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What grows in Msambweni

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Map showing the boundary of Msambweni

The 2026 season in Msambweni

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 1,239 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 73% of this area.
73% 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 1,300 mm · March to December
13% 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 1,160 mm · March to December
13% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 300 growing days · about 1,310 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Msambweni

73% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 60 crops

13% humid, warm — 60 crops

13% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 60 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 Msambweni

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
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 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 Msambweni?

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

When should I plant Cashew in Msambweni?

In Msambweni the window for Cashew runs 20 Feb 2026 to 19 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Msambweni?

Divisi does. It reads Msambweni'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 Msambweni, 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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