Your plan for Chandigarh

Water

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

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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 / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 57 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 ₹3,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹93,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 400 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 56 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 ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹83,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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):

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

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

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 ₹1,200 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in February.

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 380 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 64 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,400 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹71,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

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

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 8.0 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 ₹7,087 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹7,517 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 390 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 2.8 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 ₹8,900 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.

Water

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

Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 390 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 2.1 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 ₹14,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

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.

Water

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

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 4.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,078 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Likes pH 7.5–8.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 2.4 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,556 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹6,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 400 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–34 °C on average, and survives 5–45 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 4.2 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 ₹7,555 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹8,343 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹23,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• May 39 °C / 25 °C
• Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Likes pH 6.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 78% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 78% of this yield.

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

Needs about 600 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 80% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 80% of this yield.

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

Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 22 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 45 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,700 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in March.

Typical costs are about ₹75,000 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 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 22 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 78 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,106 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹73,000 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 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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 / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 38 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 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 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 300 mm it can use in a normal year, and 210 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):

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,800 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹65,000 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 falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 22 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

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

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 22 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

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

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 66 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 ₹1,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹53,000 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 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–26 °C on average, and survives 11–34 °C.

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

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

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 1.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹10,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹10,052 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹8,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.