Plan your season · India and worldwide
What to sow, and when
Sowing months for open-field crops in each growing region we supply. For transplanted crops the months are for sowing the nursery. Local weather, altitude and irrigation change the picture, so ask our agronomists if you are unsure.
East Africa · Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Two rains: long rains March to May, short rains October to December. With irrigation most vegetables grow all year in the highlands.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Tomato Dry-season irrigated crops have less blight | ||||||||||||
| Chilli | ||||||||||||
| Brinjal | ||||||||||||
| Sweet Pepper Greenhouse: all year | ||||||||||||
| Cucumber | ||||||||||||
| Watermelon | ||||||||||||
| Muskmelon | ||||||||||||
| Bitter Gourd | ||||||||||||
| Bottle Gourd | ||||||||||||
| Ridge Gourd | ||||||||||||
| Sponge Gourd | ||||||||||||
| Pumpkin | ||||||||||||
| Squash | ||||||||||||
| Okra | ||||||||||||
| Cabbage Highlands with irrigation: all year | ||||||||||||
| Cauliflower Highlands with irrigation: all year | ||||||||||||
| Spinach | ||||||||||||
| Coriander | ||||||||||||
| Onion | ||||||||||||
| Radish | ||||||||||||
| Carrot | ||||||||||||
| Beetroot | ||||||||||||
| Cowpea | ||||||||||||
| Marigold |
Sow (or sow the nursery)
This month
Growing in a climate that differs from your region (highlands, greenhouse, a different season)? Ask our agronomists for the best sowing window and variety for your fields.