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शहतूतशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.अंजीरअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.अनारअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
सोनबेलसोनबेलPyrostegia venustaCurtains of orange through the cool months on a big pergola.सेवंतीसेवंतीChrysanthemum indicumThe garden chrysanthemum of the north-Indian winter, sold by the crate at Diwali.सूरजमुखीसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.
लहसुनलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.प्याज़प्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.
गेंदागेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.ज्वारज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.फ्रेंच बीनफ्रेंच बीनPhaseolus vulgarisBush beans for winter troughs; pole kinds for a balcony net.सेमसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.चनाचनाCicer arietinumA winter pulse that also gives the sour green leaf of the north.शलजमशलजमBrassica rapaQuick winter roots for the plains, and greens while you wait.टमाटरटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.बैंगनबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.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.
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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.