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What grows in Nossa Senhora da Lapa

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Map showing the boundary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa

The 2027 season in Nossa Senhora da Lapa

When the rains are expectedAugust 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 277 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 277 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportstoo dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 25% of this area.
50% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 230 mm · August to October
25% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 280 mm · August to October
25% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 82 growing days · about 310 mm · August to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Nossa Senhora da Lapa

50% arid, 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 Nossa Senhora da Lapa 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 Nossa Senhora da Lapa

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 30 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Nossa Senhora da Lapa, 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 Nossa Senhora da Lapa

  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Crop became recommendable

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 Nossa Senhora da Lapa?

Cucumber, Jute mallow, African nightshade, Common bean, Cowpea all rate well in Nossa Senhora da Lapa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cucumber in Nossa Senhora da Lapa?

In Nossa Senhora da Lapa the window for Cucumber runs 18 Aug 2027 to 7 Sep 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Nossa Senhora da Lapa?

Divisi does. It reads Nossa Senhora da Lapa'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 Nossa Senhora da Lapa, 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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