Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
6–12 m
First harvest
Fruit year four
Family
Boraginaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Pick the fruit young for pickle, before it sweetens.
Lasoda — sticky green fruit pickled across Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Growing it
Pick the fruit young for pickle, before it sweetens.
What it is for
Lasoda pickle; drought-hardy shade.