Vegetables Growing calendar in Pakistan

Posted on October 31, 2017 by admin in agribusiness

vegetables seasons
Summer Vegetables
Tomato, Hot pepper, sweet pepper, Brinjal, Cucumber, Okra, Bottle Gourd, Sponge
Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Tinda Gourd, Pumpkin, Arum, Potato, Mint, Turmeric, Ginger,
Musk Melon, Water Melon, Sweet Potato & Groundnut are summer crops. The best time
of sowing is spring (Feb, March) and they will produce till September, October.
Winter Vegetables
The best sowing time of winter vegetables is September, October and they will
produce till Feb, March.
Winter Vegetable includes: Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Carrot, Potato, Onion,
Lettuce leaf, Radish, Turnip, Peas, Spinach, Fenugreek, Beets, Mustard, Coriander,
Mint & GarlicThe above mentioned seasons are generally suited for most areas, but
there are certain exceptions varying from crop to crop. For example tomato can be
grown year around in Karachi or similar areas, but you cannot grow it in those
parts of country where frost is certain also there are different varieties for
different seasons for example summer Radish variety is different from winter
variety.
Early and late sowing can also be beneficial, prepare seedling of spring planting
in winter underneath plastic sheets & fall planting in summers underneath shades
these crops will provide you off-season vegetables which are otherwise very costly
in market.
English Name Urdu Name Sowing Time Rows X Rows(inch) Plants X Plants(inch)
Yield/Plant First Harvest
Arum ???? Feb � March 24 18 180 � 200 days
Bitter Gourd ????? Feb � March, June � July 36 12 3 kg
Bottle Gourd ??? Feb � March, June � July, October 36 18 4 kg
Brinjal ????? Feb � March, June, Nov 30 18 2 kg 60 -70 days
Broccoli Aug �Nov 24 12 0.75 kg 60 -80 days
Cabbage ??? ????? Aug � Nov 24 12 0.75 kg 60 -100 days
Carrot ???? Sep � Oct 18 2 130 gm 60 -80 days
Cauliflower ???? ????? June � Oct 24 12 850 gm 60 -80 days
Celery Sep � Oct 12 4 100 gm 100 � 120 days
Coriander ????? July _ Nov, Feb -April 45 -50 days
Cucumber ????? Feb � July 36 18 2.5 kg 50-70 days
Fenugreek ????? Sept � Oct
Garlic ???? Sept � Oct 8 4 50 gm
Ginger ???? Feb � March 12 8
Hot Peppers ??? Sept � Oct, Feb. 30 18 1.5 kg 50-60 days
Lettuce ???? ??? Sept � Oct 12 6
Mint ?????? July � Nov, Feb -April 45-50 days
Mustard ????? Sept � Oct
Okra ????? Feb � March, June- July 24 18 1 kg 70-90 days
Onion ???? Feb-March, Sep � Oct 12 4 100 gm 150-180 days
Peas ??? mid Sep-mid Nov 24 2 600 gm 50-75 days
Potato ??? Feb-March, Sep � Oct 24 8 1 kg 110 -150 days
Radish ???? July � Nov, Feb-March 18 2 120 gm 30-60 days
Spinach ???? June � Nov 50-80 days
Sponge gourd ???? Feb � April, June � July 36 18 2.5 kg 60-70
days
Sweet Peppers ???? ??? Oct � Nov, February 30 18 1 kg 50-60 days
Sweet Potato ??? ???? Feb � March 36 18 700 gm 140-150 days
Tinda Gourd ????? March �April, June- July 36 18 1 kg 50-60 days
Tomato ????? Feb � March, Sep � Nov 30 18 2.5 kg 60-70 days
Turmeric ???? March �April, June- July 36 1 kg
Turnip ???? Aug � Nov 24 3 150 gm 60-90 days