Regions: north

Jowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.

An old and quick millet, sown as a catch crop when the rains come late.

Bush beans for winter troughs; pole kinds for a balcony net.

The winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.

A sedge most people fight as a weed, though its tuber is an old perfume material.

The winter weed worth sowing — mineral-rich leaves through the cold months.

Roots below, usable leaves above, and it tolerates a container better than carrot.

Quick winter roots for the plains, and greens while you wait.

Ridged monsoon gourd, quick to climb and quicker to over-mature.

A tough climber that fruits through the worst humidity of the year.