Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Fruit year three
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant a line 60 cm apart for an impenetrable hedge.
A thorny hedge shrub that gives pickling fruit and keeps animals out.
Growing it
Plant a line 60 cm apart for an impenetrable hedge.
What it is for
Karonda pickle; the best living fence in dry regions.