Vegetables seasons in India
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we don’t know which vegetable seed to sow in a season.
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Vegetable Name
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Growth season - North India
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Growth Season - South India
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Germination Temperature (°C)
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Sowing technique
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Sowing depth (inches)
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Sowing Distance (inches/feet)
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Maturity time (in days)
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Apple Gourd/ Round gourd/ Tinda
|
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
20-30
|
Direct
|
1
|
Between Seeds - 12”
Between rows - 12” |
70-80
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Beetroot/ Chukundar
|
Oct-Nov
|
Aug-Nov
|
10-30
|
Direct
|
1
|
Between Seeds - 4”
Between Rows - 18” |
80-90
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Bitter Gourd/ Karela
|
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
Nov-Dec
Dec-Jan Jun-Jul |
20-30
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 1 ft
Between Rows - 4 ft |
55-60
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Bottle Gourd/ Louki
|
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
Nov-Dec
Dec-Jan Jun-Jul |
20-30
|
Direct
|
1-2
|
Between Seeds - 1 ft
Between Rows - 4 ft |
55-60
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Broccoli
|
Aug-Sept
|
Aug-Sept
|
21-23
|
Transplant
|
1.5
|
Between Seeds - 1 ft
Between Rows - 1.5 ft |
90-100
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Cabbage/ Pattagobi
|
Sept-Oct
|
Jun-Jul
Oct-Nov |
10-20
|
Transplant
|
0.25
|
Between Seeds - 1 ft
Between Rows - 1.5 ft |
90-100
|
Capsicum/ Shimla mirch
|
Nov-Jan
May-Jun |
Jan-Feb
May-Jun Oct-Nov |
15-25
|
Transplant
|
0.25-0.5
|
Between Seeds - 1.5 ft.
Between Rows - 1.5 ft. |
95-100
|
Carrot/ Gajar
|
Aug-Sept-Oct
|
Aug-Nov
|
10-30
|
Direct
|
0.25
|
Between Seeds - 2”
Between Rows - 1.5 ft |
75-80
|
Cucumber/ Kheera
|
Feb-Mar
Jun Jul |
Jun-Jul
Sept-Oct Dec-Jan |
16-32
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Rows - 12”
|
50-70
|
Beans/ Falidar sabjiyan
|
Feb-Mar
|
-
|
16-30
|
Direct
|
1-1.5
|
Between Seeds - 8”
Between Rows - 18” |
45-50
|
Lettuce
|
Sept-Oct
|
Oct-Dec
|
7-27
|
Direct/Transplant
|
Surface Sow, cover lightly with soil
|
Between Rows - 8”-12”
|
45-55
|
Okra/ Bhindi
|
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
Jan-Feb
May-Jun Oct-Dec |
20-32
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 12”
Between Rows - 18” |
45-50
|
Onion/ Pyaz/ Kanda
|
May-Jun
|
Mar-Apr
May-Jun Sept-Oct |
10-32
|
Transplant
|
0.25
|
Between Seeds - 4 ft.
Between Rows - 6 ft |
150-160
|
Peas/ Matar
|
Sept-Oct-Nov
|
Sept-Oct-Nov
|
10-22
|
Direct
|
1
|
Between Seeds - 4”
Between Rows - 12” |
55-60
|
Radish/ Mooli
|
Aug-Jan
|
-depends-
|
10-30
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 2”-3”
Between Rows - 12” |
40-45
|
Spinach/ Paalak
|
Sept-Nov
Feb |
Sept-Oct-Nov
|
10-22
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 3”
Between Rows - 9” |
60
|
Tomato/ Tamatar
|
Jun-Aug
Nov-Dec |
Jan-Feb
Jun-Jul Oct-Nov |
20-30
|
Transplant
|
0.25
|
Between Seeds - 1 ft
Between Rows - 2.5 ft |
110-115
|
Turnip/ Shaljam
|
Oct-Nov
|
Oct-Nov
|
15-35
|
Direct
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 4”
Between Rows - 1.5 ft |
40-50
|
Cauliflower (Early)
|
Mid-June
|
Jun-Jul
Aug-Sept |
25-27
|
Transplant
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 2 ft
Between Rows - 2 ft |
120-125
|
Cauliflower (Late)/ Bandgobi
|
Aug-Sept-Oct
|
Jun-Jul
|
16-20
|
Transplant
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 2 ft
Between Rows - 2 ft |
120-125
|
Cauliflower (Mid-season)
|
Sept-Oct
|
Jun-Jul
Aug-Sept |
<16
|
Transplant
|
0.5
|
Between Seeds - 2 ft
Between Rows - 2 ft |
120-125
|
Potato/ Aaloo
|
Oct-Dec
|
Oct-Dec
|
4
|
Direct
|
4
|
Between Rows - 12”-18”
|
70-120
|
Pumpkin/ Kaddu
|
Jan-Mar
Sept-Dec May-Jun |
Jun-Jul
Dec-Jan |
20-35
|
Direct
|
1
|
Between Seeds - 24”-48”
|
70-75
|
Corn/ Bhutta
|
Oct-Nov
|
Sept-Oct
|
10
|
Direct
|
1-1.5
|
Between Seeds - 4”-6”
Between Rows - 30”-36” |
60-100
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Melon/ Tarboj or Kharbooj
|
Feb-Mar
Jun-Jul |
Jan-Feb
Mar-Jun Oct-Dec |
22-32
|
Direct
|
1
|
Between Rows - 18”-24”
|
70-85
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