Demo mode

Everything here is a demonstrationValues are not verified NASA observations or real field measurements. NASA layers are planned sources; nothing has been retrieved yet.

Planting Calendar

Choose a strategy and a month, then try planting a crop on each parcel

Strategy

Year

Month

The dot is the best rating any crop of this strategy gets that month. Blue-tinted months are the rainy season.

Preparing your farm

Sep · Year 1

Water Resilience rotation

Demonstration playback of the strategy timeline. Crop cover is illustrative, not simulated. Mock plantings are your choice, not an optimal plan.

Mock planting by parcel

Pick a crop for a parcel. It is sown in the month selected above, then grows as you move through the months.

Zone 1
Short-cycle maize · mature, near harvest · 81% cover
Zone 2
Short-cycle maize · mature, near harvest · 86% cover
Zone 3
Short-cycle maize · mature, near harvest · 89% cover
Zone 4
Short-cycle maize · mature, near harvest · 87% cover
Zone 5
Short-cycle maize · mature, near harvest · 91% cover

Planting suitability by month

Crops in the Water Resilience rotation. The selected month is outlined. Symbols repeat the colour.

Best
Good
Risky
Avoid

Planting suitability for each crop of the chosen strategy in each month of the year. Demonstration values.
Crop	Dry · Jan–Apr				Rainy season · May–Oct						Dry · Nov–Dec
Crop	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Short-cycle maizeBest: May to early June	Jan: Avoid	Feb: Avoid	Mar: Risky	Apr: Good	May: Best	Jun: Best	Jul: Good	Aug: Risky	Sep: Avoid (selected month)	Oct: Avoid	Nov: Avoid	Dec: Avoid
Common bean (residual moisture)Best: September to mid-October	Jan: Risky	Feb: Avoid	Mar: Avoid	Apr: Avoid	May: Avoid	Jun: Avoid	Jul: Risky	Aug: Good	Sep: Best (selected month)	Oct: Best	Nov: Good	Dec: Risky

Best window for each crop

Short-cycle maize
May to early June
A shorter cycle finishes before the dry spell that often follows in late summer.
- Risk: Lower yield potential in very wet years
Medium confidence.Variety performance is not confirmed locally.
Common bean (residual moisture)
September to mid-October
Planting right after the maize harvest uses moisture still stored in the soil.
- Risk: Stored moisture at 30 cm is unmeasured
- Risk: Early frost risk at higher elevations
Low confidence.Needs a 30 cm moisture reading before committing.

Preparing this view…

Month

The dot is the best rating any crop of this strategy gets that month. Blue-tinted months are the rainy season.

Planting suitability for each crop of the chosen strategy in each month of the year. Demonstration values.
Crop	Dry · Jan–Apr	Rainy season · May–Oct	Dry · Nov–Dec
Short-cycle maizeBest: May to early June	Jan: Avoid	Feb: Avoid	Mar: Risky	Apr: Good	May: Best	Jun: Best	Jul: Good	Aug: Risky	Sep: Avoid (selected month)	Oct: Avoid	Nov: Avoid	Dec: Avoid
Common bean (residual moisture)Best: September to mid-October	Jan: Risky	Feb: Avoid	Mar: Avoid	Apr: Avoid	May: Avoid	Jun: Avoid	Jul: Risky	Aug: Good	Sep: Best (selected month)	Oct: Best	Nov: Good	Dec: Risky

Crop

Dry · Jan–Apr

Rainy season · May–Oct

Dry · Nov–Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Short-cycle maizeBest: May to early June

Common bean (residual moisture)Best: September to mid-October