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Pomegranate

A higher-value fruit with jewel-red arils, naturally at home on dry, alkaline land like ours.

Pilot · reservations openGrown at Our Jaipur farm, Rajasthan
Pomegranate (Bhagwa)Illustrative
Setup per tree₹1,770One time
Annual care₹840Per tree, per year
Time to first harvestAbout 3 years
Expected first harvestWinter 2029–30
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.

REFERENCE20–30 kg/plantMature Bhagwa at ICAR-NRCP spacing (4.5 × 3 m); rainy-season (mrig bahar) crop, picked about 6 months after flowering
PLANNING8–18 kg/plantOur planning range
CONSERVATIVE5 kg/plantUsed for harvest protection
Actual harvest at JaipurPublished after the first season
100Native fit
CLIMATE FIT

Why it grows at Jaipur

Pomegranate loves a dry climate: low humidity keeps bacterial blight away, and it tolerates saline, alkaline soils. Western Rajasthan is now one of India's fastest-growing pomegranate regions.

  • Winter lows100
    8°C coldest-month low; needs ≥ -2°C
  • Summer highs100
    41°C hottest-month high; tolerates ≤ 45°C
  • Rainfall100
    630 mm/yr; comfortable 350–900 mm (drip can top up)
  • Winter chill100
    No chill needed
  • Soil pH100
    pH 8.1; suits 6–8.5
  • Altitude100
    430 m; suits 0–1,800 m
  • Humidity100
    Low humidity; prefers low or moderate

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

What can go wrong

Bacterial blight in humid spells
Fruit cracking with uneven watering
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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