Your plan for Gangtok

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• 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 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹3,439 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹37,000 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 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Coriander: 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 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,351 a quintal across India's mandis.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C

Soil

Soil for Green Peas: 10 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 16 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 ₹2,244 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹21,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 8.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹3,978 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹23,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2022–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C

Soil

Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 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 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.0 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹4,209 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 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 4.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,027 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 350 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 10–32 °C.

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

• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

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

Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Rajmash (Kidney Bean): 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

No yield records for this crop yet.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

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

Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 280 mm it can use in a normal year (190 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 17 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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 last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹2,100 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹37,000 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 falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 140 mm it can use in a normal year (70 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Garlic: 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 6.0–6.6.

Money

Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹6,742 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 ₹88,000 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 falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 80 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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).

On rain alone it gets about 89% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 89% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,688 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹91,000 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 falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 160 mm it can use in a normal year (100 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °C

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).

On rain alone it gets about 85% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 85% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹13,781 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.0 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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 last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹2,388 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹55,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 350 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,700 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹23,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 350 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Sep 27 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C

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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,328 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹17,000 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 120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹925 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹13,000 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 falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 100 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °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).

On rain alone it gets about 86% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 86% of this yield.

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

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 13–27 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C

Soil

Soil for Fenugreek (Methi): 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 7.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.7 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹5,199 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.