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What grows in Isiala Mbano

Imo, Nigeria

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Map showing the boundary of Isiala Mbano

The 2026 season in Isiala Mbano

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,126 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September and October look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.9 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 82% of this area.
82% 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 2,150 mm · February to December
18% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 310 growing days · about 2,070 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Isiala Mbano

82% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

18% humid, warm — 57 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 Isiala Mbano

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.

  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Isiala Mbano?

African nightshade, Cashew, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber all rate well in Isiala Mbano — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Isiala Mbano?

In Isiala Mbano the window for African nightshade runs 9 Mar 2026 to 20 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Isiala Mbano?

Divisi does. It reads Isiala Mbano'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 Isiala Mbano, 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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