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अजवाइनअजवाइनTrachyspermum ammiA winter annual of the north-west, grown for the thyme-scented seed.बथुआबथुआChenopodium albumThe winter weed worth sowing — mineral-rich leaves through the cold months.चुकंदरचुकंदरBeta vulgarisRoots below, usable leaves above, and it tolerates a container better than carrot.गाजरगाजरDaucus carotaNeeds depth more than width — a 30 cm trough of loose soil beats a wide bed.
चमेलीचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe Spanish jasmine of the perfume trade, grown widely in the north and west.चनाचनाCicer arietinumA winter pulse that also gives the sour green leaf of the north.धनियाधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.
देवदारदेवदारCedrus deodaraThe Himalayan cedar — a slow, magnificent, cold-climate conifer.सौंफसौंफFoeniculum vulgareFeathery winter foliage, then umbels that hoverflies and small wasps work all day.सेमसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.फ्रेंच बीनफ्रेंच बीनPhaseolus vulgarisBush beans for winter troughs; pole kinds for a balcony net.लहसुनलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.
घृतकुमारीघृतकुमारीAloe veraNear-indestructible succulent for a bright sill; water only when the soil is dry through.तगरतगरValeriana jatamansiA hill herb of stream banks with aromatic roots and heads of small white flowers.कलौंजीकलौंजीNigella sativaFine blue-white flowers over ferny leaves, then the black seed of the spice box.
गेंदागेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.