Vegetables to grow in february in Sitapur up | Block-Wise Vegetable Guide

Are you a farmer from Sitapur, up (UP)? In February, in blocks like Aili, Behta, Biswan, Gondlamau, Hargaon, Kasmanda, Khairabad, Laharpur, Machhrehta, Maholi, Mahmudabad, Misrikh, Pahla, Parsendi, Pisawan, Rampur Mathura, Reusa, Sakran, Sidhauli, Sitapur, the usual standing or harvest-ready crops are Potato, Pea, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Carrot, Radish. Some farmers are preparing nursery beds for Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli, Cucumber, Bottle Gourd.

In many areas, fresh leafy crops like Spinach, Coriander, Amaranth are also being sown. This is the end of the Rabi season and time for Zaid crop planning, so soil moisture is decreasing and light irrigation is required for newly sown crops. So your planning now will decide your profits in April–May.

We have prepared a farmer’s guide for Sitapur district for the month of February. 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 February according to your area.

What fields typically look like early february

• Standing/harvest crops: Sugarcane, potato, tomato, and mustard are still in the fields, ready for harvest.
  
• Nursery beds: Chilli, brinjal, cauliflower, and cabbage seedlings are being raised for timely transplanting.
  
• Fresh leafy crops: Spinach (palak), fenugreek (methi), and coriander (dhania) sowing has started, ensuring early availability of greens.
  
• Pulses/cash crops: Lentil (masoor) and mustard continue in suitable areas.
  
  

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

What to start now (February)

Sowing of summer vegetables:
Start sowing summer vegetables like cucumber, pumpkin, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, and watermelon in polybags or nursery beds.
✅ Benefit – Early sowing gives a head start and higher yields before the peak season.

Irrigation:
Provide irrigation to wheat, mustard, and gram crops at critical stages like flowering and grain filling.
✅ Benefit – Ensures proper grain development and prevents yield loss due to moisture stress.

Sugarcane planting:
Continue planting sugarcane. Select disease-free seed material and treat it with recommended fungicides.
✅ Benefit – Healthy seed material and proper treatment ensure better germination and growth.

Pea and Potato harvesting:
Start harvesting early-sown peas and potatoes. Market them promptly to get better prices.
✅ Benefit – Early harvest fetches premium prices and reduces the risk of late blight in potatoes.

Summer pulses (if irrigation is available):
Sow summer pulses like mung bean and urad bean in irrigated areas.
✅ Benefit – Provides additional income and improves soil health.

👉 In this way, by planning sowing, irrigation, harvesting, and early crops in February in Sitapur, farmers can increase their income.

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

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Block-Wise Snapshot (Quick View)

 

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Block-Wise Recommendations (Detailed)

🌾 Aili Block

• Sow now: Mustard, potato, lentil
• Prepare land: For summer vegetables like cucurbits
• How & Why:
• Mustard as intercrop can provide additional income
• Potato planting should be completed this month

Advantage: Timely sowing ensures optimal yield and reduces pest/disease risk.

🌾 Behta Block

• Sow now: Mustard, potato, pea
• Nursery Preparation: Prepare nursery for summer vegetables (tomato, chili)
• How & Why:
  
  • Pea as a short duration crop can be followed by summer vegetables.
  • Start summer vegetable nurseries to get a head start.
• Advantage: Crop diversification and early summer vegetable production.
  

🌾 Biswan Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Irrigation: Provide irrigation to timely sown potato crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Gram sowing should be completed to avoid yield loss due to late sowing.
  • Ensure adequate moisture for potato for proper tuber development.
• Advantage: Optimizing yield through timely operations.
  

🌾 Gondlamau Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Fertilizer: Apply top dressing of urea in wheat crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Lentil is a good option for diversification and soil health.
  • Timely urea application ensures proper growth and yield of wheat.
• Advantage: Improving soil health and maximizing wheat yield.
  

🌾 Hargaon Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, pea
• Pest Management: Monitor potato crop for early blight and aphids.
• How & Why:
  
  • Take necessary plant protection measures to control pests/diseases.
  • Pea cultivation as an intercrop will give additional income
• Advantage: Protecting crop from losses and increasing income.
  

🌾 Kasmanda Block

• Sow now: Mustard, potato, lentil
• Weed control: Undertake weeding in timely sown wheat crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Weed control ensures nutrients and water are available for main crop.
  • Potato needs sufficient moisture during tuber formation stage
• Advantage: Improving wheat yield and quality.
  

🌾 Khairabad Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Irrigation: Irrigate potato and mustard based on requirement.
• How & Why:
  
  • Adequate moisture is crucial for potato tuber development and mustard seed filling.
  • Gram crop also needs optimum irrigation during flowering stage.
• Advantage: Optimizing yield through irrigation management.
  

