Sao Tome and Principe Crop Calendar
What to plant and harvest across 3 agro-ecological zones in Sao Tome and Principe — 1 crops with sowing windows, growing periods and local notes.
Sow this July
1 cropsAll crops in Sao Tome and Principe
Agro-ecological zones
other III North Central Zone
Santo Amaro - Guadalupe - Mouro Peixe, zona Praia das Conchas - Plancas I e II, Altitude - 0 400 meters Rainfall: 800 to 1000 mm - temperature: 22 to 35 ° C. Insolation: about 1200 hours - Brightness: medium high Sol: light to medium clay
Practices: Plantain, Banana prata, Maize, groundnuts, cassava, sweet potatoes, palm oil, sugar cane, Beans, Tomato, Onion, Carrot
other North / Northwest - halfway
Poiso Alto - Caldera - Santa Clara - Monte Carmo - Agua Sampaio, Altitude - 400 á 800 meters, rainfall 1000 to 1300 mm - Temperature: 18 to 28 º C. Sunstroke: less than 1,000 hours - Brightness: very good Soil: light to clay means
Practices: Plantain, Banana prata, Malanga, Tomato, Cabbage, Carrots, Green Beans, Corn, Peanut, Cassava, Sugar Cane, Beans
other Zone I-High
Monte Café -Nova Moca - Terra Batata - Bom Sucesso - Macamblalá, Altitude - 800 to 1,300 meters, rainfall 1500-2500 mm - temperature: 15 to 25 ° C. Insolation: less than 1000 hours - Brightness: low soil: Volcanic Province granular light
Practices: Plantain, Banana prata, potato, Malanga, Tomato, Cabbage, Carrots, Green Beans