Winter vegetables in Pakistan, are sowing in the mild winter or cold climate mostly started from the months of September and October. The vegetables that start germinating in the starting of winter season will give fruiting till February and March. This is growing guide chart/calendar of winter vegetables growing in Pakistan’s plant areas. This guide / calendar is not for the northern areas it is only for southern plains.

In Pakistan commonly sown vegetables in winter include:

Broccoli

Vegetable	Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Broccoli	55-75	Three weeks after transplanting	Only during drought conditions

Potato

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Potato	55-70	At bloom time or time of second hilling	Regularly, when tubers start to form

Onion

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Onion	34-36	When bulbs begin to swell, and again when plants are one foot tall	Only during drought conditions

Lettuce leaf

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Lettuce	40-75	Two to three weeks after transplanting	Once a week

Cauliflower

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Cauliflower	65-75	Three weeks after transplanting	Once, three weeks before harvest

Turnip

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Turnip	55-60	Just before vines start to run, when plants are about one foot tall	Only during drought conditions

Peas

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Peas	34-36	After heavy bloom and set of pods	Regularly, from start of pod to set

Spinach

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Spinach	55-65	When plants are one-third grown	Once a week

Carrot

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Carrots	39-41	Preferably in the fall for the following spring	Only during drought conditions

Beets

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Beets	39-41	At time of planting	Only during drought conditions

Mustard

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Mustard	55-65	When plants are one-third grown	Once a week

Coriander

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Coriander	55-65	When plants are one-third grown	Once a week

Radish

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Radishes	39-41	Before spring planting	Once a week

Mint

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Mint	60-70	At time of transplanting	Once a week

You can also sow tomato in winter if there temperatures do not go very low or you can grow under low tunnels using plastic sheet.

Tomato

Vegetable	Min Temperature (°F)	When to Fertilize	When to Water
Tomatoes	50-55	Two weeks before, and after first picking	Twice a week