🌾 Laharpur Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Nursery preparation: Prepare nursery for summer vegetables.
• How & Why:
  
  • Lentil & pea can improve soil fertility and provide good returns.
  • Early nursery preparation ensures timely transplanting of summer vegetables.
• Advantage: Soil health improvement and timely vegetable production.
  

🌾 Machhrehta Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Pest Management: Monitor gram crop for pod borer.
• How & Why:
  
  • Pod borer can cause significant yield loss in gram crop.
  • Mustard planting should be completed this month
• Advantage: Minimizing pest damage and optimizing yield.
  

🌾 Maholi Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Fertilizer: Apply remaining dose of nitrogen in sugarcane crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Lentil helps in maintaining soil fertility as a leguminous crop
  • Nitrogen is essential for sugarcane growth and yield during this stage.
• Advantage: Ensuring optimal sugarcane yield and soil health.
  

🌾 Mahmudabad Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Irrigation: Provide light irrigation to wheat crop if needed.
• How & Why:
  
  • Moisture stress can affect wheat yield, so irrigate as per requirement.
  • Gram crop also requires optimum irrigation schedule for better production.
• Advantage: Improving wheat yield through timely irrigation.
  

🌾 Misrikh Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Weed control: Control broadleaf weeds in lentil and pea crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Weed competition can reduce crop yield significantly.
  • Mustard planting should be completed this month
• Advantage: Enhancing crop yield by controlling weeds.
  

🌾 Pahla Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Disease Management: Monitor potato crop for late blight.
• How & Why:
  
  • Late blight can cause severe damage to potato crop under favorable conditions.
  • Apply appropriate fungicides as a protective measure.
• Advantage: Protecting potato crop from disease losses.
  

🌾 Parsendi Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Nursery: Continue preparing nursery of summer vegetables.
• How & Why:
  
  • Lentil and pea intercropping can benefit in many ways
  • Ensure proper care of seedlings in nursery for healthy transplanting.
• Advantage: Early availability of summer vegetable seedlings.
  

🌾 Pisawan Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Irrigation: Irrigate timely sown potato crop.
• How & Why:
  
  • Potato requires sufficient moisture during tuber development.
  • Gram requires moisture for better yield production.
• Advantage: Optimizing potato yield through proper irrigation.
  

🌾 Rampur Mathura Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Pest Management: Monitor mustard crop for sawfly and aphids.
• How & Why:
  
  • Sawfly and aphids can cause significant damage to mustard crop.
  • Take appropriate control measures if infestation is observed.
• Advantage: Minimizing pest damage and optimizing yield.
  

🌾 Reusa Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Fertilizer: Apply second split dose of urea in wheat.
• How & Why:
  
  • For high yielding varieties of wheat, split application of urea is beneficial.
  • Potato needs sufficient moisture this month for tuber formation stage
• Advantage: Maximizing wheat yield and nutrient use efficiency.
  

🌾 Sakran Block

• Sow now: Mustard, lentil, pea
• Weed control: Undertake weeding in wheat and mustard crops.
• How & Why:
  
  • Weeds compete with crops for nutrients, water and sunlight.
  • Timely weed control is essential for good yield.
• Advantage: Improving crop yield by controlling weeds.
  

🌾 Sidhauli Block

• Sow now: Potato, mustard, gram
• Irrigation: Irrigate gram and mustard crop at flowering stage.
• How & Why:
  
  • Moisture stress during flowering can reduce pod formation in gram and seed formation in mustard.
  • Potato needs sufficient moisture for better yield production.
• Advantage: Optimizing yield through irrigation management.
  

🌾 Sitapur Block

• Sow now: Mustard, potato, lentil
• Prepare land: For summer vegetables like cucurbits
• How & Why:
  
  • Mustard as intercrop can provide additional income
  • Potato planting should be completed this month
• Advantage: Timely sowing ensures optimal yield and reduces pest/disease risk.
  

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), adjust as temperatures rise in Sitapur.
  
• Avoid water stagnation in nurseries; ensure proper drainage.
  
• Use mulching (dry leaves/straw/plastic where feasible) to conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
  
• Prefer drip or furrow irrigation for gourds and tomato where possible, especially in Sitapur for efficient water use.
  

Conclusion

February in Sitapur is all about smart planning:

• Finish harvesting of winter crops like potato, pea, cabbage, and cauliflower.
  
• Start sowing summer cucurbits like Lauki, Karela, Turai, and Cucumber.
  
• Transplant early summer brinjal and tomato for good market prices.
  
• Prepare land well for spring-summer vegetables, focusing on soil health.
  
• Keep a close eye on pests and diseases, and manage irrigation wisely for emerging crops.
  
  

If you follow these steps—clearing winter fields, planting early summer crops, and focusing on healthy soil—you’ll ensure a smooth transition, healthy yield, and good profit for the upcoming summer season.