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7 plants can be sown in January in West India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
Heavy coastal monsoon, mild winters. Drainage matters more here than watering.
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CorianderधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.
FigअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.MethiमेथीTrigonella foenum-graecumSow thickly in a wide tray and cut the whole crop at three weeks.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.