Fenugreek
Fenugreek: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual in the pea and bean family, Fabaceae. Its recognised native range extends from Iraq to northern Pakistan, although it is grown as a food crop in many regions. It is known as a seed spice, a leafy vegetable and a green manure. The name methi, familiar in Indian cooking, refers to this same species in different culinary preparations.The plant produces branched, herbaceous growth, usually a few tens of centimetres tall. It does not climb like a pole bean. Each leaf has three leaflets, giving the foliage a clover-like appearance. The leaflets are oblong to broader towards their tips, with small teeth along their edges. This foliage creates a low, relatively dense covering when plants grow together as a stand rather than as isolated specimens.The flowers are small and understated, white to pale yellow, and appear singly or in pairs in the leaf axils. They…
