Varagu (Kodo Millet)

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–27 °C on average, and survives 5–33 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jul 28 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• 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 (outside its best range)

Soil

Soil for Varagu (Kodo Millet): 8 out of 10 (good).

• Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 4.8–6.0.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,270 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹2,266 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

Prices are usually best in August.