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What grows in Seles (Uku Seles)

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Map showing the boundary of Seles (Uku Seles)

The 2026/27 season in Seles (Uku Seles)

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 890 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 890 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.6 °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 all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
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 all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 245 growing days · about 1,080 mm · September to May
12% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 255 growing days · about 1,450 mm · September to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Seles (Uku Seles)

87% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 59 crops

12% highland, sub-humid, warm — 44 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 Seles (Uku Seles) 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 Seles (Uku Seles)

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Seles (Uku Seles), 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.

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What changed in Seles (Uku Seles)

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Seles (Uku Seles)?

Avocado, Finger millet, Guava, Lablab, Lemon all rate well in Seles (Uku Seles) — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Seles (Uku Seles)?

In Seles (Uku Seles) the window for Avocado runs 26 Sep 2026 to 13 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Seles (Uku Seles)?

Divisi does. It reads Seles (Uku Seles)'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 Seles (Uku Seles), 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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