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.
No price yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too cold in november
- 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 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 25 °C / 17 °C
- Aug 24 °C / 17 °C
- Sep 23 °C / 15 °C
- 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)
Soil
Soil for Chrysanthemum: 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 6.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 99 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.
How to make it work
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.