Date Palm

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 26–45 °C on average, and survives 10–52 °C.

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

• Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 28 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
• May 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

Soil

Soil for Date Palm: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 31 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.