Sowing months
Oct–Dec
Sunlight
Four hours of sun
Water
Twice a week
Mature size
40–90 cm
First harvest
Five weeks
Family
Amaranthaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
winter
Care
It self-sows; leave one plant to seed and you never sow again.
The winter weed worth sowing — mineral-rich leaves through the cold months.
Growing it
It self-sows; leave one plant to seed and you never sow again.
What it is for
Bathua raita and paratha; a genuinely free winter green.