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 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year (110 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 22 °C / 12 °C
- Nov 18 °C / 6 °C
- Dec 15 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 13 °C / 1 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 14 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 17 °C / 5 °C
Soil
Soil for Gladiolus: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
- Most fields here are short of phosphorus.
- Most fields here are short of potassium.
- Most fields here are short of sulphur.
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.
How to make it work
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Short of phosphorus Your soil is likely short of phosphorus.
Add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.
Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.