Sowing months
Oct–Dec
Sunlight
Five hours of sun
Water
Even moisture, never soaking
Mature size
30 cm top growth
First harvest
Seventy to ninety days
Family
Apiaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
winter
Care
Sieve stones out of the soil; any obstruction forks the root.
Needs depth more than space — a 30 cm trough of loose soil beats a wide shallow bed.
Growing it
Sieve stones out of the soil; any obstruction forks the root.
What it is for
Gajar halwa, salad; the red Indian kinds are sweeter than the orange.