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What can I grow here?

Every guide on this site answers “how do I grow this”. This answers the question you ask first. Your conditions are checked against all 538 crops in our reference — and where one is ruled out, you are told which figure ruled it out.

Temperatures are for the season you would actually be growing in, not the annual extremes. Our reference states the band a crop does well in, so sitting outside it means stress rather than certain death.

0 nothing against them 8 workable with effort 530 ruled out

What is costing you the most options

Counted across every crop that was ruled out. Change the condition at the top of this list and the most doors open.

  • Time to harvest rules out 248 crops
  • Sowing window rules out 163 crops
  • Temperature rules out 87 crops
  • Water rules out 32 crops

Workable, with something to manage

One figure is outside its comfortable range. The margin is stated so you can judge it.

Horse Gram Pulse Temperature 2°C colder than its 20°C floor at your coldest. Niger Oilseed Temperature 2°C hotter than its 28°C ceiling at your peak. Oyster Mushroom Mushroom Temperature 2°C colder than its 20°C floor at your coldest. 1 figure we could not compare Wood Ear Mushroom Temperature 2°C colder than its 20°C floor at your coldest. 1 figure we could not compare Baby Corn Vegetable Temperature 3°C colder than its 21°C floor at your coldest. Amaranth (Leafy) Vegetable Temperature 4°C colder than its 22°C floor at your coldest. Gerbera Flower Temperature 4°C hotter than its 26°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Turkey Tail Mushroom Temperature 4°C hotter than its 26°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare

Ruled out, and by what

Published because a specific reason is more useful than a shorter list.

Marigold Flower Sowing window Sown Jun, Sep, Jan — that is 1 month(s) away. Lucerne (Alfalfa) Fodder Sowing window Sown Oct–Nov — that is 2 month(s) away. 1 figure we could not compare Zinnia Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul, Oct — that is 2 month(s) away. Basil Herb Sowing window Sown Feb–Mar, Jun — that is 6 month(s) away. Lion's Mane Mushroom Temperature 6°C hotter than its 24°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Reishi Mushroom Temperature 6°C colder than its 24°C floor at your coldest. 1 figure we could not compare Stevia Medicinal Sowing window Sown Feb–Mar — that is 6 month(s) away. 1 figure we could not compare Summer Squash Vegetable Sowing window Sown Feb–Mar, Jun — that is 6 month(s) away. Milky Mushroom Mushroom Temperature 7°C colder than its 25°C floor at your coldest. 1 figure we could not compare Water Lily Aquatic Sowing window Sown Mar–Apr — that is 7 month(s) away. 1 figure we could not compare Arrowhead Aquatic Sowing window Sown Apr–May — that is 8 month(s) away. 1 figure we could not compare Carnation Flower Temperature 8°C hotter than its 22°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Carrot Vegetable Temperature 8°C hotter than its 22°C ceiling at your peak. Cordyceps Mushroom Temperature 8°C hotter than its 22°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Maitake Mushroom Temperature 8°C hotter than its 22°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Saffron Spice Temperature 8°C hotter than its 22°C ceiling at your peak. Brussels Sprout Vegetable Temperature 10°C hotter than its 20°C ceiling at your peak. Canna Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Celosia Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Coleus Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Cosmos Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Gomphrena Flower Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Ground Cherry Fruit Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Paddy Straw Mushroom Mushroom Temperature 10°C colder than its 28°C floor at your coldest. 1 figure we could not compare Portobello Mushroom Temperature 10°C hotter than its 20°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Setaria Fodder Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Shankhapushpi Medicinal Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. Shiitake Mushroom Temperature 10°C hotter than its 20°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare Winter Squash Vegetable Sowing window Sown Jun–Jul — that is 10 month(s) away. King Oyster Mushroom Temperature 12°C hotter than its 18°C ceiling at your peak. 1 figure we could not compare

No score is given for any crop. There is no figure in our reference from which a single suitability percentage could be derived, so one would have to be invented — and a composite would hide the only thing that matters, which is the parameter about to fail. Every figure above comes from the crop reference or from your own inputs.

Crop intelligence

Going in during August

Sowing windows open right now, from the crop reference.

Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Guava Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.0–7.5 23–30 20–25 t
Pomegranate Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.5–7.5 20–35 15–20 t
Ber (Indian Jujube) Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.0–8.5 20–35 15–20 t
Calamondin Jul–Aug 2–3 yr 5.5–6.5 18–32 12–20 t
Tea Jun–Aug (planting) 3–4 yr to pluck 4.5–5.5 18–30 2–3 t made tea
Oil Palm Jun–Sep (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 5.0–7.0 24–32 20–25 t FFB
Lemon Jul–Aug (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–20 t
Jojoba Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–8.0 20–35 1.5–3 t
Feijoa Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 5.5–7.0 10–25 10–15 t
Loquat Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–7.5 15–30 10–15 t
Jujube Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–8.0 15–35 10–15 t
Grapefruit Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 5.5–7.5 15–35 20–30 t
Citron Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 5.5–7.5 18–32 15–25 t
Kumquat Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 5.5–6.5 12–30 8–14 t

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