Dragon Fruit

Water

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

Needs about 580 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 220 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

• Jun 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 27 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 28 °C / 20 °C
• Oct 30 °C / 20 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 18 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 16 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 16 °C
• Feb 33 °C / 18 °C
• Mar 35 °C / 20 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• May 34 °C / 22 °C
• Jun 29 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Dragon Fruit: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of iron.

Likes pH 5.3–6.7.

Money

Yield: about 22 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

On rain alone it gets about 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.