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What grows in Siha

Kilimanjaro, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Siha

The 2026/27 season in Siha

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 777 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 full main crop, 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 23% of this area.
23% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 228 growing days · about 780 mm · October to July
19% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 278 growing days · about 1,060 mm · October to July
11% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 260 growing days · about 910 mm · October to July
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 290 growing days · about 1,080 mm · October to August

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Siha

23% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 62 crops

19% highland, humid, warm — 48 crops

11% highland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

11% lowland, humid, warm — 66 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 Siha 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 Siha

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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 8 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jan 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain

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 Siha?

Enset, Guava, Lemon, Lime, Pineapple all rate well in Siha — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Siha?

In Siha the window for Enset runs 30 Sep 2026 to 20 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Siha?

Divisi does. It reads Siha'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 Siha, 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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