Your plan for Gangtok

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,040 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,900 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C

Soil

Soil for Capsicum: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹4,024 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,970 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,790 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 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 38 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,640 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 12–35 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,900 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,750 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Pumpkin: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 90 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹1,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in March.

Typical costs are about ₹76,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,540 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,300 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 10 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 20 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹52,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,000 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,830 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C

Soil

Soil for Tomato: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 42 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,250 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹55,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,040 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,910 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Brinjal: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 27 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹28,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,900 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,750 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 19–27 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Bottle Gourd: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 30 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹1,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,040 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,910 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C

Soil

Soil for Green Chillies: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,540 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,300 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Urad (Black Gram): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.1 quintals an acre here (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 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.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,030 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,870 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

• May 27 °C / 17 °C
• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Jute: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,950 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹5,925 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,320 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Chillies (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹13,638 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,900 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,750 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 9 out of 10 (good).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 23 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹38,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,640 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Soil

Soil for Cauliflower: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 26 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹42,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,090 mm it can use in a normal year, and 850 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Radish: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 30 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–September 2026): about ₹1,900 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹32,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 750 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,400 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,280 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–28 °C on average, and survives 18–32 °C.

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

• May 27 °C / 17 °C
• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Turmeric: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 12 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹13,513 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,460 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,240 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–32 °C on average, and survives 6–38 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Cucumber: 9 out of 10 (good).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 18 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–September 2026): about ₹2,200 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,320 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–39 °C.

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

• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Castor Seed: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 7.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,218 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,640 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cabbage: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 24 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,850 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,480 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

• Jun 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cowpea (Lobia): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹8,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹9,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.