Ash plantain

Ash plantain. Sourced figures stay next to their citation. Planting windows are listed for locations that have one. Unsourced fields say coming soon.

Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.

Spacing

Official planting windows: coming soon.

Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.

Year round
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Low Country Wet Zone, year round. Rainfed planting named with this note is May and November. Planting material was not stated.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.

Official planting windows: coming soon.

Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.

Year round
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Mid Country, year round. Planting material was not stated.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.

Official planting windows: coming soon.

Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.

Not recommended in this zone
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Not recommended in this zone. Cold damage. This is reviewed field experience, not an official Department of Agriculture prohibition.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.

No when-to-plant page for a zone where this crop is not recommended.

Official planting windows: coming soon.

Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.

Year round
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Low Country Dry Zone, year round, with supplementary irrigation. Planting material was not stated.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.