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46 plants can be sown in April in South India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
Two monsoons and no frost: cool-season crops go in a month later and keep going into February.
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Ajwain Leafअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.
AmaranthचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.
Arabian JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.Bitter GourdकरेलाMomordica charantiaA tough climber that fruits through the worst humidity of the year.Bottle GourdलौकीLagenaria sicerariaA monsoon climber that will roof a terrace in eight weeks given a frame.BougainvilleaबोगनवेलियाBougainvillea glabraThrives on being ignored — the more you neglect it, the harder it flowers.Brahmiब्राह्मीBacopa monnieriA creeping marsh herb happy in a wide bowl of wet soil — the one plant you cannot…BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.Champaचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Cockscombलाल मुर्गाCelosia argenteaVelvet crested heads that hold colour for weeks, in sun or half shade.CowpeaलोबियाVigna unguiculataPods, beans and green manure from one undemanding monsoon plant.CucumberखीराCucumis sativusFast, thirsty and best trained up a net where air can move around it.
DrumstickसहजनMoringa oleiferaThe fastest useful tree there is — 3 m in a year, edible leaves and pods.Frangipani WhiteगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.Green Chilliहरी मिर्चCapsicum annuumOne plant on a sill supplies a household, and crops for two years.