Clove

Water

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

Needs about 1,690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 34 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
• Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
• Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
• Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
• Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Clove: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
• 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.