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Fenugreek (Methi)

🐾 Pet-safe

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Category
Kitchen
Light
Partial sun
Watering
Every 2-3 days
Difficulty
Easy
Mature size
15-30 cm if harvested young for leaves
Pet safety
Non-toxic to cats and dogs.

Growing note

One of the fastest kitchen-garden crops to go from seed to plate: soak whole methi seeds (the kind sold for cooking) overnight and they germinate within days. Ready to cut as leafy methi in about 3-4 weeks; harvest cut-and-come-again a couple of times before it bolts and flowers. Tolerates partial sun better than most fruiting vegetables, which makes it a good fit for a balcony that only gets a few hours of direct light.