Sowing months
Mar, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
60–120 cm
First harvest
Ninety days
Family
Pedaliaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Harvest as the lowest capsules split, not later.
Upright, bell-flowered and ancient; the oilseed of the dry season.
Growing it
Harvest as the lowest capsules split, not later.
What it is for
Til for oil and laddu; flowers work well for bees.