Your plan for Nainital

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 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Fenugreek (Methi): 9 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 7.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 13 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 ₹5,199 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

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 90 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 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):

• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 35 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 ₹950 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹16,000 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 180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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):

• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 28 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹1,757 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹39,000 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 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 41 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹900 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹33,000 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 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C

Soil

Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 3.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 160 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 200 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,288 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Water

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

Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 30 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–28 °C on average, and survives 4–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C

Soil

Soil for Khesari (Grass Pea): 9 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 7.4 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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 (February–March 2026): about ₹8,875 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 falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 3–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 5.8–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 84 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 87% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 87% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹1,475 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹61,000 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 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 40 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 180 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 82% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 82% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹1,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹22,000 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 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (10 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 180 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–26 °C on average, and survives 9–30 °C.

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

• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 6.8–8.3.

Money

Yield: about 3.0 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹19,375 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 ₹33,000 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 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 170 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 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.6 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March 2026): about ₹8,417 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in March.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (10 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 19 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹3,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (10 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 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):

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 25 °C / 13 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 15 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,518 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in June.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 21 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 (February 2026): about ₹2,300 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 30 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 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 / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

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 last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹2,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

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

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (10 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 10 °C
• Dec 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 17 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: organic carbon.

• 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 manganese.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

On rain alone it gets about 81% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 81% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹7,233 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹8,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.