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What can I grow now?

170 plants can be sown in June in North India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.

Hot dry summers, a July monsoon and a real winter — the widest sowing calendar in the country.

द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaआँकड़ाआँकड़ाLeptadenia pyrotechnicaA leafless broom-like desert shrub that fixes sand and feeds camels.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisअजवाइन पत्ताअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अमलतासअमलतासCassia fistulaYellow chandeliers in May, when the city most needs something to look at.तमरिल्लो (तमरिल्लो), Solanum betaceumचौलाईचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.तमरिल्लो (तमरिल्लो), Solanum betaceumरामदानारामदानाAmaranthus cruentusGrown for seed rather than leaf; magenta heads over the whole monsoon.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.आमलाआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household through winter.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaमोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अर्जुनअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a campus or park tree, not a pot.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अर्जुनअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a tree for a campus or a colony park, not a…राम तुलसी (राम तुलसी), Ocimum basilicumअश्वगंधाअश्वगंधाWithania somniferaDrought-tolerant root herb for a hot sunny corner; needs almost nothing once established.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बबूलबबूलVachellia niloticaThorny, nitrogen-fixing and useful on land nobody else will plant.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बेलबेलAegle marmelosA slow, tough native tree for a hot courtyard, with fruit that makes the summer sherbet.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बहेड़ाबहेड़ाTerminalia belliricaThe third triphala fruit, from a broad-crowned tree of dry deciduous forest.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaगुलमेहंदीगुलमेहंदीImpatiens balsaminaA monsoon annual of verandah pots, with seed pods children cannot leave alone.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.कबान बांसकबान बांसDendrocalamus strictusThe dry-country bamboo of central India, solid-stemmed and drought-hardy.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बरगदबरगदFicus benghalensisThe tree that becomes a grove; only for parks, campuses and village greens.