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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

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

Jackfruit Kathal Growing India — World Largest Tree Fruit Encyclopedia

Jackfruit / Kathal — world's largest tree fruit (50 kg!). India native Western Ghats. Raw = vegan meat. Oil your hands before cutting (latex!). Seeds = 7g protein — never throw.

🌱 June-July (monsoon) | Grafted or fresh seed | Large tree 8-20m ⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | 100-200 fruits/year | 5-50 kg per fruit!

Jackfruit Kathal World Largest Fruit

🌍 Western Ghats — India and Bangladesh. India's own native. View Guide →

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Thyme

थाइम / अजवायन पत्ता

Thymus vulgaris (common) | T. citriodorus (lemon thyme)

Thyme — Thymol = Listerine's active ingredient! Similar to ajwain flavor. Poor lean soil = MORE thymol. Flowers edible. Cough: Bronchipret RCT. More heat-tolerant than rosemary.

🌱 Cuttings or seed | Sept-Nov or Feb-April | Terracotta pot ⏱️ First: 6-8 weeks | Perennial 3-5 years | Just before flowering = peak thymol

Thyme Thymol = Listerine Ajwain Flavor

🌍 Mediterranean — 3,500+ years. Thymol = Listerine active ingredient. View Guide →

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Arhar / Tur Dal / Pigeon Pea

अरहर / तूर दाल / लाल अरहर

Cajanus cajan

Arhar / Tur Dal — India grows 75-80% of WORLD production! RATOON crop: free second harvest from same plant (40-60% of main)! Folate 114% RDA — highest Kharif pulse. MSP Rs.7,550 highest Kharif pulse.

🌱 Kharif June-July | Short (120d) = wheat rotation | Ratoon = free second harvest! ⏱️ Dec-Jan (short) / Jan-Feb (medium) | Ratoon: April-May bonus! | MSP Rs.7,550/qt highest Kharif pulse

Arhar Tur Dal India 75-80% World

🌍 India/Africa — India cultivation 3,500+ years. India = 75-80% WORLD production! View Guide →

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

Peas Matar Mendel Genetics

🌍 Mediterranean and Middle East — 10,000+ years cultivation View Guide →

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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)

Jamun Black Plum Seeds Anti-diabetic

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. Sanskrit: "Divya Phalam" (divine fruit). View Guide →

Oregano Growing India — Pizza Herb Carvacrol MRSA Encyclopedia

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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

Oregano Pizza Sachet Same Herb Dried Better Than Fresh

🌍 Mediterranean — "oros ganos" = joy of mountains. Pizza herb India. View Guide →

Soybean Farming India — MP Oilseed Kharif Complete Encyclopedia

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Soybean / Soyabean

सोयाबीन / भट्ट

Glycine max

Soybean — Bradyrhizobium inoculation Rs.100 saves Rs.5,000 N cost (40% skip it = biggest mistake!). Sow June 15-July 15 STRICTLY (photoperiod!). Highest plant protein (36-42g, complete). India oil import crisis link.

🌱 Kharif June 15 — July 15 STRICTLY (photoperiod!) | Bradyrhizobium = Rs.100 input → Rs.5000 N saving ⏱️ Oct-Nov 90-110 days | Combine harvester | Dry to 12% | MSP Rs.4,892/qt

Soybean Bradyrhizobium Rs100 Saves Rs5000 June 15-July 15 Strictly

🌍 China — India cultivation post-1970. India's largest oilseed crop area. MP = 45-50% national. View Guide →

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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

Carrot Gajar Pusa Kesar

🌍 Afghanistan — originally purple-red. Orange developed Netherlands 17th century. View Guide →

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

Ber Jujube Ramayana Fruit

🌍 South Asia — native. Ramayana mention (Shabari's ber to Lord Rama). View Guide →

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