Ridge Gourd
Sow in June, 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. Priced from mandis across India.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
- Doesn't suit: Too cold here in this season
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 180 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–32 °C on average, and survives 15–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Soil for Ridge Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
Likes pH 5.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.
- ₹2,250 2021
- ₹2,360 2022
- ₹2,350 2023
- ₹2,800 2024
- ₹2,790 2025
Prices are usually best in December.
How to make it work
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.