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Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
FigअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.Nasturtiumजलकुंभी फूलTropaeolum majusEdible flowers and leaves, and a magnet that pulls aphids off your vegetables.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.GarlicलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.Onionप्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.Sorghumज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.ChickpeaचनाCicer arietinumA winter pulse that also gives the sour green leaf of the north.CarrotगाजरDaucus carotaNeeds depth more than width — a 30 cm trough of loose soil beats a wide bed.BeetrootचुकंदरBeta vulgarisRoots below, usable leaves above, and it tolerates a container better than carrot.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.MethiमेथीTrigonella foenum-graecumSow thickly in a wide tray and cut the whole crop at three weeks.Not sure where to start?
Answer three questions on the home page — your region, your space and your goal — and we will name two plants to sow this month.
How the library is organised
By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
By seasonSowing windows for every month, so you never plant a winter green in May.
By spaceWindowsill, balcony, terrace or ground — filtered so you only see what will survive with you.
Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.