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What grows in Webuye East

Bungoma, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Webuye East

The 2026/27 season in Webuye East

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,392 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 63% of this area.
63% 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 1,470 mm · February to January
21% 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 1,490 mm · February to January
16% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 343 growing days · about 1,520 mm · February to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Webuye East

63% highland, humid, warm — 65 crops

21% 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 grows in Webuye East 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 Webuye East

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
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 7 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Webuye East?

Beetroot, Enset, Grapefruit, Guava, Lemon all rate well in Webuye East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Webuye East?

In Webuye East the window for Beetroot runs 2 Mar 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Webuye East?

Divisi does. It reads Webuye East'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 Webuye East, 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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