When-to-plant-vegetable-plants-in-Kerala

Different vegetable plants have a different time to be planted. In Kerala, mainly there are two seasons, summer and rainy seasons, though the winter season is there on the calendar. Most of the places in Kerala don’t have much impact on the winter season as seen if European countries. Vegetable those are grown in the state follow these peculiarities and they are different from vegetables that are growing other parts of the world.

It is possible to plant vegetables at the wrong time, still, they will bear fruit but the result will be less. Let’s find out the planting time of common vegetables in Kerala such as spinach, okra, chilli, bitter gourd, cucumber, pumpkin, cauliflower and so on. It is possible to grow spinach all seasons except rainy season. Plants such as cabbage, carrot and cauliflower can be sown in the winter season. 

Let’s see appropriate timing for planting seeds

VEGETABLES

VARIETIES

Appropriate Time

Green Chilli

Jwalamukhi, Jwalasakhi, Anugraha, Vellayani Samrudhi, Vellayani Thejus

May- June August-September

Tomato

Mukthi, Shakti, Anakha, Vellayani Vijay

September-December

Cucumber

Arunima, Mudicode Local, Saubhagya

January- March September- December

Pumpkin

Ambili, Saras, Suvarna, Suraj

January- March May- June September- December

Okra

Kiran, Aruna, Susthira, Anjitha

February- March  June- July October- November

Spinach

Arun, Kannara Local, Mohini, Krishnasri

All time except rainy season

Cabbage

NS 43, NS 160, NS 163

October- November- February

Cauliflower

Basanth, NS 60, Pusa Meghna

October- November- February

Carrot

Pusa Rudhira, Super Kuroda

October- November- February

Beetroot

Madhur

October- November- February

Onion

Agrifound Dark red, Arka Kalyan, N53, Indam

December- March

Beans

Varun, Kairali, Malika, Sarika, Kanakamani

All time except rainy days

Bitter Gourd

Priya, Preethi, Priyanka

January- March May- June September- December

Snake Gourd

Koumudi, TA 19, Manusree

January- March September- December

Ash Gourd

KAU Local, Indu

January- March May- June September- December

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