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What grows in Kiharu

Murang'a, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Kiharu

The 2026 season in Kiharu

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to June 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 944 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 +1.1 °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 41% of this area.
41% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 218 growing days · about 1,000 mm · February to June
24% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 254 growing days · about 1,140 mm · September to July
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 332 growing days · about 1,390 mm · February to January
10% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 261 growing days · about 1,250 mm · September to July

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Kiharu

41% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 57 crops

24% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 60 crops

10% highland, humid, warm — 43 crops

10% highland, sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Kiharu 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 Kiharu

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.

  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 6 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Nov 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Irish Potato — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — 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 Kiharu?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Kiharu?

In Kiharu the window for African nightshade runs 12 Mar 2027 to 9 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kiharu?

Divisi does. It reads Kiharu'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 Kiharu, 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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