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What grows in Lamu East

Lamu, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Lamu East

The 2027 season in Lamu East

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to August 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 714 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field.
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 85% of this area.
85% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 130 growing days · about 770 mm · March to August
11% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 123 growing days · about 700 mm · April to July
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 197 growing days · about 750 mm · March to November

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Lamu East

85% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 42 crops

11% semi-arid, warm — 42 crops

5% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 47 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 Lamu East 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 Lamu East

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.

  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Grapefruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 27 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Spider Plant — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Crop became recommendable

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 Lamu East?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Lamu East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Lamu East?

In Lamu East the window for African eggplant runs 26 Mar 2027 to 17 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Lamu East?

Divisi does. It reads Lamu East'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 Lamu East, 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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