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What grows in Matuga

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Map showing the boundary of Matuga

The 2026 season in Matuga

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,208 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — 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 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 65% of this area.
65% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 293 growing days · about 1,140 mm · March to December
32% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 323 growing days · about 1,120 mm · March to January
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 273 growing days · about 1,010 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Matuga

65% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 62 crops

32% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 65 crops

3% humid, warm — 65 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 Matuga

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Mango — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 31 August 2026 Mango — Planting window moved, now opens 25 Jul 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Eggplant — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Planting window moved, now opens 9 Sep 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 Matuga?

Cashew, Lime, Mandarin, Mango, Pearl millet all rate well in Matuga — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Matuga?

In Matuga the window for Cashew runs 19 Feb 2026 to 18 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Matuga?

Divisi does. It reads Matuga'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 Matuga, 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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