Climate

• Warm humid tropical climate with well distributed and fairly abundant rainfall
• Can withstand fairly prolonged periods of drought
• Sufficient moisture is needed at the time of planting
• Can’t withstand cold and is killed by frost

Soil

• Well-drained laterite, gravelly and sandy loam soils
• Heavy and rocky soils less suitable
• Tapioca grows well in the most common limestone soils in Kerala, the sandy soils in the coastal areas, and the clay soils found in the Thiruvananthapuram district.
• Crop can’t survive in waterlogged conditions
• Hill slopes with precautions
• Wastelands of low fertility
• It is not advisable to grow it in the same area continuously as it is a crop that removes a lot of nutrients from the soil.

Season

• Main planting season April-May (with the onset of south-west monsoon) September-October (with the onset of north-east monsoon)
• Irrigated planting February -April
• Best planting season April- May (Can utilize both monsoons) September- October (Second best season)