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Vegetables, fruits and herbs — complete growing guides, nutrition, harvest time and Indian kitchen uses

🌿 All Edibles (111) 🥬 Vegetables 🍎 Fruits 🌿 Herbs & Medicinal 🌾 Crops & Grains

Guava Amrud Growing India — Most Nutritious Fruit Encyclopedia

Guava / Amrud — 4x more Vitamin C than oranges! India's most nutritious underrated fruit. Leaf tea proven for diabetes + diarrhea. Drought tolerant. 50-100 kg/year mature tree.

🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted plant recommended | Twice-yearly fruit ⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | 50-100 kg per mature tree annually

Guava Amrud 4x Vitamin C

🌍 Central America and Mexico — Portuguese brought to India 17th century View Guide →

Lemongrass Growing India — Chai Ghas Market Stalk Propagation Encyclopedia

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Lemongrass / Lemon Chai Ghas

लेमनग्रास / गवती चहा

Cymbopogon citratus (culinary) | C. flexuosus (East Indian — oil)

Lemongrass — grow FREE from market stalk in water (roots in 10 days!). Annual rejuvenation cut essential. Sharp leaf edges — wear gloves. India = world's largest oil producer. Chai essential.

🌱 Year-round from market stalks | Division from established clump ⏱️ 3-4 months from stalk propagation | Perennial 5-10 years

Lemongrass Gavati Chai Free Market Propagation

🌍 South and Southeast Asia — India and Sri Lanka native. World's largest oil producer. View Guide →

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Maize / Makka / Bhutta

मक्का / भुट्टा / मकई

Zea mays — dent, flint, sweet, popcorn, waxy, baby corn subtypes

Maize / Makka — E20 ethanol mandate = massive new demand! FAW (Fall Armyworm) since 2018 = biggest new pest. Sweet corn 3-4x grain price. Baby corn Rs.40-80/kg. Silking water stress = 50% yield loss.

🌱 Kharif June-July (main) | Rabi Nov (South India) | Zaid Feb-March ⏱️ 80-130 days | Grain: golden husk | Sweet corn: milk stage 20-22 days after silk

Maize Makka Bhutta

🌍 Mexico/Central America — India cultivation post-16th century. Now world's #1 cereal by volume. View Guide →

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Chilli / Mirch

मिर्च

Capsicum annuum / C. frutescens / C. chinense

Chilli / Mirch — India's largest produced spice. Perennial — ratoon for 3-5 years! More sun = more heat. Green has 270% RDA Vitamin C. Bhut Jolokia to Kashmiri — all covered.

🌱 Jan-Feb (summer) | May-June (kharif) | Sept-Oct (rabi) ⏱️ 60-90 days green | 90-120 days red/ripe

Chilli Mirch Capsaicin

🌍 Mexico and Central America — 6,000+ years cultivation View Guide →

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Lemon / Nimbu

नींबू

Citrus aurantifolia (Kagzi lime) | C. limon (true lemon) | C. sinensis (sweet lime)

Lemon / Nimbu — squeeze on every iron-rich meal (3-6x absorption boost!). One container tree = family's year-round needs. Drought stress triggers flowering. Kagzi > imported yellow.

🌱 Feb-March or June-July | Grafted | Near year-round fruiting ⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | 300-800 fruits/year mature tree

Lemon Nimbu Kagzi Lime

🌍 South and Southeast Asia — India and Myanmar region View Guide →

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Ashwagandha / Indian Ginseng

अश्वगंधा

Withania somnifera

Ashwagandha — less water + poor soil = MORE withanolides! Cortisol -32%, Testosterone +22% (clinical). Rajasthan conditions ideal. Berries mildly toxic. Thyroid medication — monitor.

🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Direct sow | 6-8 months root harvest ⏱️ 6-8 months from seed — annual. Leaves yellow = harvest signal.

Ashwagandha Indian Ginseng Stress Soil More Potent

🌍 Indian subcontinent, Mediterranean, Africa — India primary cultivation (Rajasthan, MP) View Guide →

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Bajra / Pearl Millet

बाजरा

Pennisetum glaucum (syn. P. typhoides)

Bajra — 3x more iron than wheat! Lowest GI cereal (54). Grows in 250mm rainfall where NOTHING else grows. Eat bajra roti HOT (hardens in 30 min!). India = 40-50% of world production.

🌱 Kharif — June-July with first monsoon rain. Pre-monsoon dry sowing (tikhur) possible. ⏱️ 75-90 days — short season! Earhead straw-yellow + hard grain.

Bajra Pearl Millet 3x Iron Wheat

🌍 West Africa — India cultivation 3,000+ years. India = world's largest producer (40-50% global!). View Guide →

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Brinjal / Baingan

बैंगन

Solanum melongena

Brinjal / Baingan — India's own native vegetable (4000+ years). Shoot & fruit borer = #1 pest. Eat with skin — nasunin brain antioxidant. Ratoon for 2-3 seasons.

🌱 Year-round South India | Jan-Feb + May-Jun North India ⏱️ 70-90 days from transplant — continuous harvest

Brinjal Baingan India Native

🌍 India and South Asia — native crop, 4,000+ years View Guide →

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Papaya / Papita

पपीता

Carica papaya

Papaya / Papita — fastest fruit (9-12 months from seed!). Plant 5 seedlings, remove males. AVOID raw papaya in pregnancy. Leaf juice for dengue (clinically studied). Seeds = antiparasitic.

🌱 March-June from seed or seedling | Year-round tropical areas ⏱️ 9-12 months from seed — fastest common fruit! | 3-5 years productive

Papaya Papita 9-12 Month Fruit

🌍 Central America and Mexico — Portuguese brought 16th century View Guide →

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