Square-foot plant counts are not stored. Where a crop has centimetre spacing, the seed calculator is the count. Where a pot size is stored, the container planner is the volume check. Grow for profit times a stored day count into a stored high-price window and does not quote a price.
Up-country windows labelled Maha
Only windows whose stored season label includes Maha are listed. Other up-country months exist and stay on the planting calendar for the up-country wet sample.
Official planting windows
Bush bean · Up Country Wet Zone
November–December · maha_badulla · direct sow
HORDI: Badulla District Maha season, November and December. Direct seeding. Suitable areas named on the page are the Up Country Intermediate Zone and the Up-Country Wet Zone (Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Matale, and Kandy). The month list itself is for Badulla District, so it is stored on the up-country wet sample and not copied onto Kandy.
Official sourceUnverified — based on HORDI Crop – Bean, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-23: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-bean/; confirm for your microclimate.
Pole bean · Up Country Wet Zone
November–December · maha_badulla · direct sow
HORDI: Badulla District Maha season, November and December. Vine types use the same Badulla months as bush types on this page. Direct seeding.
Official sourceUnverified — based on HORDI Crop – Bean, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-23: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-bean/; confirm for your microclimate.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Potato · Up Country Wet Zone
October–December · grower_maha · direct sow
Up Country Wet Zone, Maha, October–December. Planted from tubers.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
High-price months for up-country vegetables
The October–December window is included only when a stored high-price row uses those months. A second high-price row is shown beside it when one is stored. Low-price rows are not this list.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Carrot · high · October–December · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Carrot in Grow for profitCarrot · high · May–June · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Carrot in Grow for profitLeek · high · October–December · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Leek in Grow for profitLeek · high · May–June · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Leek in Grow for profitBeetroot · high · October–December · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Beetroot in Grow for profitBeetroot · high · May–June · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Beetroot in Grow for profitCabbage · high · October–December · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Cabbage in Grow for profitCabbage · high · May–June · Up-country vegetables
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
No price is stored for this window.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open Cabbage in Grow for profit
A balcony starting set
Okra
- Days on the crop record: 50–100 days.
- In-row spacing: 60 cm.
- Between-row spacing: 90 cm.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Okra, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-okra/; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean
- Days on the crop record: 45 days.
- In-row spacing: 15 cm.
- Between-row spacing: 50 cm.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Bean, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-bean/; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean crop pageWhen to plant in ColomboWhen to plant in Low Country Dry Zone
Tomato
- Days on the crop record: not stored.
- In-row spacing: not stored.
- Between-row spacing: not stored.
The calendar day count for this crop is a farmer field note, listed below when this guide includes field figures.
Official sourceUnverified — based on HORDI Crop - Tomato, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-tomato/; confirm for your microclimate.
Kang kung
- Days on the crop record: 20–30 days.
- In-row spacing: 30 cm.
- Between-row spacing: 30 cm.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Kang Kung, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-kang-kung/; confirm for your microclimate.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Tomato · Container volume: 15–20 L
One plant. The container planner uses 15 L, the low end of this range, as the minimum.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Tomato · Container depth: 35 cm
Pot depth about 35 cm. The container planner uses this depth as the minimum depth.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Tomato · Plants in that container: 1
One plant in that pot.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Kang kung · Container volume: 10 L
Five or six cuttings in about 10 L.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Kang kung · Container depth: 20 cm
Pot depth about 20 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Kang kung · Plants in that container: 5–6
Cuttings in that pot.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean · Container volume: 10 L
Two or three plants.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean · Container depth: 25 cm
Pot depth about 25 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean · Plants in that container: 2–3
Plants in that pot.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.