Almond

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,590 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,100 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 27 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
• Oct 27 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 22 °C / 11 °C
• Jan 21 °C / 9 °C
• Feb 24 °C / 11 °C
• Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
• Apr 29 °C / 17 °C
• May 28 °C / 19 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 15 °C.

Soil

Soil for Almond: 6 out of 10 (okay).

Not in the score: salt, sulphur, zinc and 4 more.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

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.