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What grows in Kween

Eastern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kween

The 2026 season in Kween

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 995 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 995 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 51% of this area.
51% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 277 growing days · about 1,010 mm · March to December
15% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 326 growing days · about 1,440 mm · February to January
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 305 growing days · about 1,320 mm · February to December
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; cold for much of the year, with a short planting season 365 growing days · about 1,490 mm · January to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kween

51% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

15% high montane, humid, warm — 30 crops

11% highland, humid, warm — 44 crops

10% humid, cold — 1 crop

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 Kween 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 Kween

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.

  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 4 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Pearl Millet — Crop became recommendable

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

What crops grow well in Kween?

Avocado, Lemon, African nightshade, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Kween — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Kween?

In Kween the window for Avocado runs 10 Feb 2026 to 18 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kween?

Divisi does. It reads Kween'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 Kween, 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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