Your plan for Khargone (West Nimar)

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

1. Gram (Chana)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around February

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 2.9 lakh acres here. Sold at 7 mandis in your district.

   ₹27,000–₹40,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   After typical costs: ₹8,000–₹21,000 an acre a season

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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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 46% of its need dry year

   Needs about 340 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 150 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):

   • Oct 34 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

   Soil

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

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

   Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 6.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹5,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

   1. ₹4,500 2021
   2. ₹4,420 2022
   3. ₹4,870 2023
   4. ₹5,500 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 7.1 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 83%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 44%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 11%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 9%

2. 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.

   ₹32,000–₹48,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   After typical costs: ₹4,000–₹20,000 an acre a season

   • Needs care: Risky: 1 irrigation short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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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 90% of its need dry year

   Needs about 170 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 150 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 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Radish: 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 boron, 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 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

   On rain alone it gets about 90% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 90% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹716 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹700 2021
   2. ₹700 2022
   3. ₹650 2023
   4. ₹800 2025

   Prices are usually best in January.

   Typical costs are about ₹28,000 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

3. Maize

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around January

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 1.1 lakh acres here. Sold at 14 mandis in your district.

   ₹20,000–₹30,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   At typical costs, from a loss of ₹2,000 to a profit of ₹8,000 an acre a season

   • 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 44% of its need dry year

   Needs about 350 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 150 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):

   • Oct 34 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

   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 16 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,558 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

   1. ₹1,370 2021
   2. ₹2,010 2022
   3. ₹1,930 2023
   4. ₹2,120 2024
   5. ₹2,000 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 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 79% 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 79%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 44%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 29%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 28%

4. Wheat

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around March

   Sowing time is now.

   Grown on 4.7 lakh 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: 7 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Very hot in November
   • Needs care: Soil 7/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 30% of its need dry year

   Needs about 500 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 150 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 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C
   • Feb 33 °C / 15 °C
   • Mar 38 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Days in November get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

   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.
   • Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 ₹2,270 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

   1. ₹1,810 2021
   2. ₹2,180 2022
   3. ₹2,430 2023
   4. ₹2,620 2024
   5. ₹2,550 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 97% 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 97%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 47%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 46%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 20%

5. Onion

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in December, harvest around April

   Grown on 6,623 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 14 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Very hot in April
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 14 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 0% of its need dry year

   Needs about 650 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year, and 0 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 12–25 °C on average, and survives 4–33 °C.

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

   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C
   • Feb 33 °C / 15 °C
   • Mar 38 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
   • Apr 42 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Days in April get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

   Soil

   Soil for Onion: 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 sulphur, 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 100 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 (April–May 2026): about ₹993 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹1,330 2021
   2. ₹820 2022
   3. ₹950 2023
   4. ₹1,750 2024
   5. ₹950 2025

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

   Prices are usually best in September.

   Typical costs are about ₹42,000 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 107 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 34% 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 34%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 20%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 15%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 11%

6. Rapeseed & Mustard

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around February

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

   Grown on 1,100 acres here. Sold at 4 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
   • 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 and the soil's monsoon water cover 41% of its need dry year

   Needs about 390 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 150 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 34 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C
   • Feb 33 °C / 15 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

   Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 4.3 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 ₹5,566 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

   1. ₹5,200 2024
   2. ₹5,150 2025

   Prices are usually best in April.

   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 5.1 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 77% 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 77%
   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 6%

7. Coriander

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around January

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 646 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • 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 and the soil's monsoon water cover 41% of its need dry year

   Needs about 370 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 150 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 34 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Coriander: 8 out of 10 (good).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Many fields here are short of sulphur, 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 4.8 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹8,351 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

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 5.9 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 100% 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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 100%

8. Lentil (Masoor)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in October, harvest around February

   Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

   Grown on 5.8 acres here. 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
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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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 41% of its need dry year

   Needs about 390 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 150 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 34 °C / 20 °C
   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 4.5 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 ₹5,732 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

   1. ₹5,800 2021
   2. ₹6,000 2022
   3. ₹5,430 2023
   4. ₹5,610 2024
   5. ₹5,820 2025

   Prices are usually best in July.

   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 3.7 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

     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) 6%
   • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 6%
   • Urea 6%

9. Beans (Vegetable)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in November, harvest around February

   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.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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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 54% 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 150 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):

   • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
   • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
   • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 9 out of 10 (good).

   • The pH here suits it.
   • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
   • Most fields here are short of zinc.

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 40 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 last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,075 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹3,400 2021
   2. ₹3,250 2022
   3. ₹2,450 2023

   Prices are usually best in October.

   Typical costs are about ₹84,000 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 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.

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

     Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

10. Beetroot

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    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.

    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

    Why, and how to make it work Hide details

    Water

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

    Rain and the soil's monsoon water cover 62% 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 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 13 °C
    • Jan 30 °C / 12 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Beetroot: 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 boron, 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

    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 last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹2,100 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    1. ₹980 2022
    2. ₹1,180 2023
    3. ₹1,200 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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