Sannhemp
Sow in July, harvest around November
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
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
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Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 4–40 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 33 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
- Oct 32 °C / 25 °C
- Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
Soil
Soil for Sannhemp: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Salt in the soil here can harm it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 12 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.