Marigold

Water

Rain falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 820 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 390 mm it can use in a normal year, and 270 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 29 °C / 18 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 17 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 13 °C
• Oct 23 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 17 °C / 2 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 10 °C / -2 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 7 °C / -3 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 10 °C / 0 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 16 °C / 4 °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.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of iron.

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).

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.