• About the Crop
• Products & Standards
• Processing & Value Addition

• Climate & Soil
• Varieties
• Production
• Cultivation Practices


• Nutrient Management
• Plant Protection(Nursery)
• Plant Protection(Main Field)
• Harvesting

Climate and soil

Ideal climatic and soil conditions for cardamom are as follows:

• Natural habitat: Evergreen forests of Western Ghats

• Altitude: 600 to 1200 m above MSL

• Annual rainfall: 1500 to 4000 mm

• Temperature: 10 to 35°C. Considerable variations both in the total rainfall pattern and its distribution are noticed in the cardamom tracts.

• Soil type preferred: Forest loamy soils.

• Soil pH: 4.2 to 6.8, generally acidic in nature

• Soil nutrient status: High in organic matter and nitrogen, low to medium in available phosphorus and medium to high in available potassium.