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What grows in Sousse

Centre East, Tunisie

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Map showing the boundary of Sousse

The 2026 season in Sousse

Rain in a typical yearAbout 314 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 314 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 32% of this area.
32% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 106 growing days · about 310 mm
31% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 122 growing days · about 340 mm · October to March
18% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 158 growing days · about 360 mm · October to March
15% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 182 growing days · about 410 mm · September to April

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Sousse

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.

31% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, one season — 20 crops

18% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, winter rain — 19 crops

15% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 22 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 Sousse 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 Sousse

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.

  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Okra Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Moderate — Frost & pests
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Bambara groundnut 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
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Water
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Water
  • Rice Unsuitable — Water
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Water
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Water
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Water
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 50 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

Beetroot, Niger seed, Wheat, Lettuce, Jute mallow all rate well in Sousse — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Sousse?

In Sousse the window for Beetroot runs 17 Oct 2026 to 16 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Sousse?

Divisi does. It reads Sousse'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 Sousse, 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.

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