Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly; it tolerates dry spells
Mature size
60–100 cm
First harvest
Fifty to sixty days
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Do not feed with nitrogen — it makes its own.
Drought-hardy bean of the west — fixes nitrogen and crops where little else will.
Growing it
Do not feed with nitrogen — it makes its own.
What it is for
Gawar phali sabzi; a good soil-improving crop between two heavy feeders.