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What grows in Keiyo South

Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Keiyo South

The 2026/27 season in Keiyo South

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,351 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October, 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 +1.1 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 45% of this area.
45% 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 1,270 mm · February to January
18% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 331 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to January
15% 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 950 mm · March to December
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 267 growing days · about 880 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Keiyo South

45% high montane, humid, warm — 23 crops

18% highland, humid, warm — 13 crops

15% lowland, humid, warm — 64 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Keiyo 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.

  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Chickpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 5 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Planting window moved, now opens 4 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Planting window moved, now opens 4 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature

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 Keiyo South?

Lemon, Niger seed, Common bean, Irish potato, Maize all rate well in Keiyo South — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lemon in Keiyo South?

In Keiyo South the window for Lemon runs 4 Mar 2027 to 25 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Keiyo South?

Divisi does. It reads Keiyo 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 Keiyo 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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