About Ceylon Green Cardamom
planting Seeds, Elettaria Cardamomum Plant Seeds, Natural Organic quality seeds,
Grade A, Product From Sri Lanka:
Ceylon green cardamom 'Queen
of Spices' is important due to its distinct sharp flavor and a stirring aroma.
With application of traditional cultivation skills and processing technics in
spice-based crops, Sri Lanka produces high quality green cardamom to the market
with unique qualities.
This main production of Sri Lanka cardamom comes from central hill of the country. Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Rathnapura and a part of Galle are known as major growing areas.
How to Plant Cardamom
Soils and Climatic needs
Soil
Well drained deep loamy and loamy clay soils with high organic matter (>5%) with good litter mulch are preferable. Water logged or eroded soils are not suitable. Soil pH ranged from 4.5 to 6.0.
Rain fall
well distributed rainfall between 1500 – 2500mm per annum.
Nearly 60% shade is essential factor for cardamom. Hence it is commonly grown under natural forest cover.
Temperature – Most favored temperature is 10-25 0C
Crop establishment
Planting material
Cardamom can be propagated both through suckers and seedlings. But suckers are better and commonly used. Suckers in 6-10 cm length with apiece of rhizome of about 8-10cm long are used and they should be dipped in a copper base fungicide before planting to protect from fungal disease.
Field planting
Spacing
Flat lands – 2.0x 2.5m
Sloppy lands – 1.25 x 2.5m (between row)
Planting points – 2000/ha
Size of a planting pit should be 60 cm x 60cm x 45 cm and pits are filled with mixture of compost and top soil. Add 100g of rock phosphate to each pit. Suckers should be planted 5cm below the ground level.
Botanical Name : Elettaria cardamomum
Green Cardamom planting
Seeds
Pack Size : 5 – 50 pods PER PACK
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