Sowing months
Mar–Apr, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
30–60 cm
First harvest
Sixty days
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace, windowsill
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
The fastest thing a child can grow start to finish.
Sixty days from sowing to dal, and sproutable on a kitchen shelf.
Growing it
The fastest thing a child can grow start to finish.
What it is for
Moong dal and sprouts; classic between-crop pulse.