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What grows in Mahagi

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Map showing the boundary of Mahagi

The 2026 season in Mahagi

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,289 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, 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 +1.1 °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 36% of this area.
36% 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 1,280 mm · February to December
26% 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 1,080 mm · March to December
21% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 309 growing days · about 1,270 mm · February to December
12% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 268 growing days · about 810 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Mahagi

36% highland, humid, warm — 63 crops

26% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 69 crops

21% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 69 crops

12% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 53 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.

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 0 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Planting window moved, now opens 19 Aug 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Mahagi?

African nightshade, Carrot, Common bean, Cucumber, Grapefruit all rate well in Mahagi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Mahagi?

In Mahagi the window for African nightshade runs 22 Mar 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Mahagi?

Divisi does. It reads Mahagi'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 Mahagi, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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