What to plant in July in India
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in July in India, for the climate around Meerut area, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Climate: A subtropical monsoon climate with cool, frosty winters (nights near 3 °C in Dec-Jan), hot dry summers reaching about 43 °C in May-June, and a heavy monsoon rainy season from July to September.
Fruits
Guava Psidium guajava
It tolerates the light frosts and dry heat here and bears fruit reliably with little care.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Hot, dry summers and cool winters ripen its fruit well, and it survives frost easily.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
Kinnow mandarin Citrus reticulata
The region's winters are cold enough to sweeten the fruit, and the hybrid tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerateIn pots
Fig Ficus carica
Its cold winter rest and hot summer ripening suit the climate, and it grows well in pots.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
It loves the heat of late spring and summer and grows vigorously on a sunny balcony.
Harvest: 60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →