What grows in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

North West, South Africa

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Map showing the boundary of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

The 2026/27 season in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedDecember 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 483 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February and December 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 +2.4 °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, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 5% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
95% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 400 mm
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 79 growing days · about 490 mm · December to April

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

5% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter — 38 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 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 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 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

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.

  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Mango Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Moringa Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Papaya Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana 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
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Water
  • Rice Unsuitable — Water
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Water
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 36 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, 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.

Where to sell it nearby

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati?

Lablab, Niger seed, Sunflower, Jute mallow, Watermelon all rate well in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lablab in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati?

In Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati the window for Lablab runs 3 Dec 2026 to 13 Dec 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati?

Divisi does. It reads Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati'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 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, 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.