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What grows in Maragwa

Murang'a, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Maragwa

The 2026 season in Maragwa

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to July 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,030 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 70% of this area.
70% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 240 growing days · about 890 mm · February to July
12% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 225 growing days · about 820 mm · February to June
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 1,130 mm · September to July
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 237 growing days · about 900 mm · February to June

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Maragwa

70% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 59 crops

12% sub-humid, warm — 57 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 53 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 Maragwa 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 Maragwa

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 12 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Carrot — 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 Maragwa?

Guava, Lablab, Lemon, Lime, Mango all rate well in Maragwa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Maragwa?

In Maragwa the window for Guava runs 3 Feb 2027 to 4 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Maragwa?

Divisi does. It reads Maragwa'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 Maragwa, 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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