Radish
Sow in July, harvest around September
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. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.
₹63,000–₹95,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹15,000–₹47,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Needs care: Warm in July
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 100 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Radish: 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
- Most fields here are short of iron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 49 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,600 a quintal at mandis in your district.
Prices are usually best in August.
Typical costs are about ₹48,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.
How to make it work
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Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.
Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
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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.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
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Short of iron Your soil is likely short of iron.
Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
- Urea 100%
- Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 66%