Vegetables सब्ज़ियाँ
Complete growing encyclopedias for 25 Indian vegetables — from tomato to turmeric. Sowing guide, care, pest control, harvest and Indian recipes.
25 Indian vegetables की complete growing encyclopedia — tomato से turmeric तक। Sowing guide, care, pest control, harvest और Indian recipes।
25 Edibles
Bottle Gourd / Lauki
लौकी / घिया
Lagenaria siceraria
Bottle Gourd / Lauki — ALWAYS TASTE before cooking (bitter = toxic cucurbitacins). 10,000 year ancient crop. 96% water, 15 kcal. Hand pollinate for fruit set. Trellis recommended.
🌱 Feb-March (summer) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 55-75 days from sowing
Bitter Gourd / Karela
करेला
Momordica charantia
Bitter Gourd / Karela — most researched diabetes vegetable (charantin + polypeptide-p). Harvest GREEN only. Red seeds TOXIC. Bitterness = health — don't remove all of it.
🌱 Feb-March (summer) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 55-70 days — harvest GREEN only, never yellow
Cucumber / Kheera
खीरा / ककड़ी
Cucumis sativus
Cucumber / Kheera — India native (Himalayan origin!). 96% water, 11°C cooler than air. Eat with skin. Consistent watering = non-bitter fruit. Kakdi = sweeter desi type.
🌱 Feb-March (summer) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 45-60 days from sowing
Peas / Matar
मटर
Pisum sativum
Peas / Matar — Mendel's genetics foundation plant. Oct 15-Nov 15 strict window. Zero nitrogen (fixes own). Fresh garden peas lose sweetness within hours — grow your own!
🌱 Oct 15 – Nov 15 (North India plains) — strict window
⏱️ 60-90 days from sowing
Carrot / Gajar
गाजर
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Carrot / Gajar — deep stone-free soil critical (rocks = forked roots). Desi red Pusa Kesar has 3x more beta-carotene than orange. Cooked in ghee = max absorption. Tops edible!
🌱 Oct-Jan (plains) | Feb-Mar (hills)
⏱️ 70-100 days from sowing
Radish / Mooli
मूली
Raphanus sativus
Radish / Mooli — India's fastest vegetable (25-30 days!). Leaves have 6x more Vitamin C than root — don't throw them. Perfect gap filler between crops. Harvest on time or pithy.
🌱 Oct-Feb (cool season) | Pusa Chetki for summer
⏱️ 25-30 days — India's FASTEST vegetable!
Cauliflower / Phool Gobhi
फूल गोभी
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower / Phool Gobhi — India's most challenging vegetable (15-22°C strict). Blanch leaves over curd. Boron spray 3x (hollow stem prevention). Caterpillar = BT spray.
🌱 Aug-Sep nursery | Oct-Nov transplant | Dec-Feb harvest
⏱️ 65-100 days from transplant
Cabbage / Patta Gobhi
पत्ता गोभी / बंद गोभी
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage / Patta Gobhi — stores 2-4 weeks on plant in cold (unique!). 1-3 kg per plant. Head splitting = twist plant to break roots. Second crop from stumps free.
🌱 Sep-Oct nursery | Oct-Nov transplant | Jan-March harvest
⏱️ 80-120 days from transplant
Garlic / Lahsun
लहसुन
Allium sativum
Garlic / Lahsun — crush + wait 10 min before cooking (allicin forms!). 1 clove → 8-12 cloves harvest. Blood pressure proven. Stop 7-14 days before surgery. Black garlic = upgraded.
🌱 Oct-Nov planting | April-May harvest (6 months)
⏱️ 150-180 days — when 50% leaves turn yellow
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