When to sow Ginger in Sikkim

A monsoon crop in Sikkim: sow in Apr–May, harvest in Dec–Jan. Sikkim is number 6 of the 29 states that grow it.

Season here

Kharif

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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Sikkim

22 quintals an acre

India: 49 quintals an acre

Grown here on

37,745 acres

7% of India's ginger

When to sow and harvest in Sikkim

Kharif

Today

Harvest Sow

JJun JJul AAug SSep OOct NNov DDec JJan FFeb MMar AApr MMay

Sow Growing Harvest

The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow ginger

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Ginger in other states

Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Odisha Assam Maharashtra West Bengal Meghalaya Mizoram Gujarat Nagaland Uttarakhand Jharkhand

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2025-26.