Cassava · New Delhi, Delhi, India
When to plant cassava in New Delhi
Main outdoor window
20 Feb - 20 Mar
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
7 January
In New Delhi, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
1 Nov - 31 Mar
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in New Delhi
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Plant cuttings
20 Feb - 20 Mar
Delayed by a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. The frost-only date would be 21 Jan. Measure your soil before planting.
Harvest
1 Nov - 31 Mar
Cassava through the year
Against the frost risk in New Delhi
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in New Delhi
July has the highest average precipitation (217 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in New Delhi
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 22.3°C (72.1°F)72.1°F (22.3°C) | 0.1 |
| February | 9.8°C (49.7°F)49.7°F (9.8°C) | 26.5°C (79.7°F)79.7°F (26.5°C) | 0.0 |
| March | 15.4°C (59.6°F)59.6°F (15.4°C) | 32.9°C (91.2°F)91.2°F (32.9°C) | 0.0 |
| April | 21.8°C (71.3°F)71.3°F (21.8°C) | 39.3°C (102.7°F)102.7°F (39.3°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 27°C (80.6°F)80.6°F (27°C) | 42.6°C (108.6°F)108.6°F (42.6°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 29.5°C (85°F)85°F (29.5°C) | 41.9°C (107.4°F)107.4°F (41.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 28°C (82.4°F)82.4°F (28°C) | 37°C (98.6°F)98.6°F (37°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 26.1°C (78.9°F)78.9°F (26.1°C) | 34°C (93.2°F)93.2°F (34°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 23.7°C (74.6°F)74.6°F (23.7°C) | 33.7°C (92.7°F)92.7°F (33.7°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 18.8°C (65.9°F)65.9°F (18.8°C) | 32.6°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.6°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 13.5°C (56.3°F)56.3°F (13.5°C) | 28.5°C (83.3°F)83.3°F (28.5°C) | 0.0 |
| December | 8.7°C (47.6°F)47.6°F (8.7°C) | 23.9°C (75.1°F)75.1°F (23.9°C) | 0.0 |
For cassava, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing cassava for New Delhi
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant cassava
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 20°C (68°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Check the local overnight forecast before planting out. Delay planting or keep protection ready if frost is forecast, even after the historical last-frost date.
- Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Treat cassava as a long-season crop with essential processing
Use suitable healthy planting material in a sunny, drained site with room for a large shrub. Keep the cultivar identified and distinguish edible-root production from an ornamental container plant.
Cassava can contain dangerous cyanogenic compounds, especially when raw. Use a known food cultivar and established local processing guidance; simply calling a variety sweet does not make raw roots safe. Do not improvise preparation of an unknown or bitter cultivar.
What to record this season
Did the named cultivar form usable roots, and was established processing guidance available? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: NC State Extension: Manihot esculenta . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The reference describes plant identity and cultivation. Its regional calendar months and hardiness observations do not validate the calculated dates for another location.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Use suitable healthy planting material in a sunny, drained site with room for a large shrub. Keep the cultivar identified and distinguish edible-root production from an ornamental container plant.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Cassava are timed with planting out 2 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for New Delhi.
The calendar also applies a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. Where that estimate is later than the frost-based date, it delays the window. Soil in your own garden can warm earlier or later; a thermometer at sowing depth is a better final check. Cold, wet conditions can slow germination and increase decay risk.
New Delhi is zone 10b, within the crop's general range. This is an initial cold-hardiness check; cultivar, exposure, drainage and unusual winters can still change the outcome.
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Growing cassava in New Delhi
Can I grow cassava in New Delhi?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant cassava in New Delhi?
Aim for 20 Feb - 20 Mar in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 19 Feb - 19 Mar - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
Can I plant cassava earlier in New Delhi?
The historical frost estimate is 21 Jan. For Cassava, an air-temperature model estimates soil warmth of about 20°C (68°F) around 20 Feb. This is not a soil measurement or a forecast. Check your bed at sowing depth; cold, wet conditions can slow growth and increase decay risk.
When might cassava be ready to harvest in New Delhi?
The estimated period is 1 Nov - 31 Mar, based on 240 to 330 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will cassava tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.