Cinnamon & Tejpata

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 1,380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 32 °C / 21 °C
• Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 28 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
• May 34 °C / 19 °C
• Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Cinnamon & Tejpata: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 9.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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.