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What grows in Bumula

Bungoma, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Bumula

The 2026/27 season in Bumula

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,347 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 86% of this area.
86% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 341 growing days · about 1,390 mm · February to January
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 340 growing days · about 1,360 mm · February to January
4% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 342 growing days · about 1,450 mm · February to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Bumula

86% lowland, humid, warm — 68 crops

11% humid, warm — 66 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 Bumula

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.

  • Enset Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 6 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 4 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Planting window moved, now opens 26 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2026

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 Bumula?

Cashew, Cassava, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime all rate well in Bumula — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Bumula?

In Bumula the window for Cashew runs 10 Feb 2026 to 17 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bumula?

Divisi does. It reads Bumula'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 Bumula, 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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