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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 140 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 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 31 °C / 21 °C
- Dec 30 °C / 19 °C
- Jan 32 °C / 19 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Marigold: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
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.
How to make it work
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.