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Palak

Palak / Indian Spinach

Fast, forgiving leafy green for cut-and-come-again harvests. A terrace staple all winter.

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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: Oct–Jan.

Year-roundPalak is year-round — viable most months when you manage containers, water, and shade. Peaks may still vary.
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Palak monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryBest
FebruaryGood
MarchPossible
AprilPossible
MayPossible
JuneGood
JulyGood
AugustGood
SeptemberGood
OctoberBest
NovemberBest
DecemberBest
Growing requirements
Sun
35 hours direct light
Water
Medium
Shade tolerance
High
Container
8L (10 inch pot)
Soil depth
15 cm
Support
None
First harvest
30 days from sowing
Lifecycle
55 days
Timeline

Germination: about 6 days.

Flowering begins: around day 0.

First harvest: around day 30.

Harvest window: roughly 25 days.

Terrace notes for Palak

Perfect for shaded balconies. Tolerates partial shade better than almost any fruiting crop and is ready in a month.

Care tips

  • Broadcast sow thickly in a shallow tray.
  • Cut outer leaves and let it regrow 2–3 times.
  • Give afternoon shade in summer to slow bolting.
Common pests
  • Leaf miner
  • Aphids
Common diseases
  • Downy mildew

Traits

  • Fast harvest
  • Beginner safe
  • Shade tolerant
  • Year-round
  • Low effort
  • Terrace star

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Track Palak in Grow for location-aware sowing windows, care tasks and inventory tracking.

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