Cabbage
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 13 mandis in your district.
₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹38,000–₹91,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too hot here in this season
- Not known: No soil score
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 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
Days in June get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.
Soil
No soil score here: the soil tests don't say enough about nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
Money
Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.
- ₹1,030 2021
- ₹1,780 2022
- ₹830 2023
- ₹1,500 2024
- ₹1,350 2025
Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.
Prices are usually best in August.
Typical costs are about ₹68,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.