Mesta
Sow in July, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (June–July) 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 November
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year, and 90 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 28 °C / 18 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 17 °C
- Sep 27 °C / 14 °C
- Oct 23 °C / 8 °C
- Nov 17 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Nights in November can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.
Soil
Soil for Mesta: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 6.0 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.