Gladiolus
Sow in October, harvest around March
This season's sowing time (September–October) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.
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- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too cold in december
- Suits: Soil 9/10
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 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year (100 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 mm from the monsoon at sowing.
Temperature
Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 10–32 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Oct 23 °C / 12 °C
- Nov 19 °C / 7 °C
- Dec 15 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 11 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 14 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 19 °C / 8 °C
Soil
Soil for Gladiolus: 9 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: sulphur, zinc, iron and 3 more.
- The pH here suits it.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.