Date Palm

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,640 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 26–45 °C on average, and survives 10–52 °C.

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

• Jun 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 19 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Date Palm: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

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.