Kiwi

Water

Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,050 mm it can use in a normal year, and 800 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 21–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 28 °C / 16 °C
• Jan 28 °C / 15 °C
• Feb 31 °C / 19 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 18 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 22 °C.

Soil

Soil for Kiwi: 6 out of 10 (okay).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.