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Rabi Rain only

We checked 49 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: 39 of the crops that suit can still be sown this season. For 6 the sowing time is over.

Your land

Soil

9

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Too acidic in most fields here.

Not in the score: sulphur.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 225 mm in Rabi

October–February, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 172 mm.

Temperature

Days about 23 °C, nights 12 °C in Rabi

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

Your soil test results
All soil results
  • Nitrogen

    From 4,079 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 84% High 16%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.

    Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

  • Phosphorus

    From 4,078 soil tests

    Good

    Medium 99% High 1%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 4,079 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 39% High 60%

    Most soil tests here came out high

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

    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 4,079 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 20% Medium 48% High 32%

    2 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 4,075 soil tests

    Poor

    Acidic 94% Neutral 6%

    9 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    If your field is acidic: add agricultural lime before sowing. A soil lab works out how much your field needs.

    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 4,077 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 98% Salty 2%

    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 2,793 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    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 4,081 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 4,077 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 4,082 soil tests

    Good

    Short 7% Enough 93%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 1,287 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

The tests here for sulphur look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.

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

Good fit 7

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. Beans (Vegetable)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹33,000–₹87,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 40 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹3,439 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,240 2021
    2. ₹4,230 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹4,560 2024
    5. ₹4,800 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹74,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  2. Green Peas

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹83,000–₹1.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹21,000–₹63,000 an acre a season

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

    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 (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹2,244 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,300 2021
    2. ₹4,640 2022
    3. ₹3,820 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹4,550 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹62,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  3. Coriander

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹35,000–₹52,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹17,000–₹34,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 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 4–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,351 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹14,525 a quintal, the middle of 22 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹57,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,200 2021
    2. ₹9,530 2022
    3. ₹6,070 2023
    4. ₹6,250 2024
    5. ₹6,730 2025

    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.

  4. Tobacco

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹27,000–₹41,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹4,000–₹18,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tobacco: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 8.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹3,978 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,136 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,650 2021
    2. ₹4,490 2022
    3. ₹4,570 2023
    4. ₹5,130 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹23,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2022–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  5. Lentil (Masoor)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 74 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹16,000–₹24,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2–₹8,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,027 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹6,950 a quintal, the middle of 10 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹7,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,390 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,000 2021
    2. ₹6,220 2022
    3. ₹5,860 2023
    4. ₹6,660 2024
    5. ₹6,740 2025

    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.

  6. Peas & Beans (Dry)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 224 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹15,000–₹22,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹251 to a profit of ₹7,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.4 quintals an acre here (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹4,209 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,955 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,590 2021
    2. ₹4,810 2022
    3. ₹4,930 2023
    4. ₹5,190 2024
    5. ₹4,240 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 5.0 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

  7. Rajmash (Kidney Bean)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    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
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Rajmash (Kidney Bean): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Possible, with effort 39

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. Tomato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around May

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹54,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year (130 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tomato: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 104 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 (May–June 2026): about ₹2,100 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,320 2021
    2. ₹1,850 2022
    3. ₹1,380 2023
    4. ₹2,250 2024
    5. ₹1,990 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹91,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  2. Cauliflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹97,000–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹36,000–₹85,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,650 2021
    2. ₹1,930 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹2,180 2024
    5. ₹2,030 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    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.

  3. Carrot

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹93,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹29,000–₹75,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 5.8–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,790 2021
    2. ₹2,050 2022
    3. ₹2,090 2023
    4. ₹2,240 2024
    5. ₹2,240 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹64,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  4. Cabbage

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹87,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹27,000–₹71,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 97 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,190 2021
    2. ₹1,530 2022
    3. ₹1,000 2023
    4. ₹1,670 2024
    5. ₹1,350 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹60,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  5. Garlic

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    This season's sowing time (October) is over.

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

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹2.0 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹45,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    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 in its months gives about 120 mm it can use in a normal year (60 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 13 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹6,473 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹12,000 a quintal, the middle of 183 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.2 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,820 2021
    2. ₹3,500 2022
    3. ₹6,320 2023
    4. ₹14,380 2024
    5. ₹6,280 2025

    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 ₹88,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. Brinjal

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹94,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹26,000–₹73,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    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 in its months gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year (100 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Brinjal: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,450 2021
    2. ₹1,640 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹1,910 2024
    5. ₹1,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹68,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  7. Chillies (Dry)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 232 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹9,000–₹65,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 460 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 190 mm it can use in a normal year (120 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Apr 26 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Chillies (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 12 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    On rain alone it gets about 86% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 86% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹13,781 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹20,925 a quintal, the middle of 53 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,650 2021
    2. ₹14,980 2022
    3. ₹16,750 2023
    4. ₹12,910 2024
    5. ₹12,120 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  8. Green Chillies

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹95,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹18,000–₹65,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    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 in its months gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year (100 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 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):

    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 13 °C
    • Apr 26 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Green Chillies: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹3,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,510 2021
    2. ₹3,050 2022
    3. ₹2,780 2023
    4. ₹3,560 2024
    5. ₹3,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹77,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Radish

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹49,000–₹74,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹19,000–₹44,000 an acre a season

    • 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 120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 40 mm it can use in a normal year (20 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):

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹925 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹990 2021
    2. ₹1,090 2022
    3. ₹1,130 2023
    4. ₹1,360 2024
    5. ₹1,280 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹30,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  10. Sesame (Til)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹26,000–₹39,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹24,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur.

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.7 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 ₹8,733 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹14,050 a quintal, the middle of 81 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹37,000 a season after typical costs.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    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.

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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).