Clove

Water

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

Needs about 1,280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,270 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 27 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °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 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Soil

Soil for Clove: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.

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.