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What grows in Sao Nicolau Tolentino

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Map showing the boundary of Sao Nicolau Tolentino

The 2027 season in Sao Nicolau Tolentino

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJuly 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 326 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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 90% of this area.
90% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 87 growing days · about 300 mm · August to October
10% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 89 growing days · about 320 mm · July to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Sao Nicolau Tolentino

90% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 20 crops

10% semi-arid, warm — 24 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 Sao Nicolau Tolentino 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 Sao Nicolau Tolentino

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.

  • African eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Amaranth Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lettuce Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Niger seed 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
  • Papaya Moderate — Water
  • Pigeon pea Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Maize Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Rice Moderate
  • Sesame Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tomato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cotton Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chilli Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Kale Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Roselle Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sweet pepper Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Swiss chard Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • 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
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 50 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Sao Nicolau Tolentino, 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 Sao Nicolau Tolentino?

Passion fruit, African nightshade, Bambara groundnut, Carrot, Common bean all rate well in Sao Nicolau Tolentino — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Passion fruit in Sao Nicolau Tolentino?

In Sao Nicolau Tolentino the window for Passion fruit runs 23 Jul 2027 to 22 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Sao Nicolau Tolentino?

Divisi does. It reads Sao Nicolau Tolentino'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 Sao Nicolau Tolentino, 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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