When to sow Cabbage in Sikkim

A winter crop in Sikkim: sow in Sep–Nov, harvest in Dec–Feb. Sikkim is number 25 of the 31 states that grow it.

Season here

Rabi

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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Sikkim

24 quintals an acre

India: 97 quintals an acre

Grown here on

2,946 acres

under 1% of India's cabbage

When to sow and harvest in Sikkim

Rabi

Kharif

Today: rabi sowing time

Sow Harvest

JJun JJul AAug SSep OOct NNov DDec JJan FFeb MMar AApr MMay

Sow Growing Harvest

The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow cabbage

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Cabbage in other states

West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Odisha Bihar Gujarat Assam Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Haryana Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Punjab

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2025-26.