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पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.
सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.सहजनसहजनMoringa oleiferaThe fastest useful tree there is — 3 m in a year, edible leaves and pods.
करेलाकरेलाMomordica charantiaA tough climber that fruits through the worst humidity of the year.गुग्गुलगुग्गुलCommiphora wightiiA thorny desert shrub whose resin has been traded for millennia; now endangered.
घृतकुमारीघृतकुमारीAloe veraNear-indestructible succulent for a bright sill; water only when the soil is dry through.सनायसनायSenna alexandrinaA dry-country shrub with yellow flowers, tough enough for a Rajasthan roof.गंधतृणगंधतृणCymbopogon citratusA clump of scented grass that mosquitoes avoid and tea drinkers cannot do without.
अश्वगंधाअश्वगंधाWithania somniferaDrought-tolerant root herb for a hot sunny corner; needs almost nothing once established.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.