Cumin (Jeera) stage by stage
Cumin is a short winter crop and very sensitive to stress and disease. Growers in Gujarat and Rajasthan bring us patchy fields, plants wilting and low seed set.
Main growing areas: Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Sowing and emergence
First 3 weeksEven emergence on well-prepared soil.
Branching
About 3 to 6 weeksMore branches, more umbels.
Flowering and seed set
About 6 to 10 weeksCloudy, humid weather now brings blight.
Maturity
About 100 to 120 daysSeeds turn brown; harvest on time.
Common cumin (jeera) problems
Problems farmers bring to us
- Patchy, weak plants
- Plants wilting and dying
- Blight in cloudy weather
- Low seed set
- Poor seed quality
What to check first
- Avoid fields where wilt was severe last season.
- Use treated, healthy seed.
- Do not over-irrigate; cumin hates wet soil.
- Watch the weather at flowering.
The Immunity formula for cumin (jeera)
Immunity Cumin Special
Made for cumin: weak plants, wilt-prone fields and low seed set.
Packs: 250 mL, 500 mL, 1 L, 5 L
Results differ from farm to farm with soil, weather, crop and management. Farmer experiences on this site are their own reports, not a promise of results.
Cumin (Jeera) farmers in their own words
Cumin (Jeera) questions
Why are my cumin plants wilting?
Fusarium wilt, a soil-borne fungus, is common in cumin, especially in fields cropped with cumin year after year.
Which Immunity product is for cumin?
Immunity Cumin Special.
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