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What grows in Santissimo Nome de Jesus

Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cabo Verde

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Map showing the boundary of Santissimo Nome de Jesus

The 2027 season in Santissimo Nome de Jesus

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 290 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September looks short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 83 growing days · about 290 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 260 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 86 growing days · about 300 mm · August to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Santissimo Nome de Jesus

50% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 35 crops

25% arid, warm — 36 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 Santissimo Nome de Jesus 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 Santissimo Nome de Jesus

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
  • Papaya Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 38 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Santissimo Nome de Jesus, 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 Santissimo Nome de Jesus

  • 31 August 2026 Jute Mallow — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Okra — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Crop stopped being 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 Santissimo Nome de Jesus?

Jute mallow, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber, Egusi melon all rate well in Santissimo Nome de Jesus — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Santissimo Nome de Jesus?

In Santissimo Nome de Jesus the window for Jute mallow runs 6 Aug 2027 to 5 Sep 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Santissimo Nome de Jesus?

Divisi does. It reads Santissimo Nome de Jesus'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 Santissimo Nome de Jesus, 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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