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Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
PentasपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.Field BeanसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.Mustard GreensसरसोंBrassica junceaPeppery leaves in five weeks, and yellow flowers for the bees after.RadishमूलीRaphanus sativusA deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.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.CorianderधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.
MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…
TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.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.