Curry Leaf

Water

Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 770 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 570 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 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 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 15 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 6 °C / -3 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 8 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 14 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• May 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)

Nights in November can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

Soil for Curry Leaf: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of iron.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.