What the soil tests found
9
out of 10
Soil score
GoodNot in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, salt and 6 more.
For most crops. How the soil score works
- soil samples, 2023-24 & 2024-25
- 32
- nutrients checked
- 8
This shows what soil in this area tends to be like. Your own field can be different. Get it tested at a soil testing lab before deciding.
Nutrient by nutrient
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Good
Phosphorus
From 32 soil tests
Low 16% Medium 72% High 13%
2 in 10 soil tests here came out low
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/haHealthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.
Compared with the wider area Place Low Medium High Here 16% 72% 13% Kunihar 19% 42% 39% Solan 17% 39% 44% Himachal Pradesh 13% 59% 28% India 13% 41% 45% -
Good
Potassium
From 32 soil tests
Low 9% Medium 47% High 44%
1 in 10 soil tests here came out low
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/haHealthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.
Compared with the wider area Place Low Medium High Here 9% 47% 44% Kunihar 12% 73% 15% Solan 14% 58% 28% Himachal Pradesh 11% 49% 40% India 14% 53% 33% -
Good
pH
From 32 soil tests
Neutral 100%
Almost every soil test here came out neutral
What this means
How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.
Acidic Neutral AlkalineIn these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.
Compared with the wider area Place Acidic Neutral Alkaline Here 0% 100% 0% Kunihar 1% 99% 0% Solan 1% 99% 0% Himachal Pradesh 1% 99% 0% India 11% 86% 2%
The tests here for organic carbon look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.
Too few tests here to judge salt (5 tests), zinc (27 tests), iron (27 tests), copper (27 tests) and manganese (27 tests), out of 32 soil samples.
Not tested here: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.
Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2023-24 & 2024-25. 32 samples.
Climate in Solan
Rain
About 1,200 mm of rain a year
In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,000 mm.
Temperature
Hottest in May: days about 32 °C, nights 20 °C
Coolest in January: days about 15 °C, nights 5 °C.
Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.
Source: 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.