Herbs & Spices· Elettaria cardamomum
Tropical perennial of the ginger family, known as the 'Queen of Spices.' Produces highly aromatic seed capsules used in cuisine, confections, and traditional medicine.
Cardamom suele alcanzar su primera cosecha unos 3 años después de la siembra.
Mejores tipos de suelo: forest loam, laterite, clay loam
Rango de pH: 5.5 - 6 (óptimo: 5.8)
Drenaje: good
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Cardamom requires 40-60% shade canopy; interplant with native shade trees to mimic its natural forest understorey habitat.
Harvest capsules when they are three-quarters mature (green and firm) and dry at 45-50C to retain green color and aroma.
Maintain clean ground cover around plants and remove dead panicles to reduce capsule rot and improve pollination access.
Cardamom typically takes about 3 years from planting to first harvest. Seeds germinate in about 30 days. The best planting season is monsoon.
Cardamom grows best in forest loam, laterite, clay loam soil with a pH of 5.5-6. Good drainage is required.
Cardamom grows best at 18-28°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: low.
Across 8 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Cardamom range from 60 to 520 kg dried capsules/hectare, with a median of 295. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.
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