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12 plants can be sown in December in Central India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
A short sharp monsoon on black cotton soil, then a dry winter. Water-holding soil, water-scarce year.
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BathuaबथुआChenopodium albumThe winter weed worth sowing — mineral-rich leaves through the cold months.BeetrootचुकंदरBeta vulgarisRoots below, usable leaves above, and it tolerates a container better than carrot.CarrotगाजरDaucus carotaNeeds depth more than width — a 30 cm trough of loose soil beats a wide bed.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.IsabgolइसबगोलPlantago ovataA slight winter annual of dry western fields, grown for the husk of its seed.MethiमेथीTrigonella foenum-graecumSow thickly in a wide tray and cut the whole crop at three weeks.MulberryशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.Onionप्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.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.RadishमूलीRaphanus sativusA deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.