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9 plants can be sown in July in North-East India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
High rainfall, cooler hills. Sow two to four weeks earlier than the plains.
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BananaकेलाMusa acuminataA single sucker in a corner gives shade, cooking leaves and, in time, fruit.
BhringrajभृंगराजEclipta prostrataA low monsoon weed of wet ground, gathered for hair oil for as long as anyone remembers.Brahmiब्राह्मीBacopa monnieriA creeping marsh herb happy in a wide bowl of wet soil — the one plant you cannot…Kadambकदम्बNeolamarckia cadambaA fast native shade tree with scented ball flowers and city birds in it.
MakoyमकोयSolanum nigrumThe black nightshade of monsoon fields — a leafy green in the east, a weed elsewhere.Mandukaparniमंडूकपर्णीCentella asiaticaThe pennywort of damp corners; spreads by runners and asks for shade and moisture.
TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.Vana Tulsiवन तुलसीOcimum gratissimumThe wild tulsi — taller, camphor-scented and perennial where winters are mild.Water Spinachकलमी सागIpomoea aquaticaGrows on water or wet mud and crops every fortnight through the monsoon.