Water Chestnut
Sow in June, 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.
No price yet to estimate income
- Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
- Needs care: Cool in June
- Not known: No soil data
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 1,090 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 25–30 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 15 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.