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Is Your Planting Calendar Ready?

Last Update :January 23, 2023

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Introduction

Various cutting-edge farming technologies have made Planting Vegetables easy like never before. However, no matter what - nothing can surpass the goodness of farm-fresh veggies - be it from a small kitchen garden or a larger landscape. After all, home farming helps you consume healthy organic food sans chemicals while protecting the environment from the mars of synthetic fertilisers.

So, in simple words - with more and more people adopting a green lifestyle, home gardening is taking centre stage and the need for calendars for gardening is showing through.

Probably, if you are also a gardener at heart and want to create a planting calendar for the year, here you go. It will help with growing seeds of various winter to summer veggies at home.

Owing to the diverse topographical features across India - from mountains to plains, oceans to deserts, designing a handy chart is quite a task. Don't you worry!

This planting calendar will provide you with an idea of what to plant and when. So, save the dates and satiate your inner gardener!

Your Planting Calendar

Vegetables	Planting Vegetables Season		Sowing Type	Ideal Temperature	Sowing Depth	Ideal Distance for Sowing		Buy Seeds
	North India	South India		°C	Inches	Between Seeds	Between Rows
Apple Gourd	Feb, Mar	Feb, Mar	Direct	20 to 30	1	12 inches	12 inches	Buy apple gourd seeds
	Jun, Jul	Jun, Jul
Beetroot	Oct, Nov	Aug, Nov	Direct	10 to 30	1	4 inches	18 inches	Buy beetroot seeds
Bitter Gourd	Feb, Mar	Nov, Dec	Direct	20 to 30	0.5	1 foot	4 feet	Buy bitter gourd seeds

		Dec, Jan
	Jun, Jul
		Jun, Jul

Bottle Gourd	Feb, Mar	Nov, Dec	Direct	20 to 30	1 to 2	1 foot	4 feet	Buy bottle gourd seeds

		Dec, Jan
	Jun, Jul
		Jun, Jul

Broccoli	Aug, Sept	Aug, Sept	Transplant	21 to 23	1.5	1 foot	1.5 feet	Buy broccoli seeds
Beans	Feb, Mar	-	Direct	16 to 30	1 to 1.5	8 inches	18 inches	Buy beans
Cabbage	Sept, Oct	Jun, Jul	Transplant	15 to 25	0.25 to 0.5	1 foot	1.5 feet	Buy cabbage seeds
		Oct, Nov
Capsicum	Nov, Jan	Jan, Feb	Transplant	15 to 25	0.25 to 0.5	1.5 feet	1.5 feet	Buy capsicum seeds

		May, Jun
	May, Jun
		Oct, Nov

Carrot	Aug, Sept, Oct	Aug, Nov	Direct	10 to 30	0.25	2 inches	1.5 feet	Buy carrot Farmer Seed
Cucumber	Feb, Mar	Jun, Jul	Direct	16 to 32	0.5	12 inches	NA	Buy cucumber seeds

		Sept, Oct
	Jun, Jul
		Dec, Jan

Lettuce	Sept, Oct	Oct to Dec	Direct or Transplant	7 to 27	Surface sow		8 to 12 inches	Buy lettuce Garden Seeds
Lady Finger	Feb, Mar	Jan, Feb	Direct	20 to 32	0.5	12 inches	18 inches	Buy okra seeds

		May, Jun
	Jun Jul
		Oct, Dec

Onion	May, Jun	Mar, Apr	Transplant	10 to 32	0.25	4 feet	6 feet	Buy onion seeds and sow!
		May, Jun
		Sept, Oct
Peas	Sept, Oct, Nov	Sept, Oct, Nov	Direct	10 to 22	1	4 inches	12 inches	Buy green peas
Spinach	Sept, Oct, Nov	Sept, Oct, Nov	Direct	10 to 22	0.5	3 inches	9 inches	Buy spinach seeds
Tomato	Jun, Aug	Jan, Feb	Transplant	20 to 30	0.25	1 foot	2.5 feet	Buy tomato planting seeds

		Jun, Jul
	Nov, Dec
		Oct, Nov

Cauliflower	Mid-Jun	Jun, Jul	Transplant	25 to 27	0.5	2 feet	2 feet	Buy cauliflower seeds
		Aug, Sept

So, these are some of the many home garden vegetables you can plant if you are mindful to use a planting calendar. India’s climatic states, geography, terrain, and other conditions for growing vegetables are so diverse. No index will be enough to list all the vegetable seeds you can sow in your home garden. Jokes apart! Let us take you through the list of vegetables you can grow in India according to the different seasons.

List of Seasonal Garden Vegetables
Summer	Rainy	Autumn	Winter
Brinjal, Bottle Gourd, Cowpeas (Lobia), Cucumber, Pumpkin, Okra, Green Chillies, Spinach, White Onions	Cucumber, Radish, Tomato, Brinjal, Okra, Green Chillies, Beans	Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Peas, Tomato, Carrot	Spinach, Cauliflower, Carrot, Green Peas, Onion, Radish, Lettuce, Mustard Greens

Moon planting - An interesting aspect of planting!

Moon planting is better known as planting or gardening by the Moon and Moon phase gardening. It means deciding the dates according to the lunar cycle. It is a concept that ideates that the growth cycle of plants is influenced by the lunar cycle. As you know - the gravitational pull of the moon creates high and low tides in the oceans. Similarly, during the Full Moon phase, the soil produces more moisture to facilitate plant growth. Many gardeners plant seeds depending on the Moon Phase gardening concept or maintain a planting calendar to help with the same.

To ensure that your garden’s soil is fertile, use high-quality plant care products.

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