Ready in
150 days
about 5 months
Temperature
15–25 °C
0° survives 6–32 °C 40°

Will it grow on your land?

Water
Season

Pick your place and water to see:

  • Whether Fennel suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
  • What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
  • Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.

What it needs

Temperature

15–25 °C
0 °C40 °C

Survives 6–32 °C.

Water

The check above works out its water need on your land.

Soil pH

4 acidic7 neutral9 alkaline

Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 4.8 to 8.2.

Soil

  • No salty soil
  • Needs rich soil
  • K Needs plenty of potassium and sulphur
How the soil score works

Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).

Fertiliser for one acre

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra for the dose.

Watch out for

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to watch for.

Mandi price, month by month

Best month
March, ₹10,644
Lowest
October, ₹6,849
₹10,644
₹6,849
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.

Today's prices at mandis near you

Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).

Where it grows in India

Largest grower
Gujarat
2025-26

States that grow it

Each state's share of India's production, in its latest year with figures (2025-26). Tap a state to open it.

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).

Where it grows most

The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.

No recent district figures for this crop.