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What grows in Ndaragwa

Nyandarua, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Ndaragwa

The 2026/27 season in Ndaragwa

When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 940 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, 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 +1.2 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 46% of this area.
46% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 336 growing days · about 970 mm · March to January
26% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 313 growing days · about 800 mm · March to January
9% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 297 growing days · about 760 mm · March to January
8% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 290 growing days · about 830 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Ndaragwa

46% high montane, humid, warm, rain year-round — 17 crops

26% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 27 crops

9% highland, humid, warm, one season — 27 crops

8% high montane, humid, warm, one season — 21 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 Ndaragwa

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.

  • African nightshade Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lablab Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cucumber Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Guava Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Mandarin Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 47 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Swiss Chard — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Swiss Chard — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Swiss Chard — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027

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 Ndaragwa?

Avocado, Enset, Lemon, Wheat, Beetroot all rate well in Ndaragwa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Ndaragwa?

In Ndaragwa the window for Avocado runs 22 Mar 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ndaragwa?

Divisi does. It reads Ndaragwa'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 Ndaragwa, 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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