Region	Recommended seeding time
Andhra Pradesh
Coastal and Rayalaseema areas	October
Telangana	Late September or early October
Maharashtra
Drought prone areas of Western Maharashtra and adjoing areas	Second fortnight of September
Assured rainfall areas of Western Maharashtra and Marathwada	Last week of September to mid October
Vidarbha (Rainfed)	Last week of September to first week of October
Vidarbha (irrigated)	First and second fortnight of October
Karnataka (Rainfed)	Second fortnight of September
Karnataka (Irrigated)	Mid September to early November
Gujarat	Last week of October to first week of November
Madhya Pradesh
Malwa Plateau	Last week of September to second week of November
Chhattisgarh	Second week of October to second week of November
Orissa	Second week of September to mid October
Uttar Pradesh (Rainfed)	Second to third week of October
Uttar Pradesh (Irrigated)	Mid October to first week of November
Rajasthan and TamilNadu	Early to mid October
Bihar	Second week of October

In case soil moisture conditions are extremely favourable as in seasons with extended monsoon or late rains or where facilities exist for presowing irrigations, plantings of rainfed safflower can safely extended by 1 or 2 weeks beyond the suggested optimum period for different regions.