Your plan for Darjeeling

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 60 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 15–25 °C on average, and survives 7–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.0–6.2.

Money

Yield: about 100 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹1,850 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,400 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹76,000 a season after typical costs.

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 ₹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.

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 60 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 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 21 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 ₹5,600 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹41,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

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 60 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 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 5.6 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 ₹8,351 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 ₹64,000 a season after typical costs.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 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 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 22 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 ₹2,200 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in December.

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.

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 60 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 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C

Soil

Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,475 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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.

Prices are usually best in April.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 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 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 ₹6,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain 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 60 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 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.5 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 (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 lose about ₹2,000 a season at typical costs.

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.

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 60 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 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Rajmash (Kidney Bean): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

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 gives about 300 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 113 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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹83,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 64 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 87% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 87% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹95,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 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 15–24 °C on average, and survives 3–30 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.8–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 72 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 ₹2,188 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹55,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

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 gives about 300 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 102 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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,950 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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 ₹89,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 130 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 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 85 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 73% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 73% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,850 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹71,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 80 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 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 75 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,763 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹73,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 110 mm it can use in a normal year (50 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 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 14 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–6.6.

Money

Yield: about 38 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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 (April–May 2026): about ₹7,850 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹14,950 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.6 lakh a season after typical costs.

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 ₹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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 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 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 57 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 (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,525 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹26,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

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 60 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 42 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹2,388 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹55,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 80 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Oct 26 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 14 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.
• Most fields here are short of manganese.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 17 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹4,850 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹36,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.