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Table 1 Performance of each vegetable in home garden (Mean over two locations)
S. No.
Name of vegetable
Yield per plot (kg)
Mean
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1
Bottle gourd
10.58
11.63
10.95
11.05
2
Onion
13.55
13.55
15.10
14.07
3
Radish
10.55
10.30
10.60
10.48
4
Garlic
04.75
04.65
05.00
04.80
5
Lettuce
04.10
04.20
04.70
04.33
6
Coriander
10.85
11.05
12.20
11.37
7
Brinjal
06.05
06.38
06.70
06.38
8
Lab lab
03.90
04.55
04.85
04.43
9
Chilli
07.30
07.33
08.45
07.69
10
Methi
16.38
14.98
15.50
15.62
11
Amaranthus
07.45
06.45
07.70
07.20
12
Palak
12.78
11.75
12.85
12.46
13
Cowpea
03.60
03.35
03.50
03.48
14
Sponge gourd
10.95
09.60
10.80
10.45
15
Tomato
10.25
11.00
11.35
10.87
16
Mint
05.32
05.20
05.85
05.46
17
Chinese cabbage
18.00
15.90
17.60
17.17
18
Long melon
06.55
06.30
06.25
06.37
19
Kang kong
23.95
23.70
22.95
23.53
20
Vegetable mustard
04.00
04.00
04.35
04.12
21
Cowpea
05.80
06.20
05.05
05.68
22
Pea
14.52
14.40
14.95
14.62
23
Okra
06.00
06.55
06.80
06.45
24
Basella
16.20
15.20
16.00
15.80
25
Broccoli
10.25
11.10
11.70
11.02
26
Okra
08.50
08.20
08.40
08.37
27
Carrot
20.00
21.05
21.35
20.80
28
Cucumber
03.85
07.35
05.45
05.55
29
Palak
13.48
11.35
13.65
12.83
30
Capsicum
05.60
05.55
05.40
05.52
Total
295.05
292.81
306.00
297.95
Table 2 Fortnightly availability of vegetables (kg) in nutrition garden (Mean over two locations)
Month
Year
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Mean
Fortnight
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
January
22.90
25.20
25.05
24.05
28.25
26.05
25.40
25.10
February
24.50
20.05
25.35
21.00
25.05
21.60
24.97
20.88
March
1.55
1.40
1.45
1.45
1.90
1.55
1.63
1.47
April
6.50
3.35
1.20
8.65
1.90
10.05
3.20
7.35
May
22.30
13.95
11.25
29.55
11.75
29.65
15.10
24.38
June
11.00
10.75
11.55
11.70
12.00
11.50
11.52
11.32
July
3.65
3.15
3.20
3.60
3.30
4.05
3.38
3.60
August
4.85
8.65
6.90
5.85
7.10
7.00
6.28
7.17
September
12.70
13.65
12.75
15.90
16.10
13.30
13.85
14.28
October
17.77
18.67
14.19
16.00
14.50
17.30
15.49
17.32
November
10.90
10.64
9.90
10.95
7.55
12.80
9.45
11.46
December
11.45
15.52
8.85
12.50
13.40
8.35
11.23
12.12
Total
150.07
144.98
131.64
161.20
142.80
163.20
141.50
156.45
It was recorded that during the month of January, 50.50 kg of vegetables were produced (Table 3) followed by
February (45.85 kg), May (39.48 kg), October (32.81 kg), September (28.13 kg), December (23.38 kg), June
(22.83 kg), November (20.91 kg), August (13.92 kg) and April (10.55 kg). Shaheb et al. (2014) also reported that
highest amount of vegetables (55 kg) produced in the month of December followed by May (50 kg) and January
