Snake Gourd
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. Priced from mandis across India.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Needs care: Cool in September
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 80 mm it can use in a normal year, and 40 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 28 °C / 17 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 17 °C
- Sep 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Snake Gourd: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of iron.
- Most fields here are short of manganese.
Likes pH 6.5–7.0.
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 (December 2025): about ₹3,975 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 109 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).
- ₹2,440 2021
- ₹2,450 2022
- ₹2,430 2023
- ₹2,930 2024
- ₹3,390 2025
Prices are usually best in October.
How to make it work
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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.
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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.