Your plan for Ghaziabad

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

1. Rice

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   Sow in July, harvest around November

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 20,046 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 16 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 16 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 30% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,080 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 210 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.

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

   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C
   • Oct 33 °C / 19 °C
   • Nov 28 °C / 12 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Rice: 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 zinc, 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 16 quintals of paddy 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 (December 2025): about ₹2,369 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹1,530 2021
   2. ₹1,710 2022
   3. ₹2,010 2023
   4. ₹2,210 2024
   5. ₹2,300 2025

   Prices are usually best in October.

   Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 17 quintals of paddy 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 62% 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 62%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 30%
   • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 8%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 2%

2. Jowar (Sorghum)

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   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 4,370 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 covers 58% of its need dry year

   Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 160 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

   • Jun 39 °C / 27 °C
   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 6.9 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 this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹2,963 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹4,023 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹2,480 2021
   2. ₹2,700 2022
   3. ₹3,200 2023
   4. ₹3,090 2024
   5. ₹3,310 2025

   Prices are usually best in December.

   Typical costs are about ₹12,000 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 6.8 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 82% 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 82%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 77%

3. Bajra (Pearl Millet)

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   Sow in July, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 790 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 70% of its need dry year

   Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 12–40 °C.

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

   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Bajra (Pearl Millet): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

   Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 7.4 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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,300 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹2,900 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹1,330 2021
   2. ₹1,960 2022
   3. ₹2,140 2023
   4. ₹2,240 2024
   5. ₹2,310 2025

   Prices are usually best in December.

   Typical costs are about ₹11,000 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 10 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 63% 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 63%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 14%
   • Ammonium Chloride 1%
   • NPK Mixture 1%

4. Maize

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   Sow in June, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 211 acres here. Sold at 3 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 covers 56% of its need dry year

   Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 160 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

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

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

   • Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °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.
   • Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 (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 (September–October 2026): about ₹3,354 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

   1. ₹1,840 2021
   2. ₹2,010 2022
   3. ₹2,230 2023
   4. ₹2,300 2024
   5. ₹2,420 2025

   Prices are usually best in October.

   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 12 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 76% 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 76%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 47%
   • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 8%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 6%

5. Urad (Black Gram)

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   Sow in July, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 148 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 68% of its need dry year

   Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Urad (Black Gram): 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 5.5–6.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 2.4 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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

   Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹5,930 2021
   2. ₹5,700 2022
   3. ₹7,310 2023
   4. ₹8,230 2024
   5. ₹6,290 2025

   Prices are usually best in October.

   Typical costs are about ₹14,000 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 4.3 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):

   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 78%
   • Urea 22%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 4%
   • NPK Mixture 2%

6. Moong (Green Gram)

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   Sow in July, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 16 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 66% of its need dry year

   Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 180 mm it can use in a normal year, and 100 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 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 6.2–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 4.5 quintals an acre here (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 (September–October 2026): about ₹8,194 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹7,000 2021
   2. ₹7,130 2022
   3. ₹7,870 2023
   4. ₹8,760 2024
   5. ₹8,750 2025

   Prices are usually best in February.

   Typical costs are about ₹14,000 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 3.8 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.

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

7. Sweet Potato

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   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 4.9 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Warm in June
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 46% of its need dry year

   Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 170 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

   • Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
   • Oct 33 °C / 19 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Sweet Potato: 8 out of 10 (good).

   • 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 48 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 this season's harvest so far (November 2026): about ₹2,150 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹59,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 48 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.

     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.

8. Sesame (Til)

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   Sow in July, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 2.5 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 covers 60% of its need dry year

   Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C
   • Oct 33 °C / 19 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Sesame (Til): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 1.1 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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹12,450 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹10,346 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

   1. ₹8,040 2021
   2. ₹9,600 2022
   3. ₹13,320 2023
   4. ₹11,630 2024
   5. ₹9,330 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹15,000 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 1.1 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 39% 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 39%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 13%

9. Ash Gourd

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   Sow in June, harvest around October

   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. Priced from mandis across India.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 50% of its need dry year

   Needs about 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 170 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 12–37 °C.

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

   • Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C
   • Oct 33 °C / 19 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Ash Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

   • 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 5.6–6.8.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   No yield records for this crop yet.

   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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

   1. ₹1,610 2021
   2. ₹1,590 2022
   3. ₹2,000 2023
   4. ₹2,200 2024
   5. ₹2,200 2025

   Prices are usually best in December.

   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.

10. Bitter Gourd

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    Sow in June, harvest around October

    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. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Warm in June
    • Suits: Soil 8/10

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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 covers 54% of its need dry year

    Needs about 460 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 160 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–30 °C on average, and survives 15–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 34 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Bitter Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • 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 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 82 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,133 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    1. ₹1,830 2021
    2. ₹2,130 2022
    3. ₹2,160 2023
    4. ₹2,270 2024
    5. ₹2,400 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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.