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6 plants can be sown in November 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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ChameliचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe Spanish jasmine of the perfume trade, grown widely in the north and west.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.PentasपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.
Sorghumज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.