Sowing months
Apr–Jun
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Loves standing wet
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Leaves at 45 days
Family
Malvaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Sow after the first heavy rain on land that holds water.
Bengal’s fibre crop, and its young leaves are a monsoon green.
Growing it
Sow after the first heavy rain on land that holds water.
What it is for
Pat shak greens; jute fibre.