Marigold
Sow in September, harvest around January
This season's sowing time (September) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 130 mm it can use in a normal year, and 80 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 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
- Nov 29 °C / 18 °C
- Dec 25 °C / 13 °C
- Jan 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Marigold: 8 out of 10 (good).
- Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 65 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.
How to make it work
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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.