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What grows in Samburu East

Samburu, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Samburu East

The 2026 season in Samburu East

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 450 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 +0.8 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 27% of this area.
27% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 109 growing days · about 420 mm · October to December
27% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 97 growing days · about 370 mm
22% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 155 growing days · about 570 mm · October to December
17% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 200 growing days · about 700 mm · March to June

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Samburu East

27% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 46 crops

22% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 48 crops

17% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 41 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 Samburu 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 Samburu 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.

  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic 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
  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lime Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage 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
  • Mandarin Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet orange Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Turmeric Moderate — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 24 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cucumber — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — 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 Samburu East?

African nightshade, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber, Irish potato all rate well in Samburu East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Samburu East?

In Samburu East the window for African nightshade runs 14 Oct 2026 to 3 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Samburu East?

Divisi does. It reads Samburu 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 Samburu 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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