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What grows in Linguère

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Map showing the boundary of Linguère

The 2027 season in Linguère

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJuly 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 313 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September looks 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 +0.5 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 96% of this area.
96% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 99 growing days · about 370 mm · July to October
3% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 290 mm · July to October

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Linguère

96% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 15 crops

3% lowland, arid, warm — 15 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 Linguère 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 Linguère

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.

  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Papaya Moderate — Water
  • Pigeon pea Moderate — Water
  • Lettuce Moderate — Temperature
  • Kale Moderate — Temperature
  • Chilli Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Carrot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon Unsuitable
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Onion Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Pumpkin Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 59 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Season length
  • 2 September 2026 Okra — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cucumber — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Spider Plant — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — 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 Linguère?

Cowpea, Green gram, Jute mallow, Pearl millet, Common bean all rate well in Linguère — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cowpea in Linguère?

In Linguère the window for Cowpea runs 30 Jun 2027 to 20 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Linguère?

Divisi does. It reads Linguère'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 Linguère, 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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