Sowing months
Oct–Dec
Sunlight
Four hours of sun
Water
Steady and even — dry spells split the root
Mature size
25 cm top growth
First harvest
Forty days
Family
Brassicaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
winter
Care
Thin to one plant every 5 cm at the two-leaf stage. Do not skip this.
A deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.
Growing it
Thin to one plant every 5 cm at the two-leaf stage. Do not skip this.
What it is for
Mooli paratha, salad; the leaves make a good saag too.