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Cultivate 'Tennis Ball' Marigold for Million-Dollar Earnings, Year-Round High Demand
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News18•04-10-2026, 20:07
Cultivate 'Tennis Ball' Marigold for Million-Dollar Earnings, Year-Round High Demand
- •Chetram, a farmer from Chhatarpur, MP, suggests cultivating the 'Tennis Ball' variety of marigold year-round for high earnings due to consistent demand.
- •This variety can be planted in rainy, cold, and summer seasons, though nursery preparation is not feasible during the rainy season.
- •The 'Tennis Ball' marigold produces compact, beautiful, and lightweight flowers, ensuring good quantity for shopkeepers and fetching good market prices.
- •Nursery is ready in 1 month, with flowering starting 100 days after transplanting; 50-60 quintals of flowers can be harvested over 3 months.
- •The cost of cultivating marigolds in 1 bigha is 10,000 rupees, with seeds being the most expensive component; one packet (1000 seeds) costs 2000 rupees.
Key Questions Answered
Farmer Chetram recommends the Tennis Ball variety from Indus Company, which can be planted during rainy, cold, and summer seasons. This variety produces compact flowers that resemble a tennis ball, offering a light weight and medium size that appeals strongly to shopkeepers.
The cultivation cost for marigold flowers in 1 bigha is approximately 10,000 rupees, with the seeds being the most expensive component. Farmers need 5 packets of seeds for 1 bigha, where each packet containing 1,000 seeds costs 2,000 rupees.
A marigold nursery is ready in 1 month, after which the plants can be transplanted into the field. Flowering begins 100 days after planting the nursery, allowing continuous harvesting for 3 months.
