Strawberry
Sow in October, harvest around July
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.
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- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too cold in december
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year (380 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 30 mm from the monsoon at sowing.
Temperature
Grows best at 11–24 °C on average, and survives 6–28 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Oct 23 °C / 8 °C
- Nov 17 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 7 °C / -3 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 10 °C / -1 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 15 °C / 3 °C (outside its best range)
- Apr 21 °C / 9 °C
- May 25 °C / 12 °C
- Jun 28 °C / 16 °C
Soil
Soil for Strawberry: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
Likes pH 6.0–6.8.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 9.7 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
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