Beetroot
Sow in October, harvest around December
Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
No yield figures yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 170 mm from the monsoon at sowing.
Temperature
Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Oct 27 °C / 20 °C
- Nov 26 °C / 16 °C
- Dec 25 °C / 13 °C
Soil
Soil for Beetroot: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
- 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 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,288 a quintal across India's mandis.
- ₹1,680 2021
- ₹2,310 2022
- ₹2,000 2023
- ₹2,190 2024
- ₹2,450 2025
Prices are usually best in September.
How to make it work
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.