1. Food Crops Crops grown for eating. Examples: Rice, Wheat, Maize, Pulses 2. Cash Crops Crops grown to sell for money. Examples: Cotton, Sugarcane, Jute, Tobacco 3. Kharif Crops Crops grown in the rainy season (June–October). Examples: Rice, Maize, Bajra, Cotton 4. Rabi Crops Crops grown in winter (October–March). Examples: Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Gram 5. Zaid Crops Crops grown in summer (March–June). Examples: Watermelon, Cucumber, Muskmelon 6. Plantation Crops Crops grown on large farms for c

If you don’t want to garden and want a mostly “hands-off garden” during the hottest months of the year, plant a cover crop instead. Some of the benefits of growing cover crops include: • Cover crops can lower soil temperatures by keeping the soil surface shaded. • There is less water lost through evaporation from the soil’s surface. • Cover crops add organic matter to the soil and feed the microorganisms. • Over time, cover crops can improve soil fertility, structure, and moisture capacity. • Co