Kitchen Garden: The balcony will become a small farm. Plant these seeds before the end of December, the crop will grow very fast.

News India Live, Digital Desk: The month of December (December 2025) is going on and the cold is now about to reach its peak. Often people think that the right time for gardening or farming is only during rainy season or summer, because plants shrink in winter. But this thinking is not completely correct. The truth is that this season is like a boon for ‘Leafy Vegetables’. If you have a little space in your house, be it a balcony, terrace or courtyard, then you can create your own ‘small kitchen garden’. Fresh vegetables grown with your own hands without chemicals have a different taste. If you are wondering what to plant now that will not spoil and will grow quickly, then here are 5 great options:1. Spinach: Powerhouse of Health Spinach is the easiest vegetable to grow in winter. It does not require much sunlight and it spreads even in less space. Just prepare the soil in the pot, sprinkle spinach seeds and add light soil on top. Special feature: You can take the first harvest just 30-40 days after planting it. That means till next month you will have homemade spinach in your plate.2. Fenugreek: Fenugreek Parathas: During the winter season, the smell of fenugreek comes from every kitchen. Growing it is like child’s play. You can also soak dry fenugreek (seeds) kept in the kitchen and add them to the soil, but seeds taken from the market give better results. Fenugreek grows very quickly and you can easily plant it in a pot or grow-bag.3. Coriander: Why bring it from the market? We often see that the price of coriander also increases in winter. Why not grow it at home? Rub whole coriander into two pieces and sow it in the soil. However, it takes some time (about 1-2 weeks) to grow, but when it emerges, its aroma is many times better than the market coriander.4. Radish: Will it grow in a pot? Absolutely! Radish is a root vegetable which is best planted in December. For this you will need slightly deep pots so that the radish can grow downwards. Along with radish, its leaves will also be useful for making bhaji. It is ready in about 40 to 50 days.5. Brinjal or Green Peas: If you want to move beyond leafy vegetables, you can plant brinjal. They take some time to be fully prepared, but they provide vegetables for a long time. At the same time, if you have space to spread, then plant green pea vine. The pleasure of eating fresh peas after peeling them is something else. A little care is also necessary: ​​There is less sunlight in winter, so keep the pots in a place where sunlight comes for 2-3 hours a day. Water only when the soil feels dry, because adding too much water in cold weather can rot the roots.