Sowing months
Jan, Oct–Dec
Sunlight
Three to four hours of sun
Water
Light watering daily
Mature size
15–25 cm
First harvest
Three weeks
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
balcony, terrace, windowsill
Good for
food
Sow in
winter
Care
Use kitchen methi seed — it germinates as well as anything sold as garden seed.
Sow thickly in a wide tray and cut the whole crop at three weeks — the fastest green there is.
Growing it
Use kitchen methi seed — it germinates as well as anything sold as garden seed.
What it is for
Methi paratha, sabzi; sow a tray a fortnight for a continuous supply.