. It reads Messelmoun'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 Messelmoun, 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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