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Whole year Rain only

We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

Your land

Soil

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: sulphur.

Not in the score: nitrogen.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 2,700 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 2,213 mm.

Temperature

Days about 32 °C, nights 24 °C in Whole year

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

What's short in your soil, and what to do (1 nutrient)
  • Sulphur

    From 7,330 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 61% Enough 39%

    6 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 7,357 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 6% High 92%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less DAP than usual.

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 7,360 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 35% Medium 38% High 27%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 7,347 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 49% Medium 28% High 23%

    5 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

  • pH

    From 7,454 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 9% Neutral 91%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 7,343 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Zinc

    From 7,329 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 7,334 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 7,334 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 7,335 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

  • Boron

    From 7,332 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 22% Enough 78%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (3 tests), out of 7,454 soil samples.

Good fit 21

Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 2,488 acres here. Sold at 15 mandis in your district.

    ₹4.7 lakh–₹7.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2.3 lakh–₹4.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 204 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹2,900 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹3,300 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4.3 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,800 2021
    2. ₹2,730 2022
    3. ₹2,900 2023
    4. ₹2,900 2024
    5. ₹2,900 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 169 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      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):

    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 10%
    • NPK Mixture 8%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 3%
    • Urea 2%
  2. Nutmeg

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹74,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–August 2026): about ₹48,675 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹29,000 2021
    2. ₹29,750 2022
    3. ₹29,250 2023
    4. ₹22,500 2024
    5. ₹29,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      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):

    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 11%
    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 2%
    • Urea 1%
    • Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) 1%
  3. Jackfruit

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 12,229 acres here. Last recorded in 2012-13. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹83,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 85 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–June 2026): about ₹2,600 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹93,000 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 sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  4. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 101 acres here. Last recorded in 2012-13. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹46,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,000 2021
    2. ₹4,000 2022
    3. ₹4,740 2023
    4. ₹5,380 2024
    5. ₹4,900 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  5. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹93,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹69,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 10 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). Government figures count it with lime.

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹11,625 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹10,500 a quintal, the middle of 25 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹81,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,400 2021
    2. ₹5,160 2022
    3. ₹5,200 2023
    4. ₹8,550 2024
    5. ₹4,400 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 ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  6. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹76,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹48,000–₹86,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹5,750 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹81,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,850 2021
    2. ₹3,840 2022
    3. ₹4,410 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹4,880 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    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.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  7. Mango

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 16,683 acres here. Last recorded in 2013-14. Sold at 13 mandis in your district.

    ₹60,000–₹90,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹44,000–₹74,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 22 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,600 2021
    2. ₹5,750 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023
    4. ₹6,550 2024
    5. ₹4,970 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  8. Guava

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹53,000–₹79,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹34,000–₹60,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹34,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,250 2021
    2. ₹6,010 2024
    3. ₹6,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  9. Sapota (Chikoo)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹64,000–₹96,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹27,000–₹59,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–34 °C on average, and survives 11–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 8 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 48 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹48,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,500 2021
    2. ₹3,300 2022
    3. ₹4,700 2023
    4. ₹4,350 2024
    5. ₹3,450 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹36,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  10. Coconut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 2.0 lakh acres here. Sold at 11 mandis in your district.

    ₹53,000–₹80,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹26,000–₹53,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 11 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, August–September 2026): about ₹6,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 15 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹32,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,400 2021
    2. ₹3,400 2022
    3. ₹3,400 2023
    4. ₹3,800 2024
    5. ₹7,000 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹27,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 13 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      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 10%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 8%
    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 5%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 4%

Possible, with effort 8

Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 2,669 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹12,000–₹18,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹6,000–₹13,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–May 2026): about ₹12,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹11,000 a year at typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,000 2021
    2. ₹8,100 2022
    3. ₹7,880 2023
    4. ₹9,100 2024
    5. ₹12,100 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 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 1.2 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  2. Arecanut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 13,789 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 12 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 12 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 910 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–33 °C on average, and survives 7–39 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Arecanut: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.1 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    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 this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹40,425 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹40,200 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹34,880 2021
    2. ₹36,500 2022
    3. ₹36,000 2023
    4. ₹30,880 2024
    5. ₹33,380 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹5.9 lakh 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 3.3 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      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):

    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 1%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 1%
    • Urea 1%
    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate 0%
  3. Bael

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 30–42 °C on average, and survives 5–49 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 28 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  4. Cardamom

    Holds the land all year

    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: 13 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 940 mm it can use in a normal year, and 890 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–30 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    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 through the year (December 2025–May 2026, August–October 2026): about ₹2,40,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,05,000 2021
    2. ₹90,000 2022
    3. ₹1,50,000 2023
    4. ₹2,00,000 2024
    5. ₹2,32,500 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.7 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  5. Clove

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Clove: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 4.0–5.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  6. Rose

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 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 20–24 °C on average, and survives 11–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Most fields here are short of sulphur.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 70 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

  7. Rubber

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    No yield figures yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of sulphur.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹22,663 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹28,300 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹15,970 2021
    2. ₹16,150 2022
    3. ₹14,250 2023
    4. ₹17,730 2024
    5. ₹18,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      About 25% of local fields of this crop get it.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 25%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 12%
    • Urea Ammonium Phosphate 11%
    • Urea 10%
  8. Tea

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,620 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Tea: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of sulphur.

    Likes pH 4.5–5.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

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

22 crops won't work here See why for each one

4 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).