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What grows in Amuwo-Odofin

Lagos, Nigeria

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Map showing the boundary of Amuwo-Odofin

These figures also cover Ado-Odo/Ota, where the engine returns the same answer.

The 2026 season in Amuwo-Odofin

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,372 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.
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 38% of this area.
38% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 266 growing days · about 1,380 mm · March to November
31% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 294 growing days · about 1,410 mm · March to December
25% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 264 growing days · about 1,360 mm · March to November
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 292 growing days · about 1,400 mm · March to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Amuwo-Odofin

38% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

31% lowland, humid, warm — 56 crops

25% sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Amuwo-Odofin

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.

  • Ginger 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
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 18 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Amuwo-Odofin, 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 Amuwo-Odofin?

African nightshade, Cashew, Cowpea, Green gram, Jute mallow all rate well in Amuwo-Odofin — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Amuwo-Odofin?

In Amuwo-Odofin the window for African nightshade runs 16 Apr 2026 to 19 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Amuwo-Odofin?

Divisi does. It reads Amuwo-Odofin'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 Amuwo-Odofin, 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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