Ginger
Sow in April, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (April–May) is over.
Grown on 2,381 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹93,000–₹1.4 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
At typical costs, from a loss of ₹9,000 to a profit of ₹38,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 810 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,080 mm it can use in a normal year, and 790 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Apr 32 °C / 21 °C
- May 31 °C / 21 °C
- Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
- Jul 25 °C / 20 °C
- Aug 25 °C / 20 °C
- Sep 26 °C / 20 °C
- Oct 28 °C / 20 °C
- Nov 28 °C / 18 °C
- Dec 28 °C / 16 °C
Soil
Soil for Ginger: 7 out of 10 (okay).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 46 quintals an acre here (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,527 a quintal across mandis in your state.
- ₹2,280 2021
- ₹2,300 2022
- ₹6,650 2023
- ₹6,670 2024
- ₹2,250 2025
Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.
Prices are usually best in July.
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 34 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
About 100% of local fields of this crop get it.
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Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
About 100% of local fields of this crop get it.
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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.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Copper Sulphate 100%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 100%
- NPK Mixture 100%