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
- Needs care: Warm in July
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 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 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 30 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 30 °C / 20 °C
- Dec 30 °C / 18 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Chrysanthemum: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of iron.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 52 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
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.
How to make it work
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Short of iron Your soil is likely short of iron.
Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.
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.