Walnut

Water

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

Needs about 1,200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,200 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 21 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
• Oct 28 °C / 20 °C
• Nov 25 °C / 16 °C
• Dec 23 °C / 12 °C
• Jan 23 °C / 11 °C
• Feb 25 °C / 12 °C
• Mar 29 °C / 16 °C
• Apr 30 °C / 19 °C
• May 29 °C / 20 °C
• Jun 28 °C / 21 °C

It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 17 °C.

Soil

Soil for Walnut: 7 out of 10 (okay).

Not in the score: salt, sulphur, zinc and 4 more.

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.