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What grows in Frances Baard

Nothern Cape, South Africa

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Map showing the boundary of Frances Baard

The season in Frances Baard

Rain in a typical yearAbout 414 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 414 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportstoo dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 97% of this area.
97% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 410 mm
3% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 410 mm

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Frances Baard 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 Frances Baard

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.

  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Water
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Water
  • Carrot 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
  • Common bean Unsuitable — Water
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Water
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Water
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Water
  • Groundnut Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Water
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lettuce Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Maize Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Okra Unsuitable — Water
  • Onion Unsuitable — Water
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Pumpkin Unsuitable — Water
  • Kale Unsuitable — Water
  • Rice Unsuitable — Water
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Water
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Water
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Water
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Water
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sunflower Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Water
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Water
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

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

Plan the season, not just check it

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

Is there a farming app that works in Frances Baard?

Divisi does. It reads Frances Baard'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 Frances Baard, 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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