Vegetables to grow in september in Jaunpur up | Block-Wise Vegetable Guide

Are you a farmer from Jaunpur, up (UP)? In September, in blocks like Badlapur, Baksha, Barasathi, Bhiyawan, Dharmapur, Dobhi, Gaura Badshahpur, Karanja Kala, Kerakat, Machhlishahr, Maharajganj, Mariyahu, Mungra Badshahpur, Rampur, Ramnagar, Rari, Shahganj, Sikrara, Sujanganj, Suraura, the usual standing or harvest-ready crops are Okra, Bottle Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Ridge Gourd, Cucumber, Cowpea. Some farmers are preparing nursery beds for Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brinjal, Chilli.

In many areas, fresh leafy crops like Spinach, Coriander, Fenugreek, Radish are also being sown. September marks the end of the Kharif season as the monsoon recedes, leaving good soil moisture for maturing crops and for preparing fields for the upcoming Rabi season. So your planning now will decide your profits in October–November.

We have prepared a farmer’s guide for Jaunpur district for the month of September. This guide explains:

  • Which crops should be sown now,
  • Which crops should be raised in nurseries and when to transplant them,
  • Which seeds can be sown directly without nurseries, and
  • When nursery plants should be transplanted if they are ready.

You will get this information block-wise in the guide so you can easily decide what to do in September according to your area.

What fields typically look like early september

  • Standing/harvest crops: Paddy, maize, bajra, and pigeonpea are still in the fields, ready for harvest.
  • Nursery beds: Cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, and brinjal seedlings are being raised for timely transplanting.
  • Fresh leafy crops: Spinach, fenugreek, and coriander sowing has started, ensuring early availability of greens.
  • Pulses/cash crops: Urd bean and sesame continue in suitable areas.

👉 Overall, in early september, fields in Jaunpur show a mix of standing vegetables, nurseries, new leafy sowings, and pulse/cash crops.

What to start now in september month for Jaunpur Farmers

Direct sowing (seeds directly in the field):
Spinach, fenugreek, coriander, radish, carrot, and turnip.
✅ Benefit – These are quick-growing and bring fast income from fresh greens.

Nursery preparation (for later transplanting):
Prepare nurseries for tomato, brinjal, chili, cabbage, and cauliflower. By month-end, seedlings will be ready for transplanting.
✅ Benefit – Timely transplanting ensures good yield and better market price.

Transplanting (nursery → main field):
Transplant tomato and chili seedlings from nurseries, especially late-sown or hybrid varieties that can withstand cold and give longer harvest.

Climbing vegetables (if irrigation available):
Bottle gourd, ridge gourd, cucumber.
✅ Benefit – Ensures continuous green vegetable supply and steady income.

Early pea (for premium price):
In the last week of September, some farmers sow early peas.
✅ Benefit – Early harvest fetches almost double the price compared to late-sown peas.

👉 In this way, by planning direct sowing, nurseries, transplanting, and early crops in September, farmers can increase their income.

Let’s Start in September – Crop + Method + Advantage

Crop

How to Plant (Method & Spacing)

Advantage for Farmers

Spinach (Palak)

Direct sowing; rows 20–25 cm apart; thin after 15 days

Quick harvest in 25–30 days; high local demand in Jaunpur

Fenugreek (Methi)

Broadcast or line sowing; 25 cm row spacing

30-day harvest; sell as green now and seed later in Jaunpur

Coriander (Dhania)

Sow soaked/half-crushed seed in rows 25 cm apart

Dual income: greens in ~25 days + dry seed in ~90 days in Jaunpur

Radish

Direct sowing; 30 cm row spacing; thin to 5–8 cm between plants

Early harvest (40–45 days); strong winter demand in Jaunpur

Carrot/Turnip

Direct sowing on a fine, crumbly seedbed; 30 cm rows

Good price in Oct–Nov markets in Jaunpur

Tomato (Nursery → Transplant)

Raise nursery; transplant at 45 × 60 cm

High-value crop; earlier transplant = better rates in Jaunpur

Brinjal (Nursery → Transplant)

Nursery to field at 60 × 60 cm

4–5 months continuous picking/sales in Jaunpur

Cauliflower/Cabbage (Nursery → Transplant)

Transplant at 45 × 45 cm

Winter demand is high; early crop = higher profit in Jaunpur

Pea (early variety; late Sept)

Direct sowing; 30 cm rows; 10 cm plant spacing

Early market entry = premium price (often better than late-sown pea) in Jaunpur

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Block-Wise Snapshot (Quick View)

