Rajmash (Kidney Bean)
Sow in June, harvest around October
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.
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- Suits: Rain is enough
- Needs care: Warm in June
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 700 mm it can use in a normal year, and 450 mm in a dry year.
Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.
Temperature
Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 29 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Rajmash (Kidney Bean): 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
- Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of potassium.
Likes pH 5.5–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.
How to make it work
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.
Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.