Swaziland Crop Calendar

What to plant and harvest across 5 agro-ecological zones in Swaziland — 9 crops with sowing windows, growing periods and local notes.

9crops

5zones

4languages

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4 crops

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All crops in Swaziland

Carrot

Plant now vegetable

JanJunDec

🌱 Jan – Dec 🌾 Jan – Dec ⏱ 70 - 90 days

Corn, sweet

Plant now grain

JanJunDec

🌱 Jul – Mar 🌾 Oct – Jun ⏱ 80 - 90 days

Potato

Plant now vegetable

JanJunDec

🌱 — 🌾 Jan – Dec ⏱ 120 - 140 days

Tomato

Plant now vegetable

JanJunDec

🌱 Feb – May 🌾 Apr – Aug ⏱ 75 days

Banana

fruit

JanJunDec

🌱 — 🌾 —

Onion

vegetable

JanJunDec

🌱 Feb – Apr 🌾 Aug – Oct ⏱ 180 days

Peanut

legume

JanJunDec

🌱 Oct – Nov 🌾 Mar – Apr ⏱ 150 days

Sesame

oilseed

JanJunDec

🌱 — 🌾 —

Sorghum

grain

JanJunDec

🌱 Oct – Jan 🌾 Feb – May ⏱ 115 - 140 days

Agro-ecological zones

hill mountain HIGHVELD

ELEVATION 1070 - 1370 METRES RAINFALL 1020 - 2300 mm MOUNTAINOUS. TEMPERATE

Practices: MAIZE, BEANS, VEGETABLES, FORESTRY

hill mountain LOWER (EASTERN, DRY) MIDDLEVELD

ELEVATION 400 - 850 METRES RAINFALL 640 - 890mm ROLLING HILLS, FLATTER THAN UPPER MIDDLEVELD. SUB-TROPICAL

Practices: MAIZE, BEANS, VEGETABLES, GROUNDNUTS, COTTON. IRRIGATION IN SOME AREAS

hill mountain LOWVELD

ELEVATION 160-695 METRES RAINFALL 500 - 890 mm. GENERALLY FLAT WITH ISOLATED HILLS. TROPICAL

Practices: MAIZE, SORGHUM, SUGAR, VEGETABLES, CITRUS, COTTON. IRRIGATION

hill mountain LUBOMBO

ELEVATION 656 - 984 METRES RAINFALL 640 - 1020 mm. MOUNTAINOUS. SUB-TROPICAL

Practices: MAIZE, BEANS, GROUNDNUTS

hill mountain UPPER (WESTERN, MOIST) MIDDLEVELD

ELEVATION 730-1276 METRES RAINFALL 760 - 1140 mm ROLLING HILLS. SUB-TROPICAL

Practices: MAIZE, BEANS, VEGETABLES, GROUNDNUTS, FORESTRY. IRRIGATION IN SOME AREAS