Block

Sow Now

Transplant

Pest Watch

Irrigation Tip

Kerakat

Spinach, Fenugreek, Radish

Cauliflower, Tomato

Early blight in tomatoes

Irrigate at 7-10 day intervals

Doramau

Coriander, Mustard

Brinjal, Cabbage

Diamondback moth on cabbage

Ensure proper drainage

Shahganj

Pea, Garlic

Chili

Aphids in leafy vegetables

Light irrigation; avoid overwatering

Badlapur

Radish, Carrot, Turnip

Tomato, Chili

Fruit borer in tomatoes

Mulch to conserve moisture

Machhali Shahar

Spinach, Fenugreek

Cabbage, Cauliflower

Leaf miners in cucurbits

Avoid waterlogging

Mungra Badshahpur

Radish, Mustard

Tomato, Brinjal

Whitefly in vegetables

Light irrigation

Sikrara

Coriander, Fenugreek

Cabbage, Tomato

Aphids in leafy greens

Shallow irrigation

खुटहन

Carrot, Turnip

Tomato

Powdery mildew

Weekly irrigation

Suitha Kala

Fenugreek, Radish

Brinjal, Cabbage

Shoot borer in brinjal

Irrigate nurseries every 4–5 days

 

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Block-Wise Recommendations (Detailed)

🌾 Badlapur Block

  • Sow now: Okra, Cowpea, Bottle Gourd
  • Prepare land: For winter vegetables like Cabbage, Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Okra and cowpea provides yield in short duration
    • Timely land preparation ensures good soil health for upcoming crops.
  • Advantage: Additional income through short duration crops & healthy soil for the main crop.

🌾 Baksha Block

  • Sow now: Amaranthus, Cucumber
  • Transplant: Brinjal
  • How & Why:
    • Amaranthus gives fast yield
    • Brinjal transplanting gives time to grow before winter hits.
  • Advantage: Quick yield with Amaranthus & healthy Brinjal crop ready before winter.

🌾 Barasathi Block

  • Sow now: Bitter Gourd, Sponge Gourd
  • Nursery Preparation: Tomato, Chilli
  • How & Why:
    • Gourds are less affected by monsoon rains
    • Early nursery for healthy seedlings.
  • Advantage: Income even in the rainy season & early healthy seedlings for next season.

🌾 Bhiyawan Block

  • Sow now: Cluster Bean, Pumpkin
  • Transplant: Capsicum
  • How & Why:
    • Cluster bean and pumpkin can tolerate dry spells
    • Transplanting of capsicum can result in early yield and better market price.
  • Advantage: Crop survival during dry spells & early capsicum harvest.

🌾 Dharmapur Block

  • Sow now: Lobia, Ridge Gourd
  • Prepare land: Pea, Potato
  • How & Why:
    • Lobia and ridge gourd provide quick turnover
    • Early land preparation ensures better soil aeration.
  • Advantage: Quick income & healthy start for upcoming pea and potato crops.

🌾 Dobhi Block

  • Sow now: Carrot, Radish
  • Transplant: Early Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Carrot and radish are fast-growing crops with good market demand.
    • Early cauliflower gives better market prices.
  • Advantage: Quick cash flow and profit from early cauliflower.

🌾 Gaura Badshahpur Block

  • Sow now: Turnip, Spinach
  • Nursery Preparation: Cabbage
  • How & Why:
    • Turnip and spinach are short-duration crops
    • Early cabbage nursery for timely transplanting.
  • Advantage: Early income from turnip and spinach & healthy cabbage seedlings.

🌾 Karanja Kala Block

  • Sow now: Fenugreek (Methi), Coriander (Dhania)
  • Transplant: Tomato
  • How & Why:
    • Fenugreek and coriander are quick-growing and have high demand.
    • Early tomato transplanting can avoid late blight.
  • Advantage: Quick income and healthy tomato crop.

🌾 Kerakat Block

  • Sow now: Amaranthus, Cucumber
  • Transplant: Brinjal
  • How & Why:
    • Amaranthus gives fast yield
    • Brinjal transplanting gives time to grow before winter hits.
  • Advantage: Quick yield with Amaranthus & healthy Brinjal crop ready before winter.

🌾 Machhlishahr Block

  • Sow now: Okra, Cowpea, Bottle Gourd
  • Prepare land: For winter vegetables like Cabbage, Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Okra and cowpea provides yield in short duration
    • Timely land preparation ensures good soil health for upcoming crops.
  • Advantage: Additional income through short duration crops & healthy soil for the main crop.

🌾 Maharajganj Block

  • Sow now: Lobia, Ridge Gourd
  • Prepare land: Pea, Potato
  • How & Why:
    • Lobia and ridge gourd provide quick turnover
    • Early land preparation ensures better soil aeration.
  • Advantage: Quick income & healthy start for upcoming pea and potato crops.

