Mulaikeerai

Carrots are popular tubers and vegetables grown primarily for food. They’re also relatively easy to grow and don’t require a lot of supervision.

Carrot, (Daucus carota) are herbaceous, generally biennial plant of the Apiaceae family that produces an edible taproot. Among common varieties root shapes range from globular to long, with lower ends blunt to pointed. 

Wild carrot (also called Queen Anne’s lace) is native to Eurasia and is thought to have been domesticated in Central Asia around 1000 CE. Prehistoric seeds have been found in archaeological digs, suggesting that the plant was used medicinally before the domestication of its edible root. 

Capsicum, also known as sweet pepper, bell pepper, or Shimla Mirch is a popular vegetables grown throughout India. Bell pepper may be referred to as red pepper, yellow pepper or green pepper and is believed to have originated in Central and South America.

Capsicum is a cool season crop, but it can be grown round the year using protected structures where temperature and relative humidity (RH) can be manipulated. It is a perennial herbaceous plant which belongs to the family of Solanaceae. It has small flowers which are white or purple in color which later fruits.

Ridgegourd seeds are black in colour and easy to grow. Ridge Gourd is a vigorously growing climbing vine with thick green leaves and fleshy long fruits with tough skin and ridges. The vine is almost free from pest attacks and diseases. It can be grown in the ground or in a container with a trellis/net/wall for it to climb on.

The fruit is 15-17″ long and even in width. Also known as Chinese okra, it  is a versatile vegetable. It is a dark green, ridged and tapering, pretty vegetable. It has white pulp with white seeds embedded in spongy flesh. A ridge gourd also commonly known as Turai or Turiya is beloved in India. Its hard skin is peeled off and chopped and cooked as desired.