Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Season

• In South and central India where winter is mild cucumber is grown almost throughout the year. In the hills the sowing season starts from April-May. In Karnataka Jan-Feb months best for sowing.In North India sowing of cucumber is done from Nov-January when it is grown in river beds. For garden crops, it is sown by middle of February. For rainy crop it is sown in June-July.