Bael

Water

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

Needs about 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,110 mm it can use in a normal year, and 920 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 30–42 °C on average, and survives 5–49 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 33 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 36 °C / 25 °C
• May 36 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 38 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.