लोबिया लोबिया

🌱 About the plant

Pods, beans and green manure from one undemanding monsoon plant.

Growing it

Sow after the first real rain and it needs nothing else.

What it is for

Lobia beans and pods; dig the haulm in as green manure.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

Weekly

मौसम

Mar, Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

Bush or vine to 2 m

First harvest

Fifty days

Sow after the first real rain and it needs nothing else.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Lobia beans and pods; dig the haulm in as green manure.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India