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

Not all crops are equal! Some take up time, space, and energy—and barely pay off. Jean-Martin Fortier spent decades testing and tracking crops to figure out what actually brings in profit for small-scale farms. In our latest YouTube video, he reveals the 15 crops that consistently outperform others in terms of revenue, growth rate, popularity, and time investment. You won’t be surprised to see several greenhouse crops on the list—but if you don’t have one (or yours is already full), you’ll be ha

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