Chrysanthemum
Sow in July, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Doesn't suit: Too cold in november
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 170 mm it can use in a normal year, and 100 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–25 °C on average, and survives 14–31 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 28 °C / 18 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 17 °C
- Sep 27 °C / 14 °C
- Oct 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 17 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Soil for Chrysanthemum: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
Likes pH 6.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 99 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.