What grows in Sharg Aj Jabal

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Map showing the boundary of Sharg Aj Jabal

The 2027 season in Sharg Aj Jabal

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 455 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 455 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.8 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 69% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
69% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 116 growing days · about 460 mm · June to October
21% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 134 growing days · about 580 mm · June to October
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 147 growing days · about 660 mm · June to October
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 127 growing days · about 520 mm · June to October

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Sharg Aj Jabal

69% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 44 crops

21% highland, semi-arid, warm — 43 crops

5% semi-arid, warm — 47 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 Sharg Aj Jabal 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 Sharg Aj Jabal

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.

  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cashew Moderate — Water
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Guava Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 25 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Sharg Aj Jabal, 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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Sharg Aj Jabal?

African nightshade, Bambara groundnut, Carrot, Common bean, Cucumber all rate well in Sharg Aj Jabal — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Sharg Aj Jabal?

In Sharg Aj Jabal the window for African nightshade runs 24 Jun 2027 to 24 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Sharg Aj Jabal?

Divisi does. It reads Sharg Aj Jabal'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 Sharg Aj Jabal, 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.