Your plan for Budaun

Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.

1. Radish

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around January

   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. Priced from mandis across your state.

   ₹61,000–₹91,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   After typical costs: ₹12,000–₹42,000 an acre a season

   • Needs care: Risky: 1 irrigation short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 87% of its need dry year

   Needs about 120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 100 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C

   Soil

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

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
   • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 110 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

   On rain alone it gets about 87% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 87% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹796 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹940 2021
   2. ₹1,120 2022
   3. ₹1,210 2023
   4. ₹1,330 2024
   5. ₹1,250 2025

   Prices are usually best in April.

   Typical costs are about ₹49,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

2. Wheat

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around March

   Sowing time is now.

   Grown on 5.4 lakh acres here. Sold at 12 mandis in your district.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 33% of its need dry year

   Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 5–27 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C
   • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 17 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,425 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   Minimum support price: ₹2,610 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹1,860 2021
   2. ₹2,060 2022
   3. ₹2,330 2023
   4. ₹2,500 2024
   5. ₹2,530 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 16 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     About 93% of local fields of this crop get it.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Urea 93%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 32%
   • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 14%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 7%

3. Rapeseed & Mustard

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around February

   This season's sowing time (October) is over.

   Grown on 1.4 lakh acres here. Sold at 8 mandis in your district.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 42% of its need dry year

   Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 100 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

   • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 7 out of 10 (okay).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 5.8 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹5,860 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   Minimum support price: ₹6,613 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹6,150 2021
   2. ₹6,390 2022

   Prices are usually best in August.

   Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 6.0 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     About 90% of local fields of this crop get it.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Urea 90%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 27%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 11%
   • NPK Mixture 3%

4. Potato

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around March

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 44,129 acres here. Sold at 14 mandis in your district.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 39% of its need dry year

   Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 7–30 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
   • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.0–6.2.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 129 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   1. ₹970 2021
   2. ₹1,200 2022
   3. ₹910 2023
   4. ₹1,750 2024
   5. ₹1,060 2025

   Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

   Prices are usually best in December.

   Typical costs are about ₹68,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 128 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     About 89% of local fields of this crop get it.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Urea 89%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 77%
   • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 16%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 15%

5. Lentil (Masoor)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around February

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 10,945 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 40% of its need dry year

   Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 100 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

   • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 8 out of 10 (good).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
   • Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 4.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February 2026): about ₹6,447 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹7,390 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹6,520 2021
   2. ₹7,300 2022
   3. ₹6,840 2023
   4. ₹6,810 2024
   5. ₹6,850 2025

   Prices are usually best in December.

   Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.4 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 42%
   • Urea 7%

6. Peas & Beans (Dry)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around March

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 2,205 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 41% of its need dry year

   Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 8 out of 10 (good).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
   • Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 8.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹4,106 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹6,450 2021
   2. ₹6,150 2022
   3. ₹5,640 2023
   4. ₹5,190 2024
   5. ₹4,230 2025

   Prices are usually best in February.

   Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 7.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Urea 68%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 22%

7. Maize

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around February

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 1,839 acres here. Sold at 8 mandis in your district.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Cool in December
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 48% of its need dry year

   Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 10–47 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 12 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹1,826 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   Minimum support price: ₹2,410 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹2,050 2022
   2. ₹2,110 2023
   3. ₹2,200 2024
   4. ₹2,100 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹22,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 13 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     About 70% of local fields of this crop get it.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Urea 70%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 24%
   • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 2%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 2%

8. Coriander

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around February

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 333 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 43% of its need dry year

   Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–32 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 3.1 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹8,875 a quintal across India's mandis.

   1. ₹6,200 2021
   2. ₹9,530 2022
   3. ₹6,070 2023
   4. ₹6,250 2024
   5. ₹6,730 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹18,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

     Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

     Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

9. Gram (Chana)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around March

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 151 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

   Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

   • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 45% of its need dry year

   Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 110 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

   • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
   • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C
   • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Gram (Chana): 8 out of 10 (good).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
   • Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹6,875 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹5,958 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹5,640 2021
   2. ₹5,580 2022
   3. ₹5,660 2023
   4. ₹6,750 2024
   5. ₹6,680 2025

   Prices are usually best in May.

   Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 5.3 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

   What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 51%
   • Urea 6%
   • NPK Mixture 5%

10. Linseed

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 133 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 41% of its need dry year

    Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 100 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 29 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹7,959 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    1. ₹7,140 2021
    2. ₹6,720 2022
    3. ₹5,240 2023
    4. ₹5,560 2024
    5. ₹6,890 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹8,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 2.5 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      About 93% of local fields of this crop get it.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 93%