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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

Bottle Gourd Lauki Growing India — Complete Encyclopedia Cucurbit

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

Bottle Gourd Lauki Bitter Warning

🌍 Africa — one of world's first cultivated plants (10,000+ years) View Guide →

Dragon Fruit Kamalam Growing India — Cactus Fruit Encyclopedia

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Dragon Fruit / Pitaya

ड्रैगन फ्रूट / कमलम

Selenicereus undatus (white) | S. costaricensis (red flesh)

Dragon Fruit / Kamalam — it's a CACTUS (never overwater!). Hand pollinate the ONE night flower opens — set alarm! Dry cutting 5-7 days before planting. 4-6 crops/year. Gujarat = Kamalam.

🌱 Year-round (cactus) | Cutting propagation — dry end 5-7 days before planting! ⏱️ 12-18 months from cutting | 4-6 crops per year!

Dragon Fruit Kamalam Cactus Never Overwater

🌍 Mexico and Central America — India commercial: 2000s onwards View Guide →

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Peppermint / Vilayati Pudina

पेपरमिंट / विलायती पुदीना

Mentha × piperita (natural hybrid — M. aquatica × M. spicata)

Peppermint — 40-55% menthol (vs spearmint 0.5%). NEVER for infants. Keep SEPARATE from spearmint (hybridize). IBS = comparable to antispasmodics. Headache = comparable to paracetamol.

🌱 From cuttings only (sterile hybrid) | ALWAYS separate from spearmint ⏱️ Before flowering — peak menthol 40-55%. Keep SEPARATE from spearmint!

Peppermint 40-55% Menthol Never Infants

🌍 England 1696 first documented — natural hybrid. Now global. View Guide →

Moong Green Gram Farming India — Three Season Fastest Pulse Encyclopedia

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Moong / Green Gram / Mung Bean

मूंग / हरा चना

Vigna radiata (syn. Phaseolus aureus)

Moong — THREE seasons (only year-round pulse!). Summer catch crop after wheat = Rs.70-80k/ha BONUS income. Fastest pulse (60-75 days). Sprouts create Vit C from zero! MSP Rs.8,682 = HIGHEST pulse MSP.

🌱 Kharif June-July | Rabi (South India) | Summer/Zaid Feb-March — CATCH CROP after wheat! ⏱️ 60-75 days — FASTEST pulse! 2-3 pickings for 20-30% more yield. MSP Rs.8,682/qt — HIGHEST pulse!

Moong Green Gram Three Seasons

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 3,500+ years cultivation. Rajasthan = largest India producer. View Guide →

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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

Karela Bitter Gourd Charantin

🌍 Tropical Asia — India, China, Southeast Asia (3,000+ years) View Guide →

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Amla / Indian Gooseberry

आँवला

Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis)

Amla — 10-20x more Vitamin C than orange! ONLY fruit whose Vitamin C survives cooking. 70-100 year tree. Hair growth + blood sugar proven. Supplement can't replicate whole amla.

🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted plant essential ⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | Oct-Feb harvest | Tree life: 70-100 years

Amla Gooseberry 10-20x Vitamin C

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 5,000+ years Ayurvedic use. View Guide →

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Rosemary

रोज़मेरी

Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis)

Rosemary — memory improves just from SMELLING it (room study!). Hair = minoxidil comparable (RCT). Terracotta pot ONLY. Never cut old wood. Overwatering = #1 killer. 15-20 year perennial.

🌱 From cuttings | Sept-Nov or Feb-March | NEVER cut old woody stems ⏱️ First: 6-8 weeks from cutting | Perennial 15-20 years

Rosemary Memory From Smelling Hair = Minoxidil RCT

🌍 Mediterranean coast — "ros marinus" = dew of the sea. 3,000+ years. View Guide →

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Urad / Black Gram

उड़द / काली दाल

Vigna mungo

Urad / Black Gram — HIGHEST protein common pulse (25-26g). Idli + dosa ONLY possible with urad (unique fermentation — no substitute!). Papad industry pays premium. MSP Rs.7,400/qt.

Urad Black Gram Highest Protein Pulse

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 3,500+ years. Foundation of South Indian cuisine. View Guide →

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

Cucumber Kheera Kakdi

🌍 India — Himalayan foothills (native!). Spread to world from India. View Guide →

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