Marigold

Water

Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.

Needs about 690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 / 17 °C
• Oct 23 °C / 13 °C
• Nov 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 16 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 13 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 27 °C / 14 °C
• May 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: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 17 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.