Gladiolus
Sow in September, harvest around February
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.
No price yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 mm in a dry year.
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):
- Sep 24 °C / 18 °C
- Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
- Nov 21 °C / 11 °C
- Dec 18 °C / 8 °C
- Jan 16 °C / 6 °C
- Feb 19 °C / 8 °C
Soil
Soil for Gladiolus: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
- Most fields here are short of copper.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
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 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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of copper Your soil is likely short of copper.
Mix 2 kg of copper sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.