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What grows in Tembaro Special

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Map showing the boundary of Tembaro Special

The 2026 season in Tembaro Special

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,207 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,207 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 all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 45% of this area.
45% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 267 growing days · about 1,160 mm · March to November
41% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 271 growing days · about 1,220 mm · February to November
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 274 growing days · about 1,190 mm · February to November
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 269 growing days · about 1,220 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Tembaro Special

45% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 68 crops

41% highland, humid, warm — 67 crops

10% high montane, humid, warm — 35 crops

3% highland, sub-humid, warm — 67 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 Divisi would not plant in Tembaro Special

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.

  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 1 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Tembaro Special, 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 Tembaro Special

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Watermelon — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Tembaro Special?

African nightshade, Amaranth, Avocado, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Tembaro Special — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Tembaro Special?

In Tembaro Special the window for African nightshade runs 31 Mar 2027 to 29 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Tembaro Special?

Divisi does. It reads Tembaro Special'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 Tembaro Special, 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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