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Guava

The backbone of our Jaipur farm. It fruits fast, gives two flushes a year and shrugs off Rajasthan's dry heat.

Pilot · reservations openGrown at Our Jaipur farm, Rajasthan
Guava (Allahabad Safeda / Lalit, meadow orchard (2 × 1 m))Illustrative
Setup per tree₹1,120One time
Annual care₹630Per tree, per year
Time to first harvest18–24 months
Expected first harvestWinter 2028
FarmJaipurPlanting 13 Feb 2027

Harvest calendar

How much could it yield?

Three honest numbers. After each season we publish the actual weight next to them.

REFERENCE10–12 kg/plantICAR-CISH meadow orchard, 2 × 1 m spacing (40–60 t/ha); wider-spaced trees give 20–40 kg
PLANNING5–10 kg/plantOur planning range for years 2–4
CONSERVATIVE3 kg/plantUsed for harvest protection
Actual harvest at JaipurPublished after the first season
100Native fit
CLIMATE FIT

Why it grows at Jaipur

Guava tolerates heat to 46°C, alkaline soil up to pH 8.5 and low rainfall on drip. The Sawai Madhopur belt next door is one of India's best guava regions.

  • Winter lows100
    8°C coldest-month low; needs ≥ 3°C
  • Summer highs100
    41°C hottest-month high; tolerates ≤ 46°C
  • Rainfall100
    630 mm/yr; comfortable 400–2,000 mm (drip can top up)
  • Winter chill100
    No chill needed
  • Soil pH100
    pH 8.1; suits 5.5–8.5
  • Altitude100
    430 m; suits 0–1,500 m
  • Humidity100
    Low humidity

Guava is a native fit at Jaipur (100/100). Every factor lines up, which is why we grow it here.

What can go wrong

Fruit fly during the monsoon flush
Wilt in poorly drained soil
And always: weather, pests, market prices and plants lost while they establish.

At harvest you can

DeliverCrated and delivered to your door, usually within 48 hours of picking in Jaipur.
ConvertSwap one harvest for a mixed basket of what's in season, at that day's rates.
DonateSend it to a partner food bank. You get a receipt for your records.
Farm creditKeep the value as credit for care fees, visits or produce.
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