Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Season

• In Tamil Nadu, pumpkin is sown during June-July and December-January. In Kerala the best time is October even though it can be grown throughout the year. The mosaic incidence will be less during this time.
• The crop is sown in April-May in hills of North India and June-July or January-March in plains. This crop is grown in summer and rainy seasons. In south and central India, where winter is neither severe nor long, these are grown almost round the year.