Your plan for Kalaburagi

Water

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

Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 270 mm it can use in a normal year, and 210 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 12–40 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Bajra (Pearl Millet): 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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹2,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹2,900 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹11,000 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 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 270 mm it can use in a normal year, and 210 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–27 °C on average, and survives 15–45 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Samai (Little Millet): 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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.2.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹9,400 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

Water

Rain falls about 3 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 gives about 290 mm it can use in a normal year, and 220 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 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 44 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 70% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 70% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹4,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹66,000 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 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 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 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bottle Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 47 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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹1,950 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in August.

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

Water

Rain falls about 13 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,080 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 18 °C

Soil

Soil for Rice: 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 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 22 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,350 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.8 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹6,225 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹4,023 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹12,000 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 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 290 mm it can use in a normal year, and 220 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):

• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 21 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹6,363 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), 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 falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 380 mm it can use in a normal year, and 280 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–36 °C on average, and survives 15–42 °C.

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

• Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 18 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 5.9 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹7,466 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹8,267 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

That is the price for medium staple kapas (raw cotton). Long staple kapas has ₹8,667 a quintal.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹28,000 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 gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 190 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 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 60 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,650 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in April.

Typical costs are about ₹66,000 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 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 280 mm it can use in a normal year, and 210 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 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

On rain alone it gets about 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹12,250 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

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 ₹15,000 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 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 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 35 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

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 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹64,000 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 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year, and 200 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 31 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Urad (Black Gram): 8 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.
• Most fields here are short of iron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,754 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.