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What grows in Waajid

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Map showing the boundary of Waajid

The 2026 season in Waajid

Rain in a typical yearAbout 355 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field.
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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 81% of this area.
81% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 96 growing days · about 360 mm
12% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 104 growing days · about 380 mm · March to May
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 107 growing days · about 390 mm · October to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Waajid

Divisi found no rain-fed growing season at this point — the rain here does not reliably carry a crop through one. These dates are what the calendar would be if it did, and the irrigated list below is the dependable answer.

12% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 32 crops

5% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 35 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 Waajid 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 Waajid

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
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 39 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Okra — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Cucumber — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — 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 Waajid?

Jute mallow, African nightshade, Common bean, Cowpea, Egusi melon all rate well in Waajid — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Waajid?

In Waajid the window for Jute mallow runs 25 Mar 2027 to 14 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Waajid?

Divisi does. It reads Waajid'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 Waajid, 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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