Marigold
Sow in September, harvest around March
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
- Needs care: Frost risk in January
- Not known: No soil data
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 160 mm it can use in a normal year, and 100 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 27 °C / 19 °C
- Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
- Nov 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 22 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 26 °C / 12 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.
Soil
Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.
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.