Gladiolus

Water

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

Needs about 150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 160 mm it can use in a normal year (70 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 20 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 10–32 °C.

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

• Oct 16 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 9 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 3 °C / -7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan -2 °C / -10 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 1 °C / -8 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 6 °C / -4 °C (outside its best range)

Soil

Soil for Gladiolus: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

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.