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16 plants can be sown in November in North India. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
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AjwainअजवाइनTrachyspermum ammiA winter annual of the north-west, grown for the thyme-scented seed.BathuaबथुआChenopodium albumThe winter weed worth sowing — mineral-rich leaves through the cold months.CarrotगाजरDaucus carotaNeeds depth more than width — a 30 cm trough of loose soil beats a wide bed.ChickpeaचनाCicer arietinumA winter pulse that also gives the sour green leaf of the north.FennelसौंफFoeniculum vulgareFeathery winter foliage, then umbels that hoverflies and small wasps work all day.
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.KalonjiकलौंजीNigella sativaFine blue-white flowers over ferny leaves, then the black seed of the spice box.Mustard GreensसरसोंBrassica junceaPeppery leaves in five weeks, and yellow flowers for the bees after.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.RadishमूलीRaphanus sativusA deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.
RatanjotरतनजोतAlkanna tinctoriaA dry-hill root used to colour oil a deep red; slight above ground, tough below.
SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.TurnipशलजमBrassica rapaQuick winter roots for the plains, and greens while you wait.