The Tower Hill garden in partnership with ISW is dedicating a garden plot to growing Indian herbs and vegetables. We welcome the ISW community to join us on May 19th at 9 am to 11 am  to  help desi  plants in the climate garden.  Rain date May 20th  Below is the list of possible samples

1. Momordica charantia — Bitter gourd (‘Bahadur’, ‘Gori’)
2. Withania somnifera — Ashwagandha
3. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba — Gawar bean / Cluster bean (Rajasthan type)
4. Vigna unguiculata — Cowpea (‘Usha’ yard long bean type)
5. Lablab purpureus (syn. Dolichos lablab) — Hyacinth bean (‘Bhavna’)
6. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus — winged bean
7. Amaranthus cruentus — Amaranthus (‘Lalit’)
8. Amaranthus viridis — Amaranthus (‘Totakoora’)
9. Amaranthus hypochondriacus — Amaranthus (‘Golden Giant’)
10. Amaranthus tricolor — Amaranthus (‘Vlathankara’)
11. Capsicum frutescens — Hot pepper (‘Kanthari’)
12. Capsicum annuum — Hot pepper (‘Kaddi Mirchi’)
13. Cucumis sativus L. var. sativus — Cucumber (‘Dosakkai’)
14. Cucumis sativus — Cucumber (‘Poona Kheera’)
15. Cucumis melo var. chito — Dosakkai / lemon cucumber
16. Solanum melongena — Eggplant (‘Giant of Barman’)
17. Hibiscus sabdariffa — Roselle (red-stemmed gongura)
18. Basella rubra — Malabar spinach
19. Moringa oleifera — Horseradish tree / miracle tree
20. Nigella sativa — Black-seeded culinary nigella
21. Sesamum indicum — Sesame
22. Tagetes erecta — Marigold (‘Giant Orange’)
23. Tagetes patula — Marigold (‘Durango Outback mix’)
24. Ocimum africanum — Holy basil (‘Kapoor Tulsi’)
25. Spinacia oleracea — Smooth leaf spinach (‘Lizard’)
26. Musa spp. — Banana
27. Murraya koenigii — Curry leaf tree

Steve Conaway, PhD
Director of Horticulture
He/Him
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
508.869.6111 x122
11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505

Please let Priya Vaidya or Shiamin Melville know if interested