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What grows in Kombo South

West Coast, Gambia

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Map showing the boundary of Kombo South

The 2026 season in Kombo South

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2026 to October 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 920 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.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.6 °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 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 85% of this area.
85% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 162 growing days · about 940 mm · June to November
15% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 132 growing days · about 900 mm · June to October

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kombo South

85% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 43 crops

15% semi-arid, warm — 43 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 Kombo South 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 Kombo South

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.

  • Lime Moderate — Water
  • Mandarin Moderate — Water
  • Grapefruit Moderate — Water
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 31 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Kombo South, 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 Kombo South

  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jul 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jul 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Spider Plant — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jul 2027

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 Kombo South?

Jute mallow, African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut all rate well in Kombo South — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Kombo South?

In Kombo South the window for Jute mallow runs 11 Jun 2026 to 19 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kombo South?

Divisi does. It reads Kombo South'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 Kombo South, 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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