🌾 Mariyahu Block

  • Sow now: Turnip, Spinach
  • Nursery Preparation: Cabbage
  • How & Why:
    • Turnip and spinach are short-duration crops
    • Early cabbage nursery for timely transplanting.
  • Advantage: Early income from turnip and spinach & healthy cabbage seedlings.

🌾 Mungra Badshahpur Block

  • Sow now: Carrot, Radish
  • Transplant: Early Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Carrot and radish are fast-growing crops with good market demand.
    • Early cauliflower gives better market prices.
  • Advantage: Quick cash flow and profit from early cauliflower.

🌾 Rampur Block

  • Sow now: Bitter Gourd, Sponge Gourd
  • Nursery Preparation: Tomato, Chilli
  • How & Why:
    • Gourds are less affected by monsoon rains
    • Early nursery for healthy seedlings.
  • Advantage: Income even in the rainy season & early healthy seedlings for next season.

🌾 Ramnagar Block

  • Sow now: Cluster Bean, Pumpkin
  • Transplant: Capsicum
  • How & Why:
    • Cluster bean and pumpkin can tolerate dry spells
    • Transplanting of capsicum can result in early yield and better market price.
  • Advantage: Crop survival during dry spells & early capsicum harvest.

🌾 Rari Block

  • Sow now: Fenugreek (Methi), Coriander (Dhania)
  • Transplant: Tomato
  • How & Why:
    • Fenugreek and coriander are quick-growing and have high demand.
    • Early tomato transplanting can avoid late blight.
  • Advantage: Quick income and healthy tomato crop.

🌾 Shahganj Block

  • Sow now: Okra, Cowpea, Bottle Gourd
  • Prepare land: For winter vegetables like Cabbage, Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Okra and cowpea provides yield in short duration
    • Timely land preparation ensures good soil health for upcoming crops.
  • Advantage: Additional income through short duration crops & healthy soil for the main crop.

🌾 Sikrara Block

  • Sow now: Bitter Gourd, Sponge Gourd
  • Nursery Preparation: Tomato, Chilli
  • How & Why:
    • Gourds are less affected by monsoon rains
    • Early nursery for healthy seedlings.
  • Advantage: Income even in the rainy season & early healthy seedlings for next season.

🌾 Sujanganj Block

  • Sow now: Turnip, Spinach
  • Nursery Preparation: Cabbage
  • How & Why:
    • Turnip and spinach are short-duration crops
    • Early cabbage nursery for timely transplanting.
  • Advantage: Early income from turnip and spinach & healthy cabbage seedlings.

🌾 Suraura Block

  • Sow now: Carrot, Radish
  • Transplant: Early Cauliflower
  • How & Why:
    • Carrot and radish are fast-growing crops with good market demand.
    • Early cauliflower gives better market prices.
  • Advantage: Quick cash flow and profit from early cauliflower.

Pest Watch & Irrigation Tips

Key pests to watch

  • Okra: Fruit borer, whitefly
  • Cucurbits (gourds/cucumber): Powdery mildew, fruit fly
  • Leafy greens: Aphids, cutworm
  • Tomato/Brinjal: Fruit borer, shoot borer

Simple actions:

  • Scout twice a week. Check undersides of leaves and growing tips.
  • Remove and destroy infested fruits/leaves.
  • Use pheromone traps for fruit/borer insects and keep fields clean of weeds.
  • Follow label-recommended sprays only when needed; rotate sprays to avoid resistance.

Irrigation

  • Give light irrigation every 7–10 days (soil-moisture based).
  • Avoid water stagnation in nurseries; ensure drainage.
  • Use mulching (dry leaves/straw/plastic where feasible) to save moisture and reduce weeds.
  • Prefer drip or furrow irrigation for gourds and tomato where possible.

Conclusion

September in Jaunpur is all about smart planning:

  • Finish harvesting of standing kharif vegetables like cucurbits and bhindi.
  • Start quick leafy greens like spinach, coriander, and fenugreek for early income.
  • Raise nursery for winter vegetables like tomato, brinjal, chili, cauliflower, and cabbage. Transplant seedlings at the right time.
  • Prepare fields for early potato and pea. Plant early varieties towards month-end for better market prices.
  • Monitor pests and diseases, especially with changing weather. Ensure good drainage and light, timely irrigation.

If you follow these steps block-wise—short-duration greens for quick cash, preparing nurseries for stable winter crops, and timely planting of early potato and pea for premium—you’ll enter the winter season strong, steady, and profitable.

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