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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

Ginger Adrak Growing India — Complete Encyclopedia Medicinal Rhizome

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

Ginger Adrak Sunthi

🌍 South and Southeast Asia — India, likely original homeland. 5,000+ years. View Guide →

🍎 Fruits 🌱 Hard

Kiwi

कीवी

Actinidia deliciosa (fuzzy) | A. chinensis (golden)

Kiwi — grows in India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand)! 2 kiwi before bed = 35% better sleep (clinical study). Must plant MALE + FEMALE. Skin is edible (more fiber). Hills 700m+ only.

🌱 Nov-Feb (dormant season) | Grafted male + female both required! | HP/Uttarakhand only ⏱️ 4-5 years first fruit | Nov-Feb harvest | Ripen off-vine

Kiwi Himachal Pradesh 2-Kiwi Sleep Study

🌍 China (Yangtze valley — Yang Tao) — commercial development New Zealand 1900s View Guide →

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Neem Leaves

नीम के पत्ते / निम्ब

Azadirachta indica

Neem Leaves — "Village pharmacy" tree. Datun = toothbrush (clinically equal!). Ugadi tradition = pharmacology. AVOID pregnancy (abortifacient). 150-200 year tree. Zero inputs, zero pests.

🌱 June-July from seed or seedling | Large tree needs open ground ⏱️ Young pale green tips year-round | Spring flush (March-April) = best drying

Neem Leaves Village Pharmacy Datun = Toothbrush

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 4,000+ years. "Village pharmacy." Most studied biopesticide. View Guide →

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Cotton / Kapas

कपास / कपाज़

Gossypium hirsutum (American Upland — 90% India) | G. arboreum (Desi cotton)

Cotton / Kapas — 3,000 BCE Indus Valley. Bt cotton pink bollworm RESISTANCE crisis — Bollgard II needed. Raw cottonseed = toxic (gossypol). Refined oil = safe. Organic cotton 20-40% premium. MSP Rs.8,008/qt.

Cotton Kapas Bt Resistance Crisis

🌍 Indus Valley 3,000 BCE — India's oldest fiber crop. India = world's largest producer (with China). View Guide →

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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

Turmeric Haldi Curcumin

🌍 South and Southeast Asia — India original homeland. 4,000+ years. View Guide →

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Avocado / Makhanphal

एवोकाडो / मक्खनफल

Persea americana

Avocado / Makhanphal — grows in Coorg, Nilgiris, Wayanad! Fat multiplies other food's nutrients 3-15x. More potassium than banana. Plant Type A + Type B. Seed/skin toxic to pets.

🌱 June-July | Grafted Type A + Type B both for cross-pollination | South India ideal ⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | June-Sept main | Does NOT ripen on tree

Avocado Makhanphal Grows South India

🌍 Central America and Mexico — 7,000+ years Aztec/Maya cultivation View Guide →

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Chamomile / Babune ka Phool

कैमोमाइल / बबूने का फूल

Matricaria chamomilla (German — most medicinal) | Chamaemelum nobile (Roman)

Chamomile — seeds need LIGHT to germinate (don't cover!). Petals flat = harvest now. Sleep +15%, Anxiety = lorazepam comparable (26 weeks). Shade dry flowers. Ragweed allergy: test first.

🌱 October-November | Seeds need LIGHT to germinate — DO NOT COVER with soil! ⏱️ First flowers: 6-8 weeks | Harvest TWICE weekly (petals flat = peak)

Chamomile Seeds Need Light Petals Flat Harvest

🌍 Europe and Western Asia — 2,500+ years. "Chamaimelon" = ground apple. View Guide →

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Jute / Paat / Golden Fiber

जूट / पाट / सोना रेशा

Corchorus olitorius (Tossa — finer fiber) | C. capsularis (White — flood tolerant)

Jute / Paat — young leaves are EDIBLE (Pat shaak Bengal + Mulukhiyah = Egypt's national dish!). Most people don't know this. Plastic ban + geotextile = growing demand. Indigo Revolt 1859 historical crop.

Jute Paat Leaves Edible Pat Shaak

🌍 Bengal delta indigenous — India = world's largest producer. WB + Bihar + Assam primary. View Guide →

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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

Pumpkin Kaddu 3-6 Month Storage

🌍 Central America and Mexico — 10,000+ years cultivation View Guide →

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