Sowing months
May–Jun
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Regular in the rains
Mature size
Vine 3–6 m
First harvest
Tubers at 8 months
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Give it a strong support early; the vine gets heavy.
A winged-stemmed climber storing a heavy tuber under a monsoon trellis.
Growing it
Give it a strong support early; the vine gets heavy.
What it is for
Ratalu sabzi; stores for months after lifting.