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
Ginger / Adrak
अदरक
Zingiber officinale
Ginger / Adrak — 1 kg plant → 5-8 kg harvest. Loves partial shade (shady spots!). Pregnancy nausea clinically proven. Dry sunthi 10x more anti-inflammatory than fresh. Freeze whole.
🌱 Feb-April planting | Nov-Dec harvest
⏱️ 6-8 months — 1 kg planted → 5-8 kg harvested
Turmeric / Haldi
हल्दी
Curcuma longa
Turmeric / Haldi — 12,000+ studies. Always add black pepper (2000% curcumin absorption!). Organic growing = higher curcumin. Lakadong = world's highest 6-7%. 1 kg → 6-10 kg harvest.
🌱 Feb-May planting | Jan-March harvest
⏱️ 7-9 months — 1 kg planted → 6-10 kg harvested
Pumpkin / Kaddu
कद्दू / सीताफल
Cucurbita moschata / C. maxima
Pumpkin / Kaddu — stores 3-6 months room temperature (cure first!). Rooftop ideal. Never throw seeds (30g protein + zinc). Deeper orange = more beta-carotene. Hand pollinate.
🌱 Feb-March (summer) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 60-90 days — cure 7-10 days for 3-6 month storage
Ridge Gourd / Turai
तुरई / तोरी / नेनुआ
Luffa acutangula (ridge) | L. cylindrica (smooth/sponge)
Ridge Gourd / Turai — same plant as luffa bath sponge! Taste before cooking (bitter = toxic). Harvest young at 15-25 cm. 95% water — Ayurvedic summer cooling vegetable.
🌱 Feb-March (summer) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 50-60 days — harvest young at 15-25 cm (old = luffa sponge!)
Cluster Beans / Guar
ग्वार / गवार फली
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Cluster Beans / Guar — India produces 80% world guar gum (in your ice cream + oil drilling!). Most drought tolerant vegetable. Galactomannan = blood sugar. Nitrogen fixer.
🌱 March-June (summer best) | June-August (kharif)
⏱️ 45-60 days — harvest young pods at 6-10 cm
Drumstick / Moringa
सहजन / मुनगा / मुरुंगाई
Moringa oleifera
Drumstick / Moringa — "Miracle tree" (7x Vit C, 4x calcium, 3x iron). India native. Plant once = 20 years harvest. Cutting propagation fastest. Never waterlog. Frost protect.
🌱 Year-round (perennial) | Feb-June best planting | Pods: Feb-May peak
⏱️ 6-12 months first harvest | 10-20+ years continuous production
Curry Leaf / Kadi Patta
कड़ी पत्ता / मीठा नीम
Murraya koenigii
Curry Leaf / Kadi Patta — dried leaves lose 95% aroma (use fresh or frozen ONLY!). Rs.100 nursery plant = 20 years free leaves. Hair oil + 10 raw leaves daily = health tradition.
🌱 Year-round perennial | Best plant: March-September
⏱️ 6-12 months first harvest | 10-20+ years continuous
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