Bael

Water

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

Needs about 770 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 830 mm it can use in a normal year, and 680 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 27 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 24 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 14 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 11 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 14 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• May 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bael: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 28 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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.