Clove

Water

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

Needs about 1,250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,460 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,000 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 20–35 °C.

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

• Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
• Jul 25 °C / 19 °C
• Aug 25 °C / 19 °C
• Sep 25 °C / 18 °C
• Oct 24 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 27 °C / 16 °C
• May 26 °C / 17 °C
• Jun 25 °C / 18 °C

Soil

Soil for Clove: 6 out of 10 (okay).

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

• Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 4.0–5.6.

Money

Yield: about 2.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.