Your plan for Jhajjar

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

1. Guar Seed (Cluster Bean)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 3,927 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

   ₹18,000–₹27,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   After typical costs: ₹12,000–₹21,000 an acre a season

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 48% of its need dry year

   Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 40 °C / 28 °C
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Guar Seed (Cluster Bean): 8 out of 10 (good).

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 7.5–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 3.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,350 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹5,420 2023
   2. ₹5,020 2024
   3. ₹4,940 2025

   Prices are usually best in October.

   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.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 3.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

2. Bajra (Pearl Millet)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 96,870 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

   ₹9,000–₹13,000

   per acre a season, before costs

   At typical costs, from a loss of ₹3,000 to a profit of ₹2,000 an acre a season

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 53% of its need dry year

   Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 180 mm it can use in a normal year, and 110 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):

   • Jun 40 °C / 28 °C
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Bajra (Pearl Millet): 8 out of 10 (good).

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

   • The pH here suits it.
   • 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.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 9.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   On rain alone it gets about 53% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 53% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,258 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

   1. ₹2,050 2023
   2. ₹2,250 2024
   3. ₹2,290 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   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.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 9.6 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

     Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

   • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 83%
   • Urea 82%
   • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 3%
   • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 3%

3. Jowar (Sorghum)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 16,369 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 47% of its need dry year

   Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 40 °C / 28 °C
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 8 out of 10 (good).

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

   • The pH here suits it.
   • 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.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 1.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,701 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

   1. ₹1,820 2021
   2. ₹2,180 2022
   3. ₹3,330 2023
   4. ₹2,760 2024
   5. ₹2,590 2025

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

   Prices are usually best in October.

   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.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.3 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

4. Sesame (Til)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 381 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Warm in June
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 49% of its need dry year

   Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 190 mm it can use in a normal year, and 110 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 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 2.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

   1. ₹7,840 2021
   2. ₹9,550 2022
   3. ₹13,310 2023
   4. ₹11,590 2024
   5. ₹8,860 2025

   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.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 2.0 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

5. Moong (Green Gram)

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in July, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 283 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 53% of its need dry year

   Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year, and 80 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Soil

   Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 8 out of 10 (good).

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 1.9 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹7,665 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Minimum support price: ₹8,780 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.

   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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

6. Maize

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around September

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 147 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 45% of its need dry year

   Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 10–47 °C.

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

   • Jun 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (September 2026): about ₹2,200 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

   1. ₹2,180 2023
   2. ₹2,190 2024
   3. ₹2,000 2025

   Prices are usually best in September.

   Typical costs are about ₹22,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 13 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

7. Groundnut

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   Grown on 32 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 42% of its need dry year

   Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 4.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹5,974 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

   Prices are usually best in September.

   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.

   How to make it work

   The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 5.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

8. Ash Gourd

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Warm in June
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 41% of its need dry year

   Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 12–37 °C.

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

   • Jun 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C
   • Oct 34 °C / 19 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 5.6–6.8.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   No yield records for this crop yet.

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

   1. ₹1,610 2021
   2. ₹1,590 2022
   3. ₹2,000 2023
   4. ₹2,200 2024
   5. ₹2,200 2025

   Prices are usually best in December.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

9. Bitter Gourd

   JJASONDJFMAM

   Sow in June, harvest around October

   This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

   No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

   • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Warm in June
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

   Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

   Rain covers 44% of its need dry year

   Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
   • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

   Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

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

   Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

   Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   1. ₹3,000 2023
   2. ₹4,000 2025

   Prices are usually best in January.

   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.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

10. Bottle Gourd

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Warm in June
    • Suits: Soil 8/10

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    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Rain covers 44% of its need dry year

    Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 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 40 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 58 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

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

    1. ₹1,150 2023
    2. ₹1,280 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹47,000 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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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