Drumstick (Moringa)

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 970 mm it can use in a normal year, and 730 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 7–48 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 21 °C
• Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
• Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 27 °C / 13 °C
• Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
• May 29 °C / 19 °C
• Jun 28 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,988 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹7,800 a quintal, the middle of 115 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

Prices are usually best in December.