Ginger
Sow in April, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (April–May) is over.
Grown on 522 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹1.2 lakh–₹1.8 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹21,000–₹82,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 920 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,600 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 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 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Apr 33 °C / 21 °C
- May 32 °C / 23 °C
- Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
- Oct 31 °C / 23 °C
- Nov 29 °C / 18 °C
- Dec 26 °C / 14 °C
Soil
Soil for Ginger: 9 out of 10 (good).
- Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 32 quintals an acre here (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.
Prices are usually best in August.
Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.
How to make it work
The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 41 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.