Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Season

• In areas having mild winters sowing can be done in October, which gives an early crop in March. In river beds, in northern India, sowing is done in November- January.
• The time of planting usually depends upon the season, location and market demand. The crop is grown in both the summer and rainy seasons. Summer season crop is sown in January-February and rainy season crop is sown in June-July.

Cropping systems: In garden land areas there is a definite systems of growing cucurbits in rotation and mixed cropping.