Sannhemp

Water

Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 580 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 380 mm it can use in a normal year (250 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 60 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 4–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 16 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 9 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 3 °C / -7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan -2 °C / -10 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 1 °C / -8 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 6 °C / -4 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 12 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
• May 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• 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)

Soil

Soil for Sannhemp: 10 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 12 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.