Marigold

Water

Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 710 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 320 mm it can use in a normal year, and 240 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):

• Sep 25 °C / 16 °C
• Oct 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 19 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 15 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 11 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 14 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 24 °C / 12 °C
• May 28 °C / 16 °C
• Jun 29 °C / 18 °C

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

Soil

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

Not in the score: sulphur, zinc, iron and 3 more.

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 49 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.