Curry Leaf

Water

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

Needs about 1,080 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,050 mm it can use in a normal year, and 800 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 27–41 °C on average, and survives 8–47 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 28 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 28 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 31 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 36 °C / 27 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Curry Leaf: 8 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.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of phosphorus.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 72 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.