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What grows in Alle Special

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Map showing the boundary of Alle Special

The 2026 season in Alle Special

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedJuly 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 764 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 764 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 36% of this area.
36% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 198 growing days · about 710 mm · August to December
17% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 213 growing days · about 730 mm · March to December
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 290 growing days · about 930 mm · February to December
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 308 growing days · about 1,150 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Alle Special

36% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 59 crops

17% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 59 crops

12% highland, humid, warm, one season — 66 crops

12% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 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 Alle Special 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 Alle 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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Alle 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.

Or check your field first

What changed in Alle Special

  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Water
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Water
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Alle Special?

African nightshade, Beetroot, Common bean, Cucumber, Irish potato all rate well in Alle Special — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Alle Special?

In Alle Special the window for African nightshade runs 22 Mar 2027 to 21 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Alle Special?

Divisi does. It reads Alle 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 Alle 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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