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ApricotखुबानीPrunus armeniacaLadakh and Himachal fruit — blossom in March, fruit in June, dried for winter.
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.
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.