Gladiolus

Water

Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 190 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 23 °C / 8 °C
• Nov 16 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 7 °C / -3 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 9 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 15 °C / 3 °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.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of iron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 86% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 86% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.