Strawberry
Sow in November, harvest around April
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.
No price yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 280 mm it can use in a normal year (230 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):
- Nov 20 °C / 9 °C
- Dec 16 °C / 6 °C
- Jan 15 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 16 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 19 °C / 8 °C
- Apr 22 °C / 11 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Strawberry: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
Likes pH 6.0–6.8.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 23 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.