Sannhemp
Sow in October, harvest around February
Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 60 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):
- Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
- Nov 31 °C / 22 °C
- Dec 31 °C / 21 °C
- Jan 32 °C / 21 °C
- Feb 35 °C / 22 °C
Soil
Soil for Sannhemp: 7 out of 10 (okay).
- Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
- Most fields here are short of iron.
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).
Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.
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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.