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    Garden Planner

    🇮🇳 India version

    Indian growers plan around the kharif crops sown with the monsoon and the rabi crops that follow, not around a northern frost calendar. This planner counts plants in a bed in centimetres and lists 31 vegetables and herbs by month, but its months are written for a temperate northern climate, so use it for spacing, sun and water.

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    What to sow and harvest this month, how many plants a bed will actually hold at proper spacing, and which combinations to keep apart. 31 vegetables and herbs.

    Sow indoors
    1

    Onion

    Sow outdoors
    0

    Too cold, or too late, to direct-sow this month.

    Harvest
    4

    ParsnipKaleBrussels sproutLeek

    Growing in India
    January: Winter

    Kharif crops are sown with the monsoon and grown from about June to October (ICAR).

    The Government of India crop year runs July to June. Its reports give Kharif as about July to November and Rabi as about November to March.

    The sowing and harvest months on this page are written for a temperate northern climate. In India use them for spacing, sun and water, and plan sowing around the kharif and rabi seasons above.

    Source: ICAR: Kharif agro-advisories 2025; Ministry of Agriculture: Agricultural Statistics at a Glance

    Your frost dates

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    Frost dates are the single most important local fact in a vegetable garden, and they vary enormously over short distances — a valley bottom can be several weeks behind a slope a kilometre away. Look yours up once from a local source and everything else follows from them.

    31 plants
    Bed capacity at real spacing
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    India rules and figures

    • ICAR describes kharif crops as sown with the monsoon and growing from roughly June to October.
    • The central government's crop year runs from July to June, and its statistics put Kharif at roughly July to November and Rabi at roughly November to March.
    • The IMD's Post-monsoon season, October to December, is the one the Month box labels for November, and its South-west monsoon covers June to September.

    Sources: ICAR: Kharif agro-advisories 2025 (checked 2026-11-08); Ministry of Agriculture: Agricultural Statistics at a Glance (checked 2026-11-08); IMD: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022 (checked 2026-11-08)

    How the Garden Planner works

    The month lists are stored for a temperate northern climate and are not shifted for India. The Growing in India card says so and points you to the kharif and rabi seasons for sowing dates. Spacing, sun and water figures still apply.

    plants per bed = ⌊bed length ÷ plant spacing⌋ × ⌊bed width ÷ row spacing⌋ (both in cm)

    • The Southern hemisphere switch is available but stays off for India. The card labels the month with its IMD season, such as Post-monsoon for November.
    • Tomato and basil share the starting 300 × 120 cm bed, so the page shows 3 and 24 plants.
    • Frost dates start blank for India. If you garden where frost falls, such as in the hills, type your own dates to get a season length.
    • Beds warn when an avoid list names another plant, and everything you change stays in this browser.

    How to use the Garden Planner

    1. Choose a month. Pick the month in the Month box. Treat the lists as a guide to spacing and plant type, since the months are northern.
    2. Read the Growing in India card. It names the IMD season for the month and gives the kharif and crop-year notes with their sources.
    3. Add frost dates if you need them. Leave the fields empty in the plains. In a frost area, type last and first frost as MM-DD.
    4. Count plants in a bed. In Beds, type how long and wide the bed is in centimetres, choose a plant and add it to see what fits.
    5. Search or export. Search the plants for sun, water and spacing, then export the table to CSV.

    Example: November in India: the card, the lists and a bed

    November shows Post-monsoon on the Growing in India card, and the card adds that the months are written for a temperate northern climate. The tool lists nothing to sow indoors, broad bean and garlic to sow outdoors, and eight plants to harvest, from parsnip to rocket. Frost fields start empty, so the growing season reads a dash until you type dates. A 300 × 120 cm bed of tomato and basil still counts 3 and 24 plants.

    When to use the Garden Planner

    • Sizing a terrace or kitchen bed. Enter the bed in centimetres and compare how many tomato, chilli or coriander plants fit at proper spacing.
    • Checking sun and water needs. Open the Plants tab and read the sun and water notes before choosing what to grow.
    • Pairing plants in one bed. Add tomato and potato to the same bed to see the avoid-list warning.
    • Planning around the seasons. Read the card for the kharif and crop-year dates, then use the table only for spacing.

    What the Garden Planner does not do

    • The sowing and harvest months are not for India. For dates, follow ICAR and state agriculture advice, and use this page for spacing and capacity.
    • There are no example frost dates for India, so the season length stays blank until you type dates.
    • Only 31 plants are listed. Many Indian crops, such as local gourds and greens, are not in the table.
    • Beds and settings are kept in this browser only.

    When something else is a better fit

    • When you need kharif and rabi sowing advice, use the ICAR agro-advisories and your state agriculture department.
    • When you want jobs for the house, garden and car by Indian season, use the Seasonal Checklist.
    • When you want to convert garden measures, use the Unit Converter.

    Questions about the Garden Planner

    Can I use the sowing months in India?

    Treat them as a guide only. They are written for a temperate northern climate, and the page itself advises planning sowing around the kharif and rabi seasons.

    What are kharif and rabi?

    Kharif crops go in with the monsoon and grow from about June to October, ICAR says. The government's reports give Rabi as about November to March.

    Why is the growing season blank?

    India has no example frost dates, so the two fields start empty and the season shows a dash. Type dates if you garden where frost falls.

    Are bed sizes in centimetres?

    Yes. India's default length unit is the centimetre, so bed lengths, widths and plant spacings are shown in cm unless you switch to inches.

    Where are my beds saved?

    In this browser's local storage. Another browser or cleared site data begins with the starter bed.