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16 plants in the library can be sown in December. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
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खुबानीखुबानीPrunus armeniacaLadakh and Himachal fruit — blossom in March, fruit in June, dried for winter.
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.
धनियाधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.
अंजीरअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.
इसबगोलइसबगोलPlantago ovataA slight winter annual of dry western fields, grown for the husk of its seed.
मेथीमेथीTrigonella foenum-graecumSow thickly in a wide tray and cut the whole crop at three weeks.
शहतूतशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.
प्याज़प्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.
पालकपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.
अनारअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
मूलीमूलीRaphanus sativusA deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.
अखरोटअखरोटJuglans regiaThe nut tree of Kashmir and the western hills, needing real winter cold.
जलकुंभी सागजलकुंभी सागNasturtium officinaleA peppery salad green for a shady tray of running or frequently changed water.
बनसेबबनसेबDocynia indicaA north-eastern hill fruit, sour and used for pickle and jam.