Cinnamon & Tejpata

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,420 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 18–36 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jun 30 °C / 23 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 30 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 27 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 22 °C
• May 32 °C / 23 °C
• Jun 30 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cinnamon & Tejpata: 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: salt, sulphur, zinc and 4 more.

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 9.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.