๐ŸŒฑ Planting Calendar

When to Plant, Crop by Crop

Answer a few questions about your farm to get a recommended planting window, risk alerts and a growth-stage timeline โ€” the same logic behind the AgriBase app's crop calendar.

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Step 1 ยท Your hemisphere

๐ŸŒ Southern Hemisphere
Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi
๐ŸŒŽ Northern Hemisphere / Equatorial
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, most of West Africa

Step 2 ยท Does your area get frost in winter?

Highveld / inland plateau areas usually do; lowveld and coastal areas usually don't.

๐Ÿฅถ Yes, frost risk in winter
โ˜€๏ธ No, frost-free area

Step 2 ยท Rainfall pattern

Bimodal areas (e.g. Kenya, southern Ghana, SW Nigeria) get two rainy seasons a year.

๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ Two rainy seasons (long & short rains)
๐ŸŒง๏ธ One main wet season

Step 3 ยท Production system

๐ŸŒพ Open Field
๐Ÿก Greenhouse / Tunnel
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Shade Net
๐Ÿชด Backyard / Container

Step 4 ยท Water availability

๐Ÿ’ง Full Irrigation
๐Ÿšฐ Limited / Supplementary
๐ŸŒง๏ธ Rain-Fed Only

Step 5 ยท Choose a crop

Step 6 ยท Planting date

Planting Windows

Things to Check Before You Plant

Estimated harvest window

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Growth Stage Timeline

Why am I seeing this?

    This uses the same seasonal-window logic as the AgriBase app, but with general hemisphere presets rather than your exact GPS location โ€” so treat it as a starting point. For location-matched planting dates, saved crop calendars and stage reminders, use the AgriBase app.

    Crop Reference

    Typical days to maturity for each crop, used to build your timeline above.

    Want it matched to your exact farm?

    Get the Full Crop Calendar in the App

    The AgriBase app matches planting windows to your exact district via GPS, lets you save crop plans, and sends stage-by-stage reminders.

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