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Curry Leaf

Karivepaku / Curry Patta

A slow-start perennial shrub that becomes a lifelong terrace fixture. Plant once, harvest forever.

HerbeasyperennialWarm seasonWet seasonCool season
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Planting calendar

Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Mar–Oct.

PerennialCurry Leaf is perennial — plant or establish once; ongoing care matters more than a single sowing month.
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Curry Leaf monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryGood
FebruaryGood
MarchBest
AprilBest
MayBest
JuneBest
JulyBest
AugustBest
SeptemberBest
OctoberBest
NovemberGood
DecemberGood
Growing requirements
Sun
57 hours direct light
Water
Low
Shade tolerance
Medium
Container
40L (18 inch grow bag)
Soil depth
40 cm
Support
None
First harvest
300 days from sowing
Lifecycle
1825 days
Timeline

Germination: about 20 days.

Flowering begins: around day 0.

First harvest: around day 300.

Harvest window: roughly 1000 days.

Terrace notes for Curry Leaf

A patience crop, best bought as a sapling. After year one it's the lowest-maintenance plant on the terrace.

Care tips

  • Buy a sapling to skip the slow seed stage.
  • Prune hard once a year to force bushy new growth.
  • Very drought-tolerant once established.
Common pests
  • Psyllids
  • Scale
Common diseases
  • Leaf spot

Traits

  • Beginner safe
  • Monsoon friendly
  • Year-round
  • Low effort

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