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Mumbai · Workshops since 2011

Yes, your Mumbai balcony is enough to grow real food.

We’ve taught kitchen-gardening workshops in Mumbai since 2011. The first question is always “my balcony is too small, isn’t it?” It’s almost never too small. Mumbai’s humidity is the kind most herbs love, and the climate is close enough to our native Goa that the same techniques work.

What grows well in Mumbai

BasilMintCorianderChilliesCherry tomatoesLettuce (cooler months)OkraAmaranthCurry leafFenugreekPalakDwarf brinjal

Seasons

Winter (Oct–Feb)

Easy mode: almost everything grows. Start tomatoes, salad, coriander and beans.

Summer (Mar–May)

The tough one: okra, cowpea, hardy greens, shade and watering discipline.

Monsoon (Jun–Sep)

Gourds, amaranth, ginger, turmeric and drainage discipline.

Growing in Mumbai, season by season

  • Balcony-first: most of what you grow lives in containers and grow-bags
  • Humidity is your friend for herbs, your enemy for fungal pests, so neem oil weekly in the rains
  • South/west-facing balconies get enough sun for fruiting crops; north-facing, stick to greens

The Mumbai planting calendar

Tell us your space and the month, and the interactive calendar tells you exactly what to plant in Mumbai now, what to harvest and what to skip.

Use the Mumbai planting calendar →
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