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What grows in Ol Kalou

Nyandarua, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Ol Kalou

The 2026 season in Ol Kalou

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 831 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 +1.2 °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 35% of this area.
35% 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 820 mm · March to December
27% 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 970 mm · March to January
23% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 295 growing days · about 750 mm · March to December
8% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 305 growing days · about 770 mm · March to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Ol Kalou

35% high montane, humid, warm, one season — 21 crops

27% high montane, humid, warm, rain year-round — 10 crops

23% highland, humid, warm, one season — 27 crops

8% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 20 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 Ol Kalou

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.

  • Mandarin Moderate
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade 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
  • Cucumber 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
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple 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 Ol Kalou, 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 Ol Kalou

  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Swiss Chard — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — 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 Ol Kalou?

Beetroot, Enset, Cabbage, Garlic, Irish potato all rate well in Ol Kalou — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Ol Kalou?

In Ol Kalou the window for Beetroot runs 2 Mar 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ol Kalou?

Divisi does. It reads Ol Kalou'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 Ol Kalou, 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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