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18 plants can be sown in February in East India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
Humid through the year with an early monsoon; fungal problems beat drought here.
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Arabian JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
Bhut Jolokiaभूत जोलोकियाCapsicum chinenseThe ghost chilli of Nagaland — a genuine regional speciality, and ferocious.BougainvilleaबोगनवेलियाBougainvillea glabraThrives on being ignored — the more you neglect it, the harder it flowers.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.CorianderधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.Green Chilliहरी मिर्चCapsicum annuumOne plant on a sill supplies a household, and crops for two years.Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…Naga King Chilliराजा मिर्चCapsicum frutescensSmall upright fruit on a woody perennial that crops for years in the hills.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.
Ram Tulsiराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.TuberoseरजनीगंधाAgave amicaBulbs planted in March give heavily scented white spikes through the monsoon.