Cucumber
Sow in June, harvest around August
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
₹86,000–₹1.3 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹33,000–₹76,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 370 mm in a dry year.
Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–32 °C on average, and survives 6–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 36 °C / 26 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
Soil
Soil for Cucumber: 7 out of 10 (okay).
- Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
- Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 49 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–September 2026): about ₹2,200 a quintal across India's mandis.
- ₹1,460 2021
- ₹1,810 2022
- ₹1,790 2023
- ₹2,030 2024
- ₹1,980 2025
Prices are usually best in October.
Typical costs are about ₹53,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.
How to make it work
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.
Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.