Dragon Fruit
Holds the land all year
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.
No price yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Frost in january kills it
- Not known: No soil data
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 910 mm it can use in a normal year, and 750 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
- Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
- Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
- Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
- Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
- Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 17 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
- Apr 24 °C / 12 °C
- May 25 °C / 15 °C
- Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.
Soil
Likes pH 5.3–6.7. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 23 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.