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Edibles Encyclopedia खाद्य पौधों की पूरी जानकारी — Hindi और English में
Vegetables, fruits and herbs — complete growing guides, nutrition, harvest time and Indian kitchen uses
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
Jamun / Black Plum
जामुन
Syzygium cumini (syn. Eugenia jambolana)
Jamun — seeds are the most valuable part (jamboline — anti-diabetic!). India's most climate-resilient tree. Purple tongue = antioxidant dose. 100-year tree. May-July season only.
🌱 From fresh seed or grafted | June-July planting | Tree life: 50-100 years
⏱️ Seedling: 5-8 years | Season: May-July only (fleeting 4-6 weeks)
Oregano / Ajwain Patta
ओरेगानो / अजवायन पत्ता
Origanum vulgare (common) | O. vulgare subsp. hirtum (Greek — strongest)
Oregano — pizza packet = same herb you can grow! Dried IMPROVES flavor (concentrate oils). Carvacrol studied vs MRSA. Most heat-tolerant Mediterranean herb. Home-grown 3-5x more aromatic.
🌱 Seed or cutting | Sept-Nov or Feb-April | Dries BETTER than fresh!
⏱️ First: 6-8 weeks | Perennial 3-5 years | Just before flowering = peak
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
Ber / Indian Jujube
बेर
Ziziphus mauritiana
Ber / Jujube — Ramayana's Shabari fruit. India's toughest tree (50°C + 6 month drought!). Annual pruning essential. Jujubosides for anxiety+sleep. Vitamin C 77% RDA.
🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted recommended | Annual pruning essential
⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | Oct-March harvest | 25-30 years productive
Parsley
पार्सले
Petroselinum crispum (curly) | P. crispum var. neapolitanum (flat-leaf/Italian)
Parsley — EAT THE GARNISH (1367% Vitamin K + apigenin #1 source!). Pre-soak seeds 24 hrs (germination doubles!). Oct-Feb only. Warfarin users: consistent intake. Tabbouleh = parsley salad.
🌱 September-October | PRE-SOAK seeds 24 hours (germination 40% → 80%!)
⏱️ First: 6-8 weeks | Oct-Feb season | Outer leaves first always
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!
Sitafal / Custard Apple
सीताफल / शरीफा
Annona squamosa
Sitafal / Custard Apple — "nature's ice cream". Seeds TOXIC — annonacin causes blindness (keep from children's eyes!). Hand pollinate for fruit set. Summer dormancy = NOT dead.
🌱 June-July or March-April | Grafted or fresh seed | Summer dormancy normal
⏱️ Grafted: 3-4 years | Aug-Nov season | VERY short storage (1-2 days ripe)
Dill / Sowa / Shepu
सोया / सोवा / शेपू / सुवा
Anethum graveolens
Dill / Sowa — India's OWN ancient herb (Shatapushpa)! Market sowa = free planting seeds. Gripe water origin. KEEP AWAY from fennel (cross-pollinate). Direct sow only (taproot). Self-seeds forever.
🌱 October-November DIRECT SOW (hates transplanting — taproot!) | Self-seeds!
⏱️ Leaves: 4-6 weeks | Seeds: 3-4 months | Keep AWAY from fennel!
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