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What grows in Ndia

Kirinyaga, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Ndia

The 2026 season in Ndia

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to July 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,107 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 +1.0 °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 one full main crop, 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 43% of this area.
43% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 233 growing days · about 990 mm · February to June
21% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 345 growing days · about 1,450 mm · February to January
10% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 259 growing days · about 1,250 mm · September to July
7% 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 1,650 mm · January to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Ndia

43% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 61 crops

21% highland, humid, warm — 44 crops

10% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 55 crops

7% high montane, humid, warm — 44 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 Ndia 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 Ndia

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.

  • Cashew 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
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 8 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Planting window moved, now opens 11 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil

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 Ndia?

African nightshade, Avocado, Beetroot, Carrot, Common bean all rate well in Ndia — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Ndia?

In Ndia the window for African nightshade runs 10 Mar 2027 to 7 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ndia?

Divisi does. It reads Ndia'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 Ndia, 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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