Almond

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 970 mm it can use in a normal year, and 690 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–35 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jun 26 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
• Aug 25 °C / 19 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 27 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 27 °C / 17 °C
• Jan 27 °C / 17 °C
• Feb 29 °C / 18 °C
• Mar 30 °C / 20 °C
• Apr 30 °C / 21 °C
• May 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jun 26 °C / 20 °C

It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 22 °C.

Soil

Soil for Almond: 9 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen and sulphur.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.