Marigold

Water

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

Needs about 790 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 560 mm it can use in a normal year, and 450 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–27 °C on average, and survives 11–34 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 16 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 18 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 17 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 14 °C
• Oct 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 17 °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 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 15 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Nights in November can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 51 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 70% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 70% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.