What to Plant in Ashar in Nepal: A Complete Guide

Ashar's Growing Conditions

In Ashar (mid-June to mid-July), the monsoon typically arrives by the second or third week. This is the busiest agricultural month of the year, since main rice transplanting happens across the country during this window.

What to Plant in Ashar

• Rice: Main transplanting, from the nursery beds prepared in Jestha
• Maize: Hill sowing continues
• Bottle gourd and cucumber: Another succession can go in

What to Harvest in Ashar

• Vine vegetables are ready to harvest
• Early beans

Elevation Adjustments

• Terai: Rice transplanting happens at full scale across large fields
• Mid-hills: Vegetable plots need regular attention alongside rice transplanting, not just at the end of the month
• High hills and mountains: Maize is the main crop here instead of rice — put your focus there

This Month's Most Common Mistake

With labor and irrigation focused entirely on rice, many farmers neglect their home vegetable plots in Ashar. Rising humidity raises disease risk in vegetables just as much as it does in rice, but the rice rush means problems often go unnoticed until they've spread. Build in a weekly check of your vegetable plot even during the busiest rice-transplanting days.

Next Steps

For rice transplanting and fertilizer timing, see our monsoon rice planting guide. Look back at what to plant in Jestha, or ahead to what to plant in Shrawan.