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What grows in Gatundu South

Kiambu, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Gatundu South

The 2026 season in Gatundu South

When the rains are expectedDecember 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,375 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — 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 +1.0 °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 46% of this area.
46% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 363 growing days · about 1,380 mm · December to December
21% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 244 growing days · about 1,000 mm · February to July
17% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 260 growing days · about 1,160 mm · September to July
17% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 1,460 mm · January to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Gatundu South

46% highland, humid, warm — 33 crops

21% highland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 54 crops

17% highland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 48 crops

17% high montane, humid, warm — 10 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 Gatundu 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.

  • Cowpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 19 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Planting window moved, now opens 23 Aug 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 Gatundu South?

Enset, Tea, Guava, Lemon, Pineapple all rate well in Gatundu South — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Gatundu South?

In Gatundu South the window for Enset runs 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Gatundu South?

Divisi does. It reads Gatundu 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 Gatundu